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NASA puts Mars rover on a month-long hiatus
2013-04-05 05:41:45| CNET News.com
NASA halts communication with Curiosity to avoid any interference during a period when the sun is blocking Earth-to-Mars transmission signals. [Read more]
NASA Climate Scientist James Hansen Quits to Fight Global Warming
2013-04-02 18:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Climate scientist James Hansen is retiring from NASA this week to devote himself to the fight against global warming. Hansen's retirement concludes a 46-year career at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, but he plans to use his time to take up legal challenges to the federal and state governments over limiting greenhouse gas emissions. In recent years, Hansen, 72, has become an activist for climate change, which didn't sit well with NASA headquarters in Washington. "As a...
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NASA top climate scientist James Hansen to retire from Goddard Institute, sue govt
2013-04-02 14:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fox: Talk about biting the hand that feeds you! NASAs James Hansen, director of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies and a controversial and highly vocal voice of alarm about the planets changing climate, will retire as the director of the space institute, NASA announced Tuesday -- and plans to immediately sue his former employer. 'It was becoming clear that there were people in NASA who would be much happier if the sideshow would exit.' - James Hansen Hansen will step down from his $180,000...
James Hansen is Leaving NASA to Intensify Campaign for Carbon Cuts
2013-04-02 02:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: After nearly half a century of research in planetary and climate science for NASA, James E. Hansen is retiring on Wednesday to pursue his passion for climate activism without the hindrances that come with government employment. Justin Gillis has filed a thorough look at Hansens journey from climate scientist to impassioned carbon campaigner. Heres an excerpt and a link to the rest: [R]etirement will allow Dr. Hansen to press his cause in court. He plans to take a more active role in lawsuits...
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James E. Hansen Retiring From NASA to Fight Global Warming
2013-04-01 23:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: James E. Hansen, the climate scientist who issued the clearest warning of the 20th century about the dangers of global warming, will retire from NASA this week, giving himself more freedom to pursue political and legal efforts to limit greenhouse gases. His departure, after a 46-year career at the space agencys Goddard Institute for Space Studies in Manhattan, will deprive federally sponsored climate research of its best-known public figure. At the same time, retirement will allow Dr. Hansen to...
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