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I tend to be naive and gullible, I guess, but I try to believe that governments believe what they say.

~James Hansen

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Recent warming coincides with rapid growth of human-made greenhouse gases. The observed rapid warming gives urgency to discussions about how to slow greenhouse gas emissions.

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Coal is responsible for as much atmospheric carbon dioxide as other fossil fuels combined and it still has far greater reserves. We must stop using it.

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What makes tar sands particularly odious is that the energy you get out in the end, per unit carbon dioxide, is poor. It's equivalent to burning coal in your automobile.

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As a government employee, you can't testify against the government.

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Some Democrats deserve to be criticized.

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What has become clear from the science is that we cannot burn all of the fossil fuels without creating a very different planet.

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You can't turn on your television without seeing these advertisements about clean coal, clean tar sands and the claim that there's more jobs associated with fossil fuels than other industries. That's of course not true. But they're hammering that into the voters' heads.

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Talking nice about sun and wind and green jobs is just greenwash.

~James Hansen

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What we are doing to the future of our children, and the other species on the planet, is a clear moral issue.

~James Hansen

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: March 29th, 1941

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