The bill is officially dead and I honestly cannot stop shaking because we actually kept the weather public for everyone. I have been staring at my screen for an hour just re-reading the confirmation notices and trying to process that we beat them at their own game. Keep your eyes …
The National Weather Service Duties Act of 2005, Senate Bill S.786, proposes that the National Weather Service discontinue many services that people depend on in their daily lives.
The collection of this information, including weather observations, satellite images and radar images, is all paid for by the taxpayers. Under this proposal, processing and distribution of this information would have to be done by private weather companies, notably AccuWeather of State College Pennsylvania, and other services. This would make this kind of data inaccessible to people who cannot afford to pay for a private weather service.
This legislation was introduced by Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pennsylvania. This petition will be forwarded to the Senator and other members of the Commerce Committee.
Thank you for your support.
I was checking the total and saw we are almost at five thousand names which honestly blows my mind because who knew so many people actually cared about the weather service as much as I do. If everyone reading this would just grab their phone and send the link to a couple of friends on social media or in a text I think we could hit that goal before tonight and really get the attention of the committee members who probably think we are just going to roll over.
April 26, 2005
I was just looking at the count and we are nearly halfway to a thousand which is honestly wild because I barely knew how this site worked when I started typing this up. If everyone who already clicked the button could just get one other person to look at this page we would hit that milestone before I even finish my coffee.
Reached 100 supporters
April 22, 2005
April 20, 2005
I was just looking at the count and we are just about to hit one hundred names which is honestly wild because I definitely thought this would just sit here in the void. If you know anyone who likes, you know, actually knowing if it is going to rain without paying a subscription fee then maybe send this their way so we can get over that mark today.
6 Comments
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Kevin Anderson
21 years ago
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My family relies on these reports for our farm. We cant afford a subscription just to check the rain.
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Mike May
21 years ago
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Keep our weather public! I dont want to pay for something my taxes already cover.
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Linda Jordan
21 years ago
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Why do they keep trying to sell off our public services to big companies like Accuweather? Leave the NWS alone.
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Jessica Rahman
21 years ago
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Absolute nonsense. Keep the information free.
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Dave Dunn
21 years ago
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STOP PRIVATIZING EVERYTHING. Weather data should be free for the public good.
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Sarah Riley
21 years ago
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This is ridiculous. Everyone deserves to know if there is a tornado coming without having to swipe a credit card first.
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The bill is officially dead and I honestly cannot stop shaking because we actually kept the weather public for everyone. I have been staring at my screen for an hour just re-reading the confirmation notices and trying to process that we beat them at their own game. Keep your eyes …
The National Weather Service Duties Act of 2005, Senate Bill S.786, proposes that the National Weather Service discontinue many services that people depend on in their daily lives.
The collection of this information, including weather observations, satellite images and radar images, is all paid for by the taxpayers. Under this proposal, processing and distribution of this information would have to be done by private weather companies, notably AccuWeather of State College Pennsylvania, and other services. This would make this kind of data inaccessible to people who cannot afford to pay for a private weather service.
This legislation was introduced by Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pennsylvania. This petition will be forwarded to the Senator and other members of the Commerce Committee.
Thank you for your support.
I was checking the total and saw we are almost at five thousand names which honestly blows my mind because who knew so many people actually cared about the weather service as much as I do. If everyone reading this would just grab their phone and send the link to a couple of friends on social media or in a text I think we could hit that goal before tonight and really get the attention of the committee members who probably think we are just going to roll over.
April 26, 2005
I was just looking at the count and we are nearly halfway to a thousand which is honestly wild because I barely knew how this site worked when I started typing this up. If everyone who already clicked the button could just get one other person to look at this page we would hit that milestone before I even finish my coffee.
Reached 100 supporters
April 22, 2005
April 20, 2005
I was just looking at the count and we are just about to hit one hundred names which is honestly wild because I definitely thought this would just sit here in the void. If you know anyone who likes, you know, actually knowing if it is going to rain without paying a subscription fee then maybe send this their way so we can get over that mark today.
6 Comments
K
Kevin Anderson
21 years ago
Featured
My family relies on these reports for our farm. We cant afford a subscription just to check the rain.
M
Mike May
21 years ago
Featured
Keep our weather public! I dont want to pay for something my taxes already cover.
L
Linda Jordan
21 years ago
Featured
Why do they keep trying to sell off our public services to big companies like Accuweather? Leave the NWS alone.
J
Jessica Rahman
21 years ago
Featured
Absolute nonsense. Keep the information free.
D
Dave Dunn
21 years ago
Featured
STOP PRIVATIZING EVERYTHING. Weather data should be free for the public good.
S
Sarah Riley
21 years ago
Featured
This is ridiculous. Everyone deserves to know if there is a tornado coming without having to swipe a credit card first.
My family relies on these reports for our farm. We cant afford a subscription just to check the rain.