A Conversation with “The Father of Global Warming”
August 14th, 2008 at 10:43 am

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.

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#1
8/14/08 :: 5:48 pm
Mark Chopping Says:

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.

#2
8/15/08 :: 7:31 am
Robert Says:

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.

#3
8/15/08 :: 7:55 pm
Mark Chopping Says:

Robert: what’s a “harmist”?

#4
8/15/08 :: 7:57 pm
Mark Chopping Says:

Robert, You’re right of course: there are at least three scientists who don’t agree with him on the fundamentals.

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