1.0Climate Change Dispatchhttps://climatechangedispatch.comThomas Richardhttps://climatechangedispatch.com/author/ccdeditor/NASA wants billions of taxpayer dollars to study 'climate and weather'rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VtH8zwvB1k"><a href="https://climatechangedispatch.com/nasa-wants-billions-of-taxpayer-dollars-to-study-climate-and-weather/">NASA wants billions of taxpayer dollars to study ‘climate and weather’</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://climatechangedispatch.com/nasa-wants-billions-of-taxpayer-dollars-to-study-climate-and-weather/embed/#?secret=VtH8zwvB1k" width="600" height="338" title="“NASA wants billions of taxpayer dollars to study ‘climate and weather’” — Climate Change Dispatch" data-secret="VtH8zwvB1k" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Charles BoldenYesterday, in an exclusive interview with Ars Technica, NASA's Chief Administrator Charles Bolden said he doesn't think his agency is getting enough money to study "everything from the climate and weather to natural disasters." Except two federal agencies are already studying the climate in-depth: the EPA and NOAA. They not only study the climate, they also fund other organizations to examine it as well, costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars in the process. There are other federal agencies, but NASA, the EPA, and NOAA take the biggest slices out of every taxpayer dollar. Formed in the early 1970s by Pres. Richard Nixon, the EPA was tasked with protecting America's watersheds and environment. Since its inception, it has grown into a multi-tentacled creature whose goals mirror those of NASA, NOAA, and a host of other agencies. It spent approximately $8.1 billion this year in Congressional appropriations, with an all-time fiscal year budget of $10.3 billion in 2010, up 36 percent year-over-year growth. For FY2016, EPA chief Gina McCarthy requested a stunning $8.6 billion, even though she was unaware of no increase in "extreme weather."https://climatechangedispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/images_pics8_bolden_charles.jpg