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Trump's pick to lead NASA reveals controversial global warming views

November 1, 2017

It happened again. 

Another Trump administration nominee to lead a major science agency danced around the topic of human-caused global warming, going just far enough to avoid seeming like a rabid climate denier, while remaining out of step with mainstream climate research findings. 

This time the nominee was Oklahoma Republican Rep. Jim Bridenstine, nominated to lead NASA. In addition to its more well-known space exploration missions, NASA is also one of the biggest players in Earth science research, running satellites that track carbon dioxide in the planet’s atmosphere, monitor changes in the ice sheets, and maintain records on global average surface temperatures. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Trump's pick to lead NASA reveals controversial global warming views

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