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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump to scrap Nasa climate research in crackdown on 'politicized science'
Trump to scrap Nasa climate research in crackdown on politicized scienceNasas Earth science division is set to be stripped of funding as the president-elect seeks to shift focus away from home in favor of deep space exploration
Oliver Milman in New York Wednesday 23 November 2016 00.00 EST
Donald Trump is poised to eliminate all climate change research conducted by Nasa as part of a crackdown on politicized science, his senior adviser on issues relating to the space agency has said.
Nasas Earth science division is set to be stripped of funding in favor of exploration of deep space, with the president-elect having set a goal during the campaign to explore the entire solar system by the end of the century.
This would mean the elimination of Nasas world-renowned research into temperature, ice, clouds and other climate phenomena. Nasas network of satellites provide a wealth of information on climate change, with the Earth science divisions 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.
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.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/nov/22/nasa-earth-donald-trump-eliminate-climate-change-research
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Trump to scrap Nasa climate research in crackdown on 'politicized science' (Original Post)
workinclasszero
Nov 2016
OP
For all those who say we should meekly bow our heads before our new "god-emperor" Dumpf
workinclasszero
Nov 2016
#8
femmedem
(8,203 posts)1. Critically important. I'm as mad at Trump over this as I've ever been.
I was just about to post the same article.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)2. Wouldn't stopping science from moving forward be politicizing science?
Trump and his supporters suck.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)3. Everybody better stock up on air filter masks.
The USA will look like China by the time Trump's done.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)5. This
I guess America wants Lake Erie (Cuyahoga River) to burn again, who knew?
Cuyahoga River
The Cuyahoga River is a river in the United States, located in Northeast Ohio, that feeds into Lake Erie. The river is famous for having been so polluted that it "caught fire" in 1969. The event helped to spur the environmental movement in the US.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuyahoga_River
ck4829
(35,077 posts)4. politically correct environmental monitoring... What?
BSdetect
(8,998 posts)6. Insanity runs amok.
What next? Compulsory coal fires and heating for homes?
northoftheborder
(7,572 posts)7. Catastrophic News
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)8. For all those who say we should meekly bow our heads before our new "god-emperor" Dumpf
And accept the fishy election results...this planet will pay a price for that acquiescence that cannot be reversed.
And so will your children and their children.