Recently, Newt Gingrich was a keynote speaker at the National Council for Science and the Environment conference in DC. The Council “advances informed environmental policy and decisionmakingthrough science. Our work and programs include interdisciplinary research, scientific assessment, information dissemination, training and curriculum development.  We engage scientists, educators, policymakers, business leaders and officials at all levels of government.” Gingrich was a strange choice. … More Newt Gingrich gave the scientific community a gruesome opportunity.