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In the zone Must-have slide No. 1: The narrow temperature window that gave us modern human civilization	Joseph Romm	28 Aug 2008	Gristmill
I am starting a new feature and a new category for must-have PowerPoint slides. I'll begin with my favorite new slide, which shows just how stable the climate has been over the 10,000-year period that allowed modern human civilization to develop and flourish (click figure for larger version): The slide is a must-have because it captures the risk we are taking while also providing a quick visual rebuttal to a very common denier talking point, one that NASA adminis ...
Topics: climate science, greenhouse-gas emissions, James Hansen, climate (all these topics)

Hansen's still got it Right for 27 years: 1981 Hansen study finds warming trend that could raise sea levels	Joseph Romm	28 Aug 2008	Gristmill
'After all, just 20 years ago scientists were worried about the new Ice Age.' This myth is so potent for deniers from Michael Crichton to George Will to Senator James Inhofe that even word guru and strategist Frank 'death tax' Luntz made it a recommended line of attack in his super-slimy 2002 memo to conservatives on how best to cast doubt on climate science. Why do deniers love it so? It makes present global-warming fears seem faddish, saying current climate scienc ...
Topics: James Hansen, greenhouse-gas emissions, climate science, climate (all these topics)

Jim Hansen on Charlie Rose	Andrew Dessler	15 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Turns out he doesn't like coal:
Topics: climate, James Hansen, TV, video (all these topics)

The dogma whisperer A possible consensus perspective on the tax vs. cap debate	Ken Johnson	02 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Last revised: 07/10/2008 In his recent Congressional testimony, James Hansen talked about a 'perfect storm' of climatological tipping points that may soon converge to yield global cataclysm. But another kind of perfect storm is brewing: a technology storm that could rapidly displace fossil fuels and restore global climate sustainability. Effective regulatory policy could provide the kind of incentives and stable investment climate that are needed to facili ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate science, greenhouse-gas emissions, James Hansen (all these topics)

Climate change ideas for On Day One Day five of the UN Dispatch-Grist collaboration	Ideas for On Day One	27 Jun 2008	Gristmill
The UN Dispatch - Grist collaboration concludes today with discussion of an idea submitted by On Day One user James Hansen -- yes that Dr. James Hansen! Tony Kreindler of the Environmental Defense Fund, Nigel Purvis, Kate Sheppard, Timothy B. Hurst, and David Roberts respond below the fold. Tony Kreindler, media director of the National Climate Campaign at the Environmental Defense Fund As usual, great issues raised ...
Topics: cap-and-dividend, carbon tax, climate, climate change mitigation, climate science, James Hansen, video (all these topics)

We must tax carbon Hansen's message to the planet	Charles Komanoff	25 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Maybe it was the thought of two decades of climate-crisis exhortation, little more heeded than words shouted at a hurricane. Photo: germuska via Flickr.Maybe it was the temporizing of the Democrats and the obstructionism of the GOP. Or it might have been the images of cities, houses and farmland of his native Iowa drowned by the latest '500-year' floods. Perhaps it was all three. Whatever the reasons, the climate crisis' Paul Revere turned it up ...
Topics: cap-and-dividend, carbon tax, carbon trading, climate, climate change impacts, climate science, James Hansen (all these topics)

Revkin interviews Hansen	David Roberts	24 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Here, NYT reporter Andrew Revkin interviews climate scientist James Hansen about the 20th anniversary of his seminal Congressional testimony: More on Dot Earth.
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate science, James Hansen, politics, video (all these topics)

Notable quotable Hansen on fossil fuels	Josh Dorner	24 Jun 2008	Gristmill
On tar sands, oil shale, the like, and global warming: 'If we use unconventional fossil fuels then there's no hope.' On the Bush-McCain plan for offshore oil drilling: 'It's just a crazy thing to do.' -- Dr. James Hansen, speaking at a National Press Club luncheon, which honored him and commemorated the 20th anniversary of the landmark 1988 Senate hearing on global warming.
Topics: climate, James Hansen, politics, quotables (all these topics)

Twenty years later The new testimony before Congress	Guest author	23 Jun 2008	Gristmill
The following is a guest post from climate scientist James Hansen, taken from his briefing to the House Select Committee on Energy Independence & Global Warming. ----- My presentation today is exactly 20 years after my June 23, 1988 testimony to Congress, which alerted the public that global warming was underway. There are striking similarities between then and now, but one big difference. Again a wide gap has developed between what is understood about global wa ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate science, James Hansen (all these topics)

A modern-day Cassandra Thoughts on the 20th anniversary of James Hansen's historic Congressional testimony	Representative Ed Markey	23 Jun 2008	Gristmill
In Greek mythology, Cassandra was given the gift of prophecy -- of seeing the future. But she was also cursed to have no one believe her. For far too many years, Dr. James Hansen has been a modern-day Cassandra. Gifted with a scientific training that allowed him to see the forces at work that are warming the planet, for too many years he was also not believed by many who chose to ignore or deny the scientific reality of global warming. Today, it is my pleas ...
Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, climate science, Ed Markey, James Hansen, legislation, politics (all these topics)

Paul Revere rides again Hansen marks 20th anniversary of landmark testimony to Congress with renewed call to action	Kate Sheppard	23 Jun 2008	Gristmill
James Hansen. Photo: nasa.govIt was a sweltering June 23 in Washington, D.C., when climatologist James Hansen, head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to testify about his certainty that the record high temperatures were the result of human activity. That was 20 years ago. 'The earth is warmer in 1988 than at any time in the history of instrumental measurements,' Hansen told s ...
Topics: climate, climate science, James Hansen, Muckraker, news, politics (all these topics)

Climate change ideas for On Day One A UN Dispatch-Grist collaboration	Ideas for On Day One	23 Jun 2008	Gristmill
This week marks the twentieth anniversary of NASA Scientist James Hansen's groundbreaking Congressional testimony on global warming, an event that put climate change squarely on the political agenda. In honor of the anniversary, UN Dispatch, On Day One, and Grist are partnering to discuss ideas the next president can adopt to take on climate change. We are joined by a panel of experts who will weigh in on ideas submitted to On Day One by every ...
Topics: climate, energy, James Hansen, legislation, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

A climate hero: An outspoken truth A look back at James Hansen's seminal testimony on climate, part three	Guest author	20 Jun 2008	Gristmill
A Climate Hero: An Outspoken Truth Worldwatch Institute is partnering with Grist to bring you this three-part series commemorating the 20-year anniversary of NASA scientist James Hansen's groundbreaking testimony on global climate change next week. It is written by Worldwatch staff writer Ben Block. Part three of three follows. Part one is here; part two is here. ----- In May 1989, a few months after NASA scientist James Hansen declared that global warming ...
Topics: climate, climate science, James Hansen, politics (all these topics)

350 or bust The 350ppm challenge to U.S. environmental organizations and the importance of McKibben's 350.org	Ken Ward	19 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Bill McKibben spoke about 350.org recently at the Jamaica Plain Forum. Coming on the heels of recent talks by Ross Gelbspan, also at the JP Forum, and Jim Hansen, in Lexington, Mass., Bill's talk completed a trifecta of area appearances by climate action patriots. My friend Andr�e, who attended all three events, said: 'Hansen has the reserve of a scientist, and the certainty of someone who knows he is right. McKibben is just like his writing -- philosophical, wry ...
Topics: Bill McKibben, climate, economy, environmental movement, grassroots activism, James Hansen, politics (all these topics)

A climate hero: The testimony A look back at James Hansen's seminal testimony on climate, part two	Guest author	18 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Worldwatch Institute is partnering with Grist to bring you this three-part series commemorating the 20-year anniversary of NASA scientist James Hansen's groundbreaking testimony on global climate change next week. It is written by Worldwatch staff writer Ben Block. Part two of three follows. Part one is here. ----- An unprecedented heat wave gripped the United States in the summer of 1988. Droughts destroyed crops. Forests were in flames. The Mississippi River ...
Topics: climate, climate science, James Hansen, politics (all these topics)

A climate hero: The early years A look back at James Hansen's seminal testimony on climate, part one	Guest author	16 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Worldwatch Institute is partnering with Grist to bring you this three-part series commemorating the 20-year anniversary of NASA scientist James Hansen�s groundbreaking testimony on global climate change next week. It is written by Worldwatch staff writer Ben Block. Here follows part one. Part two is here. ----- The speakers at a Washington, D.C., climate rally this past Earth Day, April 22, showcased the range of the modern environmental movement. They includ ...
Topics: climate, climate science, James Hansen, National Academy of Sciences, politics (all these topics)

Deep Space Excoriation NASA internal investigation finds press-office climate distortion		03 Jun 2008	News
Posted at 6:21 AM on 03 Jun 2008 An investigation by NASA's inspector general has found that the agency's press office repeatedly distorted climate-change research findings and limited its scientists' access to the media between 2004 and 2006. NASA scientist James Hansen first spoke out about the press-office distortion to major news outlets two years ago, leading the agency to eventually alter its press po ...
Topics: climate, James Hansen, news, politics, United States (all these topics)

NASA inspector general: NASA suppressed climate science	David Roberts	02 Jun 2008	Gristmill
Remember when James Hansen made a big fuss, saying NASA has been distorting, downplaying, and outright censoring climate science? And conservatives launched a wave of personal attacks against him? Well according to NASA's inspector general, Hansen was right.
Topics: climate, climate science, James Hansen, shenanigans (all these topics)

The world at 350 A last chance for civilization	Guest author	12 May 2008	Gristmill
This guest essay from environmental author and activist Bill McKibben was originally published at TomDispatch, and is reprinted here with Tom's kind permission. ----- Even for Americans, constitutionally convinced that there will always be a second act, and a third, and a do-over after that, and, if necessary, a little public repentance and forgiveness and a Brand New Start -- even for us, the world looks a little Terminal right now. It's not just the economy. W ...
Topics: climate, climate science, grassroots activism, James Hansen (all these topics)

Hansen for the plebes A non-technical piece on climate science	Joseph Romm	29 Apr 2008	Gristmill
The nation's top climate scientist, James Hansen, has just published a general-audience article, 'Tipping Point' [PDF], in State of the Wild 2008-2009 from Island Press. It is well worth sending to folks who don't like all the math. His key points: We are at the tipping point because the climate state includes large, ready positive feedbacks provided by the Arctic sea ice, the West Antarctic ice sheet, and much of Greenland's ice. ... Prior major warmings in Ear ...
Topics: climate, extinction, greenhouse-gas emissions, James Hansen (all these topics)

Dear Mr. Gibbons A letter from a climate scientist to Nevada's governor	Guest author	15 Apr 2008	Gristmill
The following is a open letter to Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons from noted climate scientist James Hansen. ----- Dear Governor Gibbons, I am honored to be the recipient of the Desert Research Institute's annual Nevada Medal this year and to attend the awards ceremonies hosted by you and the First Lady. I hope that I may communicate with you as a fellow parent and grandparent about a matter that will have great effects upon the lives of our loved ones. I refer to ...
Topics: climate, climate science, coal, energy, James Hansen, Nevada, politics, state politics (all these topics)

350 ppm or bust Hansen paper released; WaPo fails to link to Grist	David Roberts	07 Apr 2008	Gristmill
Several posts on this site have mentioned a recent paper from James Hansen et al. -- Target CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim? (PDF) -- which argues that the official E.U. target of 550 ppm global atmospheric CO2 is far too high, and that anything over 350 ppm risks putting human beings in a world radically different than anything they've ever known. The final version of the paper is now up, and there's been some good news coverage. For a good overview, see Ed Pil ...
Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, climate science, James Hansen (all these topics)

Mr. Rogers responds Duke Energy CEO responds to climate scientist Jim Hansen	Guest author	02 Apr 2008	Gristmill
The following is a response from Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy, to an open letter from climate scientist Jim Hansen. ----- Dear Dr. Hansen: I am happy to meet with you as you suggest in your letter dated March 25, and will work with my staff to find a time that is mutually convenient to discuss climate change. I am in New York City on a regular basis and also open to scheduling a special trip to meet with you. I look forward to spending some time together t ...
Topics: carbon sequestration, climate, coal, energy, James Hansen, nuclear power, renewable energy (all these topics)

Darth Vader and Mr. Rogers James Hansen writes to Duke Energy on coal	Guest author	01 Apr 2008	Gristmill
This is a guest post by noted NASA climate scientist James Hansen. ----- The captains of industry, perhaps more than anyone else, have the ability to solve the global warming problem, so they deserve attention. But different strategies are needed for a Mr. Rogers or a Darth Vader. Some may argue that Mr. Rogers, $28M/year chairman of Duke Energy, is just another executive focused on short-term profits, with any concern for his children and grandchildren directed t ...
Topics: carbon sequestration, climate, coal, energy, James Hansen, nuclear power, renewable energy (all these topics)

Fair and balanced? NASA's Hansen responds to NYT's Revkin	Joseph Romm	24 Mar 2008	Gristmill
This post ends with an exclusive look at James Hansen's response to NYT journalist Andy Revkin's piece commenting on Hansen's (draft) article on why we need a CO2 target of 350 ppm. But first the backstory. Revkin used me as the 'balance' for his piece: Some longtime champions of Dr. Hansen, including the Climate Progress blogger Joe Romm, see some significant gaps in the paper (it is a draft still) and part ways with Dr. Hansen over whether such a goal is remotely f ...
Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, climate science, James Hansen (all these topics)

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