James Hansen
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![NASA scientist and climatologist James Hansen takes part in a mock funeral parade during a Climate Change Campaign Action Day on March 19, 2009 in Coventry, England.]()
![NASA scientist and climatologist James Hansen takes part in a mock funeral parade during a Climate Change Campaign Action Day on March 19, 2009 in Coventry, England.]()
Here’s what climate scientist James Hansen would have said in the Valve Turner trial
When the Valve Turners were acquitted, ex-NASA scientist James Hansen lost his chance to talk about climate change in court. He published his testimony anyway.
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The New York Times and the super-wicked problem of climate change
"Losing Earth" takes a defeatist approach to humanity's ability to solve big problems.
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It’s time to go nuclear in the fight against climate change
We need to kick fossil fuels to the curb immediately. So we can't ignore any of our clean-energy options.
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These 21 kids taking on Trump could be our best hope for climate action
Their lawsuit has helped open a new front in the battle against climate change.
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Climate hawk vs. climate hawk: State carbon tax divides national environmental leaders
A battle over a ballot initiative in Washington state has boiled over onto the national scene.
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Big Oil doesn’t even need Keystone — all the more reason to kill it
The Keystone XL battle is mostly symbolic at this point, which makes winning even more important.
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Critical List: Solar storm to hit today; the U.S. is a net exporter of petroleum products
Solar storm a-comin’! Batten down the planet! Seriously, it’s today and it’s supposed to be the strongest in six years, which is confusing because the one two months ago was supposed to be the strongest in seven years and how does THAT work? Anyway, it could “disrupt power grids, satellites, oil pipelines, and high-accuracy GPS […]
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Critical List: Connecting climate change to the Texas heat wave; ditching plastic straws
Climate scientist James Hansen says he can prove that climate change caused the Texas heat wave. Maine fishermen caught more lobster last year than ever before. Wave and tidal energy could provide enough electricity to meet 15 percent of current demand in the United States. In London, plastic straws are the new plastic bags. No […]
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Find out who’s behind the ‘information attacks’ on climate scientists
This post originally appeared at Facing South. This week, in a courtroom in Prince William County, Va., a hearing will take place that could have implications for the privacy rights of scientists at colleges and universities across the country. It’s part of a lawsuit brought by the American Tradition Institute, a free-market think tank that […]
