07-11-2015, 09:37 PM
Oh, for crying out loud. At this point I don't think anything will satisfy the protesters.
http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-ne...l-hoku-kea
It's a broken telescope and has been unusable for years. It's not being used to teach astronomy and is one of the 13 telescopes that was a clear target for decommissioning. And then I read this:
"“In fact, it’s one of the telescopes we did not object to,” said Ward, a board member of the Hawaii Sierra Club. She said the group had written a letter in support of the telescope, which was to recycle one of Mauna Kea’s original observatory sites, when it was first proposed.
“At this point, we would like to see science that’s doing well on the mountain continue and the people who are working for those observatories continue their work, but we haven’t actually called for (early) decommissioning,” Ward said."
They want to keep a broken telescope that does no research or education whatsoever, they want to see science doing well on mountain, the people who work there continue to work, but recycle an older observatory that is working and doing great scientific work which means laying off the researchers, engineers, technicians and admin staff that work there and make the research possible.
I'm lost for words.
http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-ne...l-hoku-kea
It's a broken telescope and has been unusable for years. It's not being used to teach astronomy and is one of the 13 telescopes that was a clear target for decommissioning. And then I read this:
"“In fact, it’s one of the telescopes we did not object to,” said Ward, a board member of the Hawaii Sierra Club. She said the group had written a letter in support of the telescope, which was to recycle one of Mauna Kea’s original observatory sites, when it was first proposed.
“At this point, we would like to see science that’s doing well on the mountain continue and the people who are working for those observatories continue their work, but we haven’t actually called for (early) decommissioning,” Ward said."
They want to keep a broken telescope that does no research or education whatsoever, they want to see science doing well on mountain, the people who work there continue to work, but recycle an older observatory that is working and doing great scientific work which means laying off the researchers, engineers, technicians and admin staff that work there and make the research possible.
I'm lost for words.