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James Hansen

Director, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies

Interview with James Hansen
How a Radical Approach to Climate Change Will Help Business 2:33 Discuss
The Science of Global Catastrophe 5:10 Discuss
What State Will Save The Climate Debate? 2:56 Discuss
How Not to Solve Climate Change 3:59 Discuss
Why America Needs Nuclear Energy 3:31 Discuss
A Carbon Tax That Works 2:47 Discuss
What CO2 Means For You 4:14 Discuss
Full Interview 23:56 Discuss

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April 6, 2011
James wrote Why the World Needs Nuclear Power in Devil's Advocate
James Hansen, the head of NASA’s Goddard Institute, explains how future fourth generation nuclear power plants will be cleaner and safer because they will be able to burn highly radioactive spent ... Read More 

About James Hansen

James Hansen

James Hansen is the director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies and adjunct professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University. Since 1988, he has warned about the threats of heat-trapping emissions, including carbon dioxide, that result from burning fossil fuels. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, he received the Heinz Environment Award in 2001 for his climate research. In 2006, was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.