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Thu Dec 15, 2016, 09:22 AM Dec 2016

Jerry Brown: If Trump turns off weather satellites, "California will launch its own damn satellite"

from The Hill:

California Gov. Jerry Brown says California is “ready to fight” President-elect Donald Trump on climate change.

"We've got the scientists, we've got the lawyers and we're ready to fight," Brown said during a heated speech Wednesday night to the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Brown seized on comments from a top Trump adviser, who said the incoming administration plans to eliminate NASA's earth science programs. That end the use of satellites to gather climate information.

"If Trump turns off the satellites, California will launch its own damn satellite," Brown said.

read: http://hill.cm/mwC5Vh7

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Jerry Brown: If Trump turns off weather satellites, "California will launch its own damn satellite" (Original Post) bigtree Dec 2016 OP
Another step toward the Republic of Pacifica lake loon Dec 2016 #1
Ready to move back. Only had to leave because of work. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #2
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