An immense volcanic eruption captivated the world this weekend via stunning imagery from satellites in space that flooded the Internet. As such, you'd think that @NASA would say something – […]
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NASA Is A Minor Part Of The Biden Climate Change Action Plan (Update)
Keith’s 1 February note: The Biden White House issued an Executive order on 27 January 2021 “Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad” which outlines its […]
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Should NASA Do Mission To Planet Earth?
Forget new crewed missions in space. NASA should focus on saving Earth, op ed, Lori Garver, Washington Post “After accomplishing this amazing feat, the aerospace community has again and again […]
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The AGU Is Ignoring Significant Climate Policy News
Hey @AGU_Eos @theAGU @AGUSciPolicy You make frequent mention of climate change and your concern for the role of science in @NASA decision making – but you do not tell your […]
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Bridenstine On Climate Change: Humans Cause It. NASA Studies It.
Trump’s new NASA head: Humans contributing in ‘major way’ to climate change, The Hill “President Trump’s newly minted head of NASA said Thursday that climate change is happening and humans […]
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Decadal Plan For Space-Based Earth Observation Released
Reducing Climate Uncertainty, Improving Weather Forecasts, and Understanding Sea-Level Rise Are Among Top Science Priorities for Space-Based Earth Observation Over Next Decade, National Academy of Sciences “NASA, the National Oceanic […]
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Yet Another Report: Humans Affect Their Planet's Climate
Federal report blames humans for global warming and its effects, The Hill “An extensive report published by the federal government Friday asserts that humans are the primary driver of climate […]
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OIG: NASA Earth Science Plan Is Outdated
NASA’s Earth Science Mission Portfolio, NASA OIG “NASA’s Earth science portfolio adequately reflects stakeholder input, ESD’s approach to developing the Architecture Plan was reasonable, and the Plan includes missions that […]
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Astronauts Address Global Change in Paris (Video)
Call to Earth: Astronauts Send a Message from Space to Global Leaders at #COP21 Urging Action on Climate “Today, as part of the 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP21) in […]
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Talking About Asteroids on SLOOH
NASA: Two SLS Launches Likely Needed For $3 billion+ ARM, earlier post “At today’s Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) telecon, I asked Lindley Johnson via Webex “Can you show the […]