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posted by martyb on Tuesday October 18 2016, @10:39PM   Printer-friendly
from the doing-it-with-mirrors dept.

Hearings on the potential construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), opposed by native and environmental activists, begin on October 18th:

If you are going to spend more than a billion dollars building one of the world's biggest telescopes, you'll want to put it in a place with the best possible view of the stars. But in the case of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), an instrument that promises unprecedented images of everything from the most distant galaxies to nearby exoplanets, builders may have to settle for second best.

Next week, the fierce legal and cultural battle that has engulfed efforts to build the TMT on Mauna Kea, a 4207-meter-high peak in Hawaii, will reignite as state officials open a pivotal hearing on whether to allow construction. The peak is rated as the best observing site in the Northern Hemisphere, but for Native Hawaiians it is sacred land, and many residents oppose the project. "The risk [to the project] is by no means small," says project manager Gary Sanders of the TMT International Observatory in Pasadena, California, and "the cost of delay is significant." So the project is also hedging its bets by considering alternative sites.

There is a wealth of information available on the Thirty-Meter Telescope web site.

Previously:
Protests Temporarily Halt Thirty-Meter Telescope's Construction in Hawaii
Hawaiian Court Revokes Permit for Construction of Thirty-Meter-Telescope


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by weeds on Wednesday October 19 2016, @12:43PM

    by weeds (611) on Wednesday October 19 2016, @12:43PM (#416104) Journal

    Yea, so I did some research. Now you can't throw your, "I'm Hawaiian, and you don't know shit." at me.
    "Visiting Maunakea is an adventure—one that allows us to step back in time in the realm of the gods of the Hawaiian people."
    "...Mauna O Wakea—the mountain of the god Wakea, from whom all things in Hawaii are descended."

    Those who believe in mythology standing in the way of those who want to learn more about how things really work. This is an age old story.

    I can't say it any better, "Religion Poisons Everything."

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  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 19 2016, @01:19PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 19 2016, @01:19PM (#416115)

    > I can't say it any better, "Religion Poisons Everything."

    If that's the best way you can say it then obviously you don't know jackshit about the role of religion.
    You've made anti-theism your religion and are an embarrassment to serious atheists.

    • (Score: 2) by weeds on Wednesday October 19 2016, @03:01PM

      by weeds (611) on Wednesday October 19 2016, @03:01PM (#416159) Journal

      Indeed, anti-theism is my religion. Much the same as not-running is my sport.

      Anyone can open any history book and read all about the role of religion.