http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/10/25/james-hansen-obstruction-of-justice/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Sun, 06 May 2012 08:12:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/10/25/james-hansen-obstruction-of-justice/#comment-68668 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:44:50 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=6630#comment-68668 [...] Upcoming Opportunities « James Hansen: Obstruction of Justice? [...]

]]> http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/10/25/james-hansen-obstruction-of-justice/#comment-68656 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:20:15 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=6630#comment-68656 [...] As reported by Jesse Jenkins Dr, Hasen made the following statement on behalf of the Wise 11 — young people, who, for the sake of nature and humanity, had the courage to stand up against “coal power” by locking themselves to the gates of Dominion Power’s planned power plant in St. Paul Va. The science of climate change has become clear in recent years: if coal emissions to the atmosphere are not halted, we will drive to extinction a large fraction of the species on the planet. Already almost half of summer sea ice in the Arctic has been lost, coral reefs are under great stress, mountain glaciers are melting world-wide with consequences for fresh water supplies of hundreds of millions of people within the next several decades, and climate extremes including greater floods, more intense heat waves and forest fires, and stronger storms have all been documented. [...]

]]> http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/10/25/james-hansen-obstruction-of-justice/#comment-68655 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:57:32 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=6630#comment-68655 Just to clarify, I never wrote that Dr. Hansen endorsed “unlawful” action, only that he endorsed “civil disobedience.”

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