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Per the site, "MethaneSAT is the world’s first satellite launched by an independent NGO. Our only agenda is to save the planet." It is a satellite that monitor
by throwaway81523 5y ago
Per the site, "MethaneSAT is the world’s first satellite launched by an independent NGO. Our only agenda is to save the planet." It is a satellite that monitors methane emissions, such as from oil fields. That's great I guess. I had thought it was going to be a new SAT/SMT solver, which would also be nice, but I can't really complain.
- wiz21c 5y agoWe're not evil ! Less cynically: who pays the bills... I see there's a fund, but anyone knows who owns the fund ?
- gumby 5y agoIt’s being launched by the environmental defense fund, which it says right on the site. They got $100MM from Bezos for their methane efforts which doesn’t appear to be on this site, but is no secret (EDF has talked about it since the grant was made). They have other methane efforts other than the ghgsat though that’s presumably the most expensive of their CH4 projects.