Environmental activists have launched a petition drive to stop SpaceX from building a commercial spaceport in Brownsville, Texas.
The wrong side of history: Environmental activists have launched a petition drive to stop SpaceX from building a commercial spaceport near Brownsville, Texas.
“I love the space program as much, if not more, than anyone,” said Environment Texas Director Luke Metzger. “But launching big, loud, smelly rockets from the middle of a wildlife refuge will scare the heck out of every creature within miles and sprays noxious chemicals all over the place. It’s a terrible idea and SpaceX needs to find another place for their spaceport.”
This guy obviously doesn’t know that almost all of the Kennedy Space Center is a wildlife refuge, and a successful one at that. But then, what do facts have to do with most environmental causes?
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The wrong side of history: Environmental activists have launched a petition drive to stop SpaceX from building a commercial spaceport near Brownsville, Texas.
“I love the space program as much, if not more, than anyone,” said Environment Texas Director Luke Metzger. “But launching big, loud, smelly rockets from the middle of a wildlife refuge will scare the heck out of every creature within miles and sprays noxious chemicals all over the place. It’s a terrible idea and SpaceX needs to find another place for their spaceport.”
This guy obviously doesn’t know that almost all of the Kennedy Space Center is a wildlife refuge, and a successful one at that. But then, what do facts have to do with most environmental causes?
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
Mr. Metzger should notice that large, loud, smelly volcano spewing hot toxic gasses, ash and debris into the air of Mexico and forget about 39A and 39B’s envronmental footprint in the wetlands of swampy Cape Canaveral. Where are his calls for environmental justice for the mostly poor, mostly brown peopled country south of the border? The horror….the horror.
I’ve driven from Brownsville up to Harlengen. I think you could nuke that area without changing much.
my friend was able to go fishing in the wildlife area around the kennedy space center and he said it was amazing the fish are thriving , its like they all know to hide there because it is protected
Class, please compare and contrast the following:
“I love the space program as much, if not more, than anyone, . . .”
“I’m not a racist . . . “
Space X 35 to 54 million pricing.
http://www.npr.org/2012/05/22/153308652/although-private-spacex-still-involved-with-nasa
Space 140 million pricing.
http://www.spacepolicyonline.com/news/another-first-for-the-space-program-first-commercial-spacecraft-joins-international-space-station
A more serious challenge to the Brownsville launch site (should Space X appear to be serious about building it) will likely come from the Oil Industry, due to the Oil Rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.
http://geocommons.com/maps/268
Sorry about the extra links, copied too much out of a common file.
Nasa uses a liquid O2 and hydrogen engine leaving only water vapor.
The falcon launch system uses liquid O2 and kerosine. But I bet it is a cleaner exhaust than what comes out of a car.
Either way the eco weenies can kiss my fanny.