SAN DIEGO – Leading climate scientist Dr. James Hansen over the weekend told concerned citizens across the nation, “We have a planetary emergency, and yet the public doesn’t understand that.”
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No, it’s not abstract, up there in the clouds!” exclaimed Talita Beck. “I can see it. I can measure it.” We were talking about carbon emissions; Beck is an emissions assessor, a profession that did not exist a decade ago.... Read more

The Kyoto approach allocated emission rights, which are a valuable asset. If emissions were appropriately restricted, the value of emission   rights would be a couple trillion dollars a year – no wonder that there is a squabble over who should get them.... Read more

Dr. James Hansen, Director of NASAs Goddard Institute for Space Studies, is considered by many to be the foremost climatologist in the world. From his New York City office, he spoke with Climate Crisis Coalition Coordinator Tom Stokes, on May 10, 2008, about the science of climate change, the urgency of enacting effective climate legislation and why he is speaking out about it. ... Read more