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A modern-day Cassandra
Thoughts on the 20th anniversary of James Hansen's historic Congressional testimony |
Representative Ed Markey |
23 Jun 2008 |
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| 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 ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, climate science, Ed Markey, James Hansen, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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