Comments on: Game Of Thrown Under The Bus By Brexit? https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/06/27/game-of-thrown-under-the-bus-by-brexit/ Tue, 28 Jun 2016 07:21:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: proximity1 https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/06/27/game-of-thrown-under-the-bus-by-brexit/#comment-463308 Tue, 28 Jun 2016 07:21:30 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=22669#comment-463308 What is it that Britain really needs to and must do concerning its political relations that it cannot do anyway in another, practically equally straight-forward, way? –provided that Parliament actually honors the wishes of the majority of voters in the so-called “Brexit” referendum

]]> By: cosmicomics https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/06/27/game-of-thrown-under-the-bus-by-brexit/#comment-463307 Tue, 28 Jun 2016 06:44:46 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=22669#comment-463307 Environmental regulations may be threatened.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2016/jun/24/uks-out-vote-is-a-red-alert-for-the-environment

The Paris agreement may be at risk.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/06/24/how-brexit-could-hurt-progress-on-fighting-climate-change-and-saving-the-planet/
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/25/eu-out-vote-puts-uk-commitment-to-paris-climate-agreement-in-doubt

Many of the leading voices for leave are denialists.
http://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/brexit-campaign-leadership-dominated-by-climate-sceptics/

EU sponsored research would move to other countries.

On the other hand, David Cameron has secured for himself a place in (what’s left of) British history.

]]> By: Douglas C Alder https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/06/27/game-of-thrown-under-the-bus-by-brexit/#comment-463306 Tue, 28 Jun 2016 02:28:07 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=22669#comment-463306 Sad but true.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/06/27/game-of-thrown-under-the-bus-by-brexit/#comment-463305 Mon, 27 Jun 2016 22:38:41 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=22669#comment-463305 Yeah, but people don’t care about that.

]]> By: Douglas C Alder https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/06/27/game-of-thrown-under-the-bus-by-brexit/#comment-463304 Mon, 27 Jun 2016 22:16:28 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=22669#comment-463304 It may also have nasty implications for science based research as well.

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