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James Hansen

Nacimiento : 1941-03-29, Denison, Iowa, USA

Historia

James Hansen is an American adjunct professor directing the Program on Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is best known for his research in climatology, his 1988 Congressional testimony on climate change that helped raise broad awareness of global warming, and his advocacy of action to avoid dangerous climate change. In recent years he has become a climate activist to mitigate the effects of climate change, on a few occasions leading to his arrest.

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Cambio climático: Salvemos al planeta

Self

Tras uno de los años más calurosos registrados, Sir David Attenborough examina la ciencia del cambio climático y las posibles soluciones a esta amenaza global. Algunos de los científicos climáticos más prominentes entrevistados analizan recientes condiciones meteorológicas extremas, como tormentas sin precedentes e incendios catastróficos, y revelan lo que unos peligrosos niveles de cambio climático podrían significar tanto para la población humana como el mundo natural en el futuro.

Sea Blind, the Price of Shipping Our Stuff

Himself

17 of the largest ships emit more sulfur than all the cars on the planet. How is this possible?

Greedy Lying Bastards

Self (archive footage)

What happens when an industry has too much power? "Greedy Lying Bastards" presents a searing indictment of the influence, deceit and corruption that defines the fossil fuel industry.

Cool It

Self - Director, NASA Institute for Space Studies

A documentary that takes an alternative approach to dealing with the global warming crisis.

Everything's Cool

Self (archive footage)

In this documentary, filmmakers Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand (Blue Vinyl) follow a troupe of self-proclaimed global warming "warriors" on a mission to get the world to care about rising temperatures and melting polar ice caps. Taking a topic that's inherently serious and applying their signature blend of humor and emotional heft, Gold and Helfand advance the environmental dialogue in a surprisingly entertaining way.