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Oceanic agency head floats removing climate from mission
The head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently floated removing climate change from the agency’s mission.
Rear Adm. Timothy Gallaudet gave the idea in a presentation to a summit organized by the Commerce Department, NOAA’s parent agency.
In the presentation, revealed by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), Gallaudet suggested also adding “reducing the seafood trade deficit” to NOAA’s mission, as part of an effort to substantially boost the commercial fishing industry.
NOAA’s current mission statement on its website is “to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts, to share that knowledge and information with others, and to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources.”
It is one of the federal government’s chief climate data agencies, releasing monthly and yearly reports about temperature, extreme weather and similar topics, often alongside the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The full new mission, as proposed in Gallaudet’s presentation, would be “to observe, understand and predict atmospheric and ocean conditions, to share that knowledge and information with others, and to protect lives and property, empower the economy, and support homeland and national security.”
In a statement following UCS’s release of the presentation, Gallaudet downplayed the idea.
“This presentation is a simplified draft for discussion,” he said in a statement.
“It was not intended to create change in NOAA mission or policy from what it was before. Any interpretation to the contrary is simply inaccurate.”
BULLSHIT!
Science has no purpose in the United States, according to the gop.