Comments on: Solar science and politics http://www.spacepolitics.com/2006/09/08/solar-science-and-politics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=solar-science-and-politics Because sometimes the most important orbit is the Beltway... Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:35:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: D. Messier http://www.spacepolitics.com/2006/09/08/solar-science-and-politics/#comment-8855 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 03:58:35 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=1089#comment-8855 I dunno. Battles between builders and local government (and citizenry, in many cases) are not at all uncommon. Welcome to the wonderful world of zoning and planning boards.

Speaking of publicly-funded construction projects, I see that work on that paragon of government efficiency, ISS, is continuing this week. In a few years, it will be ready to conduct world class research we’ve been promised for a quarter century. If only we had the money to conduct it. Meanwhile, the facility will be a destination for joy riding millionaires who will spend nearly 3 times SEC’s annual budget to visit a facility that taxpayers funded to the tune of tens billions of dollars.

How do you like them apples?

]]> By: Dennis Ray Wingo http://www.spacepolitics.com/2006/09/08/solar-science-and-politics/#comment-8854 Sat, 09 Sep 2006 19:18:45 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=1089#comment-8854 Donald

It is also important in showing the the contribution of solar radiation in climate change. Oh maybe that is why there are people that want to kill it.

Dennis

]]> By: Donald F. Robertson http://www.spacepolitics.com/2006/09/08/solar-science-and-politics/#comment-8853 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 18:38:25 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=1089#comment-8853 Perfect example of shooting oneself in the foot — both the excessive building and the government retaliation (if that is what it was). The information provided by this agency will be critical to the succeess of the VSE, whatever form it ultimately takes.

— Donald

]]> By: David Davenport http://www.spacepolitics.com/2006/09/08/solar-science-and-politics/#comment-8852 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:51:59 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=1089#comment-8852 The SEC also had a long battle with local officials in Boulder, Colorado to get a new headquarters building constructed in the 1990s, after it had outgrown an aging building next door …

Etc.

I don’t feel the least bit sorry for this SEC. Why couldn’t they make do with a larger building in an cheaper, uncontroversial location in the Boulder area?

One suspects that the controversial location the SEC insisted upon had a particularly nice view of the mountains and was therefore very expensive real estate. Your tax dollars at work.

Cut the SEC’s budget, says I.

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