tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692282252844489453.post5485055239103775119..comments2024-03-01T18:58:48.605-08:00Comments on What'sUpWithThatWatts, et al.: Dupuis - Documenting Trump's War on Sciencecitizenschallengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559990934735912814noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692282252844489453.post-77414460292671694862016-11-27T11:57:16.927-08:002016-11-27T11:57:16.927-08:00https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/nov/2...<br />https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/nov/22/nasa-earth-donald-trump-eliminate-climate-change-research<br />Oliver Milman in New York<br />Trump to scrap Nasa climate research in crackdown on ‘politicized science’<br /><br />"... This would mean the elimination of Nasa’s world-renowned research into temperature, ice, clouds and other climate phenomena. Nasa’s network of satellites provide a wealth of information on climate change, with the Earth science division’s budget set to grow to $2bn next year. By comparison, space exploration has been scaled back somewhat, with a proposed budget of $2.8bn in 2017.<br /><br />Bob Walker, a senior Trump campaign adviser, said there was no need for Nasa to do what he has previously described as “politically correct environmental monitoring”.<br /><br />“We see Nasa in an exploration role, in deep space research,” Walker told the Guardian. “Earth-centric science is better placed at other agencies where it is their prime mission. ..."citizenschallengehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04559990934735912814noreply@blogger.com