Because Donald Trump could conceivably just turn off the ones we have
(Gizmodo) With his latest cabinet picks, Donald Trump has strongly signaled that his administration will do little to combat climate change, which he once called a hoax invented by the Chinese. If the President-elect tries to stop climate research, however, California’s Governor has promised to fight him at every turn.
In a barnburner speech on Wednesday, Governor Jerry Brown vowed to defy any attempt by the future President to “mess with†the state’s earth science programs, telling a group of geophysicists in San Francisco, “We will persevere.â€
“We’ve got the scientists, we’ve got the lawyers and we’re ready to fight,†Brown told the American Geophysical Union to wild applause. “If Trump turns off the satellites, California will launch its own damn satellite.â€
Remember, these are scientists who are supposedly scientists, not activists, not political. Yet, they cheered wildly for a very partisan governor giving a speech, which also included a shot at Rick Perry, who has been nominated to head the Department of Energy
“Rick, I got some news for you,†said Brown. “California is growing a hell of a lot faster than Texas. And we’ve got more sun than you have oil.â€
Bringing in tons of illegal aliens to offset all the jobs lost to Texas isn’t quite the growth they need. Interestingly, it is a whole lot easier for companies and citizens in Texas to put up solar panels and solar farm than in California, due to the massive discrepancy between the regulatory systems in the two states.
