The Bush administration is drastically scaling back efforts to measure global warming from space, just as the president tries to convince the world the U.S. is ready to take the lead in reducing greenhouseย gases.
Scientists said they will face major gaps in data that can be collected only from satellites about ice caps and sheets, surface levels of seas and lakes, sizes of glaciers, surface radiation, water vapor, snow cover and atmospheric carbonย dioxide.
Trumpโs commerce chief has been promoting the business interests of Farageโs main donor.
Nigel Farageโs party has a long history of rejecting basic climate science.
New accounts show the oil and gas industry trying to weaken methane reporting while saving the federal emissions system it relies on.
At the American Legislative Exchange Councilโs annual meeting, members of Leonard Leoโs network explain why the right-wing court majority is crucial for protecting oil companies from climate lawsuits.
