To see why destroying the US science enterprise is so detrimental to the world, we have to realize that the US spends more on research and development than any other country in the world (by far), and if we remove China and Japan, the US spends almost as much as ALL other countries combined. https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:77lswp42lgjyw36ozuo7kt7e&cid=bafkreicsmhbfy6l56ghprimub76zuojqy6us3hd3j4jumb5etkl4wpgscm

One of the people fired from NOAA today is the director of the Ocean Acidification Program. That program also leads the U.S. government's effort on marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). The destruction of American science is incomprehensible. [Home - NOAA Ocean Acidificatio...](

NOAA Ocean Acidification Program

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NOAA's Ocean Acidification Program prepares us for the impacts of ocean acidification through research and interdisciplinary partnerships.

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