I feel a profound sadness seeing this anti science movement the last couple of .. few years gaining traction in places like the US.
If it were a large ticket item that was largely redundant (such as something only done for glory, posturing or bragging rights,) it would be totally understandable -- but not spending a comparatively small sum for a substantial outcome defies common sense.
fuzzfactor · 5h ago
This is somewhat analogous to the way that perfectly good buildings are sometimes demolished simply because the taxes are too high (demolished not much differently than other buildings which are in terminal disrepair).
When you think about it, every other political party up until now has had the fiscal responsibility to be able to afford more research satellites like this, not less.
In effect this is economically behaving like the highest-tax environment that has ever been seen in anybody's lifetime, now snowballing in a way that good Republicans & Democrats have never allowed to occur before.
drweevil · 4h ago
"They are the only two federal satellite missions that were designed and built specifically to monitor planet-warming greenhouse gases.
"It is unclear why the Trump administration seeks to end the missions."
The first sentence answers the question posed by the second. If we don't monitor greenhouse gases then we don't need to worry about them, right? Especially if you've decided a priory that global climate change is a hoax. Trump's anti-science stance is extremely dangerous.
ck2 · 2h ago
There is no way he came up with this horrific idea
Who did? Russell Vought is anti-science but he doesn't know satellites
I doubt Musk has any communication or influence anymore
Someone quietly behind the scenes taking a sledgehammer to society
If it were a large ticket item that was largely redundant (such as something only done for glory, posturing or bragging rights,) it would be totally understandable -- but not spending a comparatively small sum for a substantial outcome defies common sense.
When you think about it, every other political party up until now has had the fiscal responsibility to be able to afford more research satellites like this, not less.
In effect this is economically behaving like the highest-tax environment that has ever been seen in anybody's lifetime, now snowballing in a way that good Republicans & Democrats have never allowed to occur before.
"It is unclear why the Trump administration seeks to end the missions."
The first sentence answers the question posed by the second. If we don't monitor greenhouse gases then we don't need to worry about them, right? Especially if you've decided a priory that global climate change is a hoax. Trump's anti-science stance is extremely dangerous.
Who did? Russell Vought is anti-science but he doesn't know satellites
I doubt Musk has any communication or influence anymore
Someone quietly behind the scenes taking a sledgehammer to society