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Caribbean Scientist Warns of Climate Change Disaster
2013-05-19 20:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: The Caribbean does not have the luxury of time for decisive action on climate change and global warming. In fact, it is on the brink of calamity, according to a prominent scientist. Conrad Douglas, a Jamaican scientist who has published over 350 reports on environmental management and related matters, has warned that "urgent action at all levels [is] required now", cautioning the region against complacency in dealing with climate change. Noting that earlier models forecast that an atmosphere...
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What's climate scientist James Hansen's legacy?
2013-04-29 12:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Just a few weeks ago, one of the biggest names in climate science made one of the biggest announcements possible. Dr. James (Jim) Hansen said that he will "retire" from his duties at NASA to focus his energies elsewhere. This is a "retirement" that is anything but. Dr. Hansen has made clear that he will become more engaged in communicating climate science to the general public and he will continue to carry out the high-quality work which he is known for. What does this mean for climate science...
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An Earth Scientist Explores the Biggest Climate Threat: Fear
2013-04-27 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Heres a Your Dot contribution pushing back against apocalyptic depictions of the collision between humans and the climate system written by Peter B. Kelemen, the Arthur D. Storke Professor and vice chair in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University. Keleman has done a lot of interesting work on possible ways to capture carbon dioxide from air (none being easy or cheap): Fear Itself We already know it is too late to reverse the planets transformation,...
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Climate change scientist calls Conservatives 'Neanderthal'
2013-04-27 14:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: The former NASA scientist criticized by Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver earlier this week for his views on the Keystone XL pipeline is responding by calling the Conservatives a desperate and "Neanderthal" government. In an interview with Evan Solomon airing Saturday on CBC Radio's The House, James Hansen defended his position that approving the proposed pipeline would be disastrous for the environment. During a stop in Washington, D.C., to shore up support for Keystone XL, Oliver said...
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James Hansen, Famed Climate Scientist, Urges Obama To Oppose Keystone XL Pipeline
2013-04-04 11:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: On Thursday, after retiring from NASA to pursue environmental activism, James E. Hansen published an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times warning that the Keystone XL pipeline, if approved, would exacerbate global warming and put the U.S. on the hook for oil spills and environmental degradation. The op-ed marks the first move in Hansen's new career as a carbon campaigner, after nearly half a century spent as NASA's most famous climate scientist at the agencys Goddard Institute for Space Studies. In...
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