Posted on 01/15/2011 7:44:03 PM PST by wewillnotcomply
The National Science Foundation (NSF) launched a program in 2010 called Climate Change Education Partnership (CCEP). In this program they funded different opportunities to educate about climate change by giving funds (awards) to colleges who drafted proposals on how they would spend the money. One such proposal caught my eye. The program is entitled "Making the Global Local - Unusual Weather Events as Climate Change Educational Opportunities" and it is taking place at George Mason University (GMU). Here is the program description:
This project will focus on establishing a national network of on-air broadcast meteorologists, climate scientists, university research programs, and key climate and weather science organizations, to engage, train, and empower local broadcast meteorologists to educate and inform the American public about climate.Training meteorologists to educate the American public about climate change? That sounds strange, but I was prepared to give them the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps they simply want meteorologists to give the facts without any pre-conceived position on the subject. However, I dug a little further and found a job description for this program. I've taken a screen capture, take note of the highlighted area (click if needed):
Did they really just say that? Let's look again:
The project will integrate informal learning, mass communication, and experiential learning theories to develop and test new pedagogical approaches to informal science education through frequent mass media exposure, linked to realworld experience (i.e., the local weather). It will also adapt and test conflict resolution theory and practice to engage meteorologists who reject the scientific consensus and climate scientists in constructive dialogue.
Adapt and test conflict resolution theory? Practice to engage meteorologists who reject the scientific consensus?
This is taxpayer's money funding this stuff. Taxpayers are funding a program to "practice to engage meteorologists who reject the scientific consensus". I contacted Anthony Watts and he wrote this post about it. I also contacted Joe Bastardi for his opinion. To paraphrase, he stated that the he believes that the data will prove the research correct and worrying about funding is only a distraction from forecasting. John Coleman has not yet responded.
Propaganda.
Another ice age is worth enduring for one reason, ...to shut these liars up.
I see that the upcoming AMS Conference in Seattle has a speaker whose topic is: “Weather Matters! But Will It to the 112th Congress?”. The National Research Council’s Committee on Progress and Priorities of the U.S. Weather Research and Research-to-Operations Activities recently (2010) published the report, “When Weather Matters: Science and Services to Meet Critical Societal Needs.” This is billed as a Town Hall like meeting to discuss the paper.
Seriously, is there no way to defund this kind of crap? Why is the gov’t funding these thing anywhere in any college? There are no federal colleges, and they aren’t mentioned in the Constitution.
From the NSF site:
http://www.nsf.gov/about/glance.jsp
“With an annual budget of about $6.9 billion (FY 2010), we are the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America’s colleges and universities.”
Private and state colleges must be fighting over that money. It was only a matter of time before science became politicized.
That’s funny - - taxpayers are funding a scam designed to help government confiscate more taxes.
So, 6.9 billion is only 20% of FEDERALLY SUPPORTED BASIC RESEARCH? So, we’re talking 34.5 BILLION DOLLARS to support basic weather research in colleges and universities?
Well, cut that right out. The FedGov is broke, it can’t afford that. This is ridiculous!
Proving the "can we just get along" Rodney Obama King speech was telling us to keep our mouth shut.
The left has no plan to back down, that is what they want us to do.
They are using OUR TAX MONEY to train these argumentative little pukes how to never give up even when they are wrong.
“The FedGov is broke, it can’t afford that. This is ridiculous!”
As long as the Federal Government can print money, it can afford anything. It’s the rest of us that can’t afford it.
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