Philosophy
I just received an email from the folks at ScienceDebate2008, claiming that a US senate committee has suggested significant cuts to Barack Obama’s $825bn economic stimulus package.
And it doesn't look good for science - with all the extra money for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy Office of Science included in the cuts.
ScienceDebate2008 (they really need to update their name) says the cuts are as follows, the percentage referring to the amount first proposed by the president.
NASA exploration $750,000,000 = 50%
NSF $1,402,000,000 = 100%
NOAA $427,000,000 = 34.94%
NIST $218,000,000 = 37.91%
DOE energy efficiency & renewable energy $1,000,000,000 = 38%
DOE office of science $100,000,000 = 100%
The political website Talking Points Memo has posted a detailed list of all the proposed cuts here; apparently they total $77.9bn.
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Philosophy
Well, Obama is busy with other things--poor science budget
"Now you see it… now you don’t"
by
Hamish Johnston
February 6th, 2009
physicsworld.com
by
Hamish Johnston
February 6th, 2009
physicsworld.com
I just received an email from the folks at ScienceDebate2008, claiming that a US senate committee has suggested significant cuts to Barack Obama’s $825bn economic stimulus package.
And it doesn't look good for science - with all the extra money for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy Office of Science included in the cuts.
ScienceDebate2008 (they really need to update their name) says the cuts are as follows, the percentage referring to the amount first proposed by the president.
NASA exploration $750,000,000 = 50%
NSF $1,402,000,000 = 100%
NOAA $427,000,000 = 34.94%
NIST $218,000,000 = 37.91%
DOE energy efficiency & renewable energy $1,000,000,000 = 38%
DOE office of science $100,000,000 = 100%
The political website Talking Points Memo has posted a detailed list of all the proposed cuts here; apparently they total $77.9bn.
- Physics' Labs In A Budget Crunch
"Physics labs face fiscal fireworks" by Dan Vergano December 29th, 2012 USA TODAY Atom smashers drill down into the recesses of the innermost regions of reality. But fiscal reality is that they cost money, and some may be casualties of the federal budget...
- Stem To Be Stumped?
I see no problem with this concept. "Why Did Orszag Single Out Science Education in Tough Budget Speech?" by Jeffrey Mervis June 9th, 2010 ScienceInsider White House budget director Peter Orszag talked tough yesterday about the Obama Administration's...
- I Am Not Alone---nasa's New Budget And Scope
"Obama Gets Space Funding Right" We could send hundreds of robots to Mars for the cost of one manned mission. by Steven Weinberg February 3rd, 2010 The Wall Street Journal In the federal budget released this week, President Barack Obama calls for increasing...
- Obama's Smart Move
This is a smart move by the Obama administration. It is time that many of NASA's projects be curtailed or placed in outside competent contractors and a realization in these economic times that trips to the moon and Mars are unreasonable and fraught...
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Too early to predict anything for President Barack Obama will be challenged with greater issues of economics and war. "Obama And Science" New Administration will bring major changes for science policy and the chemical sector by David Hanson, Glenn Hess,...