A Radio Ecoshock Show cross-post
Listen to presentations by NASA climate scientist James Hansen, and
best-selling author and science writer Cris Mooney at 2012 AAAS.
Just back from the American Academy for the Advancement of Science
annual conference 2012, this is Alex Smith. I've recorded two of the
best speechs of the weekend gathering of thousands of scientists, held
this year in Vancouver, Canada.
Download/listen to James Hansen (29 min) CD Quality or Lo-Fi
Download/listen to Chris Mooney (29 min) CD Quality or Lo-Fi
Dr. James Hansen,
head of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, warns it isn't
enough to reduce our emissions. We must actually take carbon dioxide
back out of the air, to avoid entering a new and dangerous age of
We are currently at 392 parts per million
CO2 in the atmosphere, and rising rapidly. The target Hansen says is
350 parts per million. That is the level where the Polar ice, which
regulates the climate humans have known for the past 10,000 years, will
remain on planet Earth.
author of "The Republican War on Science," says scientists fail to
communicate the danger of climate change, because they wrongly believe
mere facts will convince the public.
Instead, Mooney outlines studies showing humans use facts to bolster pre-existing beliefs about the world. There are large differences in the basic personalities of those who gravitate toward the Right and Left of politics.
Recorded by Alex Smith Feb 19, 2012 in Vancouver, Canada at the event "Climate Solutions: The Challenges of Getting to 350".