This article at Seed is astonishing:
At a time when the Earth’s climate is at the top of practically every nation’s agenda, it might seem perplexing that there’s a $100 million, fully completed climate-sensing satellite stored in a warehouse in Maryland … Could the decision to kill DSCOVR have anything to do with the politics of climate science?
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The shocking answer after the jump!
“Gore favored it,” says Dr. Park. “This administration is determined that a Gore experiment is not going to happen. It’s inconceivable to me.” Climate analyst Trenbeth said, “It makes no sense to me at all either from an economic or a scientific viewpoint. That leaves politics.”
So if it hadn’t been enough that a satellite could provide vital data about climate science, it was also something Al Gore wanted. Of course, it had to die a silent death. But it gets even better — and here, remember the satellite is already built and waiting to be launched.
The Ukrainian government offered to launch DSCOVR free of charge, France made a similar offer. But NASA’s response so far has been “no thanks.”
America’s allies are willing to pay the tab, and Congress is telling them we’re not interested. Nice.
