A Conversation with “The Father of Global Warming”
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
In 1988, Dr. James Hansen, director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, brought national attention to global warming when he said in Congressional testimony: “The greenhouse effect has been detected and is changing our climate now.” Watch an interview with Dr. Hansen:
This interview originally aired 8/12/2008.
You can also read an interview Dr. Hansen gave FRONTLINE in January 2007 after NASA press officials attempted to curb his public comments on climate change.
No comments yet, more than a day after the interview? I wonder how many people watched this: If few, that would be a crying shame.
I think the man is an harmist more then a scientist, the effects of global warming are still hotly debating and not all scientists agree with the man.
Robert: what’s a “harmist”?
Robert, You’re right of course: there are at least three scientists who don’t agree with him on the fundamentals.