The Mercers, Trump mega-donors, back group that casts doubt on climate science, Washington Post “Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Tex.), chairman of the House science committee, who issued a subpoena to National […]
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Protecting NASA's Earth Science Data From Deletion
Diehard Coders Just Rescued NASA’s Earth Science Data, Wired “Like similar groups across the country – in more than 20 cities – they believe that the Trump administration might want […]
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NASA/NOAA Climate Scientists Fear Their Data Is At Risk
Scientists are frantically copying U.S. climate data, fearing it might vanish under Trump, Washington Post “Climate data from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have been politically vulnerable. […]
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Legal Basis For NASA Earth Science and Space Commercialization Activities
Keith’s note: The next time you read about people on the NASA Transition Team saying that it is not NASA’s job to conduct Earth science research – or wondering why […]
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House Science Committee Cites Trump's Favorite News Service
.@BreitbartNews: Global Temperatures Plunge. Icy Silence from Climate Alarmists https://t.co/uLUPW4o93V — Sci,Space,&Tech Cmte (@HouseScience) December 1, 2016 The Committee Democrats look to our respected scientists @NOAA and @NASA for our […]
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Is Trump Going To Gut NASA Earth Science? Who Knows.
Trump’s space policy reaches for Mars and the stars, Space News “NASA should be focused primarily on deep space activities rather than Earth-centric work that is better handled by other […]
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NASA Slaps Down Climate Denier Down Under
NASA chief slaps down climate sceptic senator Malcolm Roberts: ‘You hold a number of misconceptions’, North Queensland Register “A senior NASA official has taken the extraordinary step of personally rejecting […]
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Monster Storm Viewed From Space
Massive Blizzard Heads Up U.S. East Coast “NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite snapped this image of the approaching blizzard around 2:35 a.m. EST on Jan. 22, 2016 using the Visible Infrared […]
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NASA Vs Climate Denialists
Climate Denialists In Congress Acting As NASA’s Kryptonite, NPR “But even with the broader effort, the emphasis on NASA seems particularly pointed. How many people even know what the NSF […]
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Republicans Vs NASA Earth Science
Republicans: NASA Wastes Money on Climate-Change Research, National Journal “NASA controls more than a dozen satellites and spacecraft, monitoring everything from melting ice to water storage to rain and snow. […]