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To: PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS

TELL CONGRESS TO OPPOSE NOAA CLIMATE SCIENCE CUTS

E-Mail Washington

NO CUTS TO NOAA

"National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service"

Why is this important?

Jane Lubchenco, NOAA administrator under President Barack Obama, said that 90 percent of the information for weather forecasts comes from satellites. “Cutting NOAA’s satellite budget will compromise NOAA’s mission of keeping Americans safe from extreme weather and providing forecasts that allow businesses and citizens to make smart plans,” she said.

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2018-05-07 21:53:27 +0100

25 signatures reached

2017-03-04 04:10:00 +0000

10 signatures reached

2017-03-04 02:01:13 +0000

The Trump administration is seeking to slash the budget of one of the government’s premier climate science agencies by 17 percent, delivering steep cuts to research funding and satellite programs, according to a four-page budget memo obtained by The Washington Post.

2017-03-04 01:42:54 +0000

White House proposes steep budget cut to leading climate science agency

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/03/03/white-house-proposes-steep-budget-cut-to-leading-climate-science-agency/?utm_term=.43cee76960f3&wpisrc=al_alert-COMBO-econ%252Bpolitics%252Bnation