[1]Nasa has dropped from its mission statement [6] it's charge to "understand
and protect our home planet." The question is whether its new emphasis on space exploration means the Bush Administraiton thinks it's already too late to "protect our home planet," or whether it just thinks colonizing space is more important than keeping Earth habitable for the rest of us.
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[12]Links:
[1] http://www.desmogblog.com/bio/ross-gelbspan
[2] http://www.desmogblog.com/nasa-turns-its-back-on-planet-earth
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[4] http://www.desmogblog.com/print/412
[5] http://www.desmogblog.com/printmail/412
[6] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/22/science/22nasa.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
[7] http://www.desmogblog.com/people/george-w-bush
[8] http://www.desmogblog.com/directory/vocabulary/22
[9] http://www.desmogblog.com/tags/michael-d-griffin
[10] http://www.desmogblog.com/location/us
[11] http://www.desmogblog.com/comment/reply/412#comment-form
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