It is about sanity vs extinction.

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/303384-trump-takes-aim-at-nasas-climate-budget

Republicans aiming to cut NASA’s climate change research budget picked up an important new ally this week — presidential nominee Donald Trump.

In a Wednesday speech in Florida, Trump slammed the Obama administration for “undermining our space program.”

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Republicans aiming to cut NASA’s climate change research budget picked up an important new ally this week — presidential nominee Donald Trump.

In a Wednesday speech in Florida, Trump slammed the Obama administration for “undermining our space program.”

“I will refocus its mission on space exploration,” he vowed. “Under a Trump administration, Florida and America, will lead the way into the stars.”
Trump’s remarks are in line with many congressional Republicans who have vowed to prioritize space exploration. The promise to boost exploration funding was likely welcome news for those who see America leading the world in space missions, including a high-profile effort to send astronauts to Mars within decades.

But the remarks are also raising alarm among many who fear the GOP plans are a cover for slashing NASA’s significant budget for climate research.

NASA’s earth science work, something it’s undertaken since the 1970s, includes a focus on climate change research, making NASA the only federal agency able to study the impacts of a warming Earth from orbit.

The agency says it has 17 space missions collecting climate data, contributing to reports on everything from the state of the atmosphere to rising sea levels. Its scientists offer some of the government’s most cited analyses of the extent of climate change.

Key Republicans have long attacked the Obama administration, as Trump did, for increasing NASA’s earth science budget at the expense of other missions.

Trump’s campaign did not respond to a request for more information about his plans for NASA’s climate work. And on Capitol Hill, Republicans would rather talk about other areas of NASA’s nearly $20 billion annual budget, such as space exploration and planetary science.

The House Science Committee last year passed a NASA authorization bill that aims to cut up to $300 million from the nearly $2 billion NASA spends on earth science. Committee Republicans say the bill “balances” funding between earth and space studies.

When one side fights against simply learning the truth, you can be sure the truth is not on their side