Thursday, August 21, 2008

"Give Us Your Dough"

Without so much as a "by your leave": More funding urged for climate research

Scientists on Wednesday recommended a huge increase in the USA's climate and weather research budget, citing the need for improved tools to better protect the nation from natural disasters as well as the expected effects of climate change.

"Expected effects"? Are they admitting we haven't seen any yet?

And I bet you are wondering just how impoverished are these guys at present. They are probably making do with facilities in a rented basement in the bad part of town, right? Well, not so much:

The proposed plan, which was outlined in a document sent to the presidential campaigns of John McCain and Barack Obama, would cost the nation about $9 billion above the current $10 billion already allotted for fiscal years 2010-2014.

We already pay 2 billion dollars a year for these people to live out their socialist fantasies? Yikes.

Hey, I like the National Weather Service and the people doing good work at the Storm Prediction Center, and I hope they stay well funded, but there is already more than enough nonsense produced by the Jim "Lenin" Hansen's of the world. They don't need another 9 billion dollars to do it.

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