NASA claims no role in paper about possible societal collapse

[NickB79]

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/NASA-claims-no-role-in-paper-about-possible-5337974.php?cmpid=htx

Dated March 19, the paper has been accepted for publication in Ecological Economics. Under "acknowledgments," the authors state that the work was partially funded through NASA/GSFC (Goddard Space Flight Center) grant NNX12AD03A.

On March 20, NASA issued a statement regarding "erroneous media reports crediting the agency with an academic paper on population and societal impacts."

NASA's statement said the paper was not solicited, directed or reviewed by the space agency.

"It is an independent study by the university researchers utilizing research tools developed for a separate NASA activity," the statement said. "As is the case with all independent research, the views and conclusions in the paper are those of the authors alone. NASA does not endorse the paper or its conclusions."

And the plot thickens.....

[villager]

1. I guess the memo went out from our government's owners...

n/t

[truedelphi]

2. This paper offers modern day support for

That old and tried and true canard:You cannot have a democracy without a vibrant middle class.

[pscot]

3. I'm glad NASA has disavowed the paper

I thought it was a bit flakey. It had a new age feel that makes our side look strange. It lends itself to easy mockery, which is one of the staples of climate denial. Speculation dressed up as climate science just offers up a fat pitch for the deniers to take whack at.