Athena on Nostr: During his now-famous 1988 Congress testimony, James Hansen did not utter the words ...
During his now-famous 1988 Congress testimony, James Hansen did not utter the words “fossil fuels"
Nonetheless, everyone in the room knew that the global warming he described couldn't be addressed without taking on, as Democratic senator Dale Bumpers pointed out, “the industries that produce the things that we throw up in the atmosphere.”
His remark “… what you have is the economic interests pitted against our very survival,” remains as relevant today as it was in 1988.
#climatechange
Nonetheless, everyone in the room knew that the global warming he described couldn't be addressed without taking on, as Democratic senator Dale Bumpers pointed out, “the industries that produce the things that we throw up in the atmosphere.”
His remark “… what you have is the economic interests pitted against our very survival,” remains as relevant today as it was in 1988.
#climatechange