Hansen’s Postings AND WEBSITE

Dr. James E. Hansen

COMMUNICATIONS

2012

• Jan. 31: Earth’s Energy Imbalance: Press release, popular science summary, and PDF of paper.
• Jan. 30: Cowards in Our Democracies, Part 2: How “think tanks” help “work” our democracies for the benefit of the few.
• Jan. 27: Cowards in Our Democracies, Part 1: Discussion regarding Witness Statement to a UK Information Rights Tribunal.
• Jan. 19: Global Temperature in 2011, Trends, and Prospects: Update of GISS temperature analysis and discussion.
• Jan. 5: Perceptions of Climate Change: The New Climate Dice: Effect of global warming on climate extremes, draft paper.

2011

• Nov. 10: Climate Variability and Climate Change: The New Climate Dice: Data on the increasing frequency of extreme events.
• Sep. 28: It’s a Hard-Knock Butterfly’s Life: On a lady butterfly and the intelligent species.
• Sep. 2: White House and Tar Sands: Discussion and remarks at the White House and National Press Club on Aug. 29.
• Aug. 26: Earth’s Energy Imbalance and Implications: Revised paper, criticisms welcome.
• July 29: Baby Lauren and the Kool Aid: Discussion of renewable energies.
• July 20: Paleoclimate Paper and Science Brief: Final version of paper for Milankovitch volume and popular science summary.
• July 8: Paleoclimate Implications for Human-Made Climate Change: Revised paper for Milankovitch volume.
• June 3: Silence is Deadly: An appeal to get involved in decisions regarding tar sands.
• June 1: Dear Prime Minister Key: The Heart of the Matter: Reflections on a trip to New Zealand.
• May 16: What’s Dangerous, Earth’s Imbalance, and the Case for Young People: Brief follow-up to previous posting.
• May 5: The Case for Young People and Nature: A Path to a Healthy, Natural, Prosperous Future: Science basis describing what is required for governments to fulfill their obligations to young people and future generations.
• Apr. 18: Earth’s Energy Imbalance and Implications: Draft paper, criticisms welcome.Note: Updated version posted on arXiv.org on May 5.
• Mar. 27: Perceptions of Climate Change: Can people recognize changing climate?
• Jan. 26: Singing in the Rain: Why we need Raffi, and more.
• Jan. 18: Paleoclimate Implications for Human-Made Climate Change: Draft paper for Milankovic volume.

2010

• Dec. 21: A Conversation with Bill McKibben: New section included in paperback edition ofStorms of My Grandchildren.
• Dec. 11: Global Temperature and Europe’s Frigid Air: Current GISS global temperature analysis.
• Nov. 24: China and the Barbarians: Part 1, an optimistic perspective concerning the path required to stabilize climate.
• Nov. 22: The Price of Change, an op-ed on the potential of Chinese leadership to save the planet.
• Nov. 8: Blue Planet acceptance address and public lecture (PDF including text orPowerpoint charts).
• Oct. 22: Coal River Mountain Redux. An appeal for support of actions to stop mountaintop removal.
• Oct. 13: Conservative Principles and the 350 Work Party, suggestion to move Washington in the right direction. See also Million Letter March video clip on YouTube.
• Oct. 1: How Warm Was This Summer? Discussion of recent global temperatures and near-term projections.
• Sep. 29: Equal Protection of the Laws. Remarks at Freedom Plaza before the Appalachia Rising march to the White House on September 27.
• Aug. 25: Independence Day on Kayford Mountain (Larry Gibson, Ken Hechler, Lorelei Scarbro) led to “Activist”, a short piece for J. Henry Fair’s upcoming book.
• Aug. 13: What Global Warming Looks Like, discusses current global temperature anomalies in July 2010. See also summary and full paper accepted for publication inReviews of Geophysics.
• July 30: Experience in Norway, including a letter to the Prime Minister, the government response, Sophie Prize remarks, and chance encounter with a war hero
• June 1: Revised draft of “Global Surface Temperature Change” paper, a summary discussion of the paper, and two PowerPoint posters of key figures.
• May 18: Copies of charts used in presentation at the French National Assembly were added to the presentations, in PDF and PowerPoint.
• Apr. 25: Earth Day on the Mall and People’s Climate Stewardship Act. Remarks on Earth Day and a proposed Fee-and-Dividend bill
• Apr. 5: Obama’s Second Chance on the Predominant Moral Issue of this Century. Op-ed available at Huffington Post or here as PDF.
• Mar. 25: Clarification re Civil Resistance. Explanation of a short quotation.
• Mar. 19: Current GISS Global Surface Temperature Analysis. First draft of a new journal article has been posted on GISS website.
• Jan. 26: If It’s That Warm, How Come It’s So Darned Cold? Revised essay on recent cold temperature anomalies.
• Jan. 15: If It’s That Warm, How Come It’s So Damned Cold? Essay on recent cold temperature anomalies.
• Jan. 12: The People vs. Carbon Traders: Essay on cap-and-trade vs. fee-and-dividend, in connection with protest at Carbon Trading Summit.

2009

• Dec. 16: The Temperature of Science: Discussion of global temperature change and more.
• Dec. 11: Survival of Tibetan Glaciers: New paper on black soot and Himalayan glaciers is available on PNAS website. A discussion of it is has been posted among the NASA GISS science briefs. A NASA news release is expected on Monday, Dec. 14.
• Dec. 7: Sack Goldman Sachs Cap-and-Trade: Salty, verbose rant used to spawn sanitized op-ed on cap-and-trade for New York Times. Also, Storms of My Grandchildrenpublished.
• Nov. 30: Never-Give-Up Fighting Spirit: Lessons from a grandchild, plus opinion piece “Any Hope of Cutting Global Carbon Emissions?” in The Observer.
• Nov. 6: I Just had a Baby, at Age 68 (two-page update), plus Global Warming Time Bomb presentation at Club of Rome assembly.
• July 13: Strategies & Sundance Kid: Discussion of policy implications of climate science.
• June 25: Coal River Mountain: Declaration and statements regarding civil disobedience in West Virginia.
• May 5: Temple of Doom: Letter to the Australian government, preceded by 2-page commentary on cap-and-trade.
• Apr. 24: Australia, the United States, and Global Warming, Draft of a letter to the Australian government.
• Mar. 29: An Unfortunate Quote, About a too quick reply to a New York Time question about Freeman Dyson.
• Mar. 24: Air Pollution Climate Forcings, Talk at Climate Change Congress in Copenhagen on Mar 11. Also available as PowerPoint.
• Feb. 26: Carbon Tax & 100% Dividend vs. Tax & Trade, Testimony to House Ways & Means Committee
• Feb. 15: The Sword of Damocles, op-ed submitted to The Observer
• Feb. 3: Tell Barack Obama About Coal River Mountain
• Jan. 13 2009: 2008 Global Temperature Analysis (see NASA GISS website for higher quality figures)

2008

• Dec. 29: Dear Michelle and Barack, with revised Tell Barack Obama the Truth — the Whole Truth.
• Dec. 20: Copies of slides for the Bjerknes Lecture at San Francisco AGU meeting are available in PDF (2 MB) and PowerPoint (23 MB).
• Nov. 21: Tell Barack Obama the Truth — The Whole Truth
• Nov. 14: More about “Target CO₂“ and a Letter to Switzerland
• Oct. 30: “Target CO₂” Publication, “Obstruction” Clarification, and a letter to Governor Paterson of New York
• Oct. 23: Obstruction of Justice
• Sep. 10: In Defence of Kingsnorth Six: Testimony for criminal trial in Kent, United Kingdom
• Aug. 4: Trip Report: Reactions in Germany, UK and Japan, and implications for post-Kyoto climate agreements; 4th generation (fast reactor) nuclear power; boron- and hydrogen-powered cars; sun & climate
• July 3: Dear Prime Minister Fukuda: A letter to leader of Japan before the G8 meeting
• June 23: Global Warming — Tipping Points: Today’s presentation at the National Press Club, and briefing to the House Select Committee on Energy Independence & Global Warming. Related slides are available in PDF (3 MB) or PowerPoint (7 MB).
• June 4: Carbon Tax and 100% Dividend — No Alligator Shoes!
• May 29: Dear Governor Greenwash: Governors’ actions fall short
• May 29: Letters to Governors Kaine and Pawlenty: Includes Kaine’s response
• Apr. 14: Governor Gibbons and Three Coal Plants: A conversation with the Nevada governor
• Apr. 10: Yankee Ticket Prices and Fossil Fuels
• Apr. 1: Dear Prime Minister Rudd: A Letter to the Australian Prime Minister, and his June 5 reply
• Mar. 31: Mr. Rogers and Darth Vader: A Letter to the Duke Energy CEO
• Mar. 24: Rampant Negativity — No Reason to be so Glum
• Mar. 3: Cold Weather
• Jan. 25: Shadow on American Democracy: A discussion on censoring science
• Jan. 22: Dear Chancellor, Perspective of a Younger Generation: A letter to Dr. Merkel.
• Jan. 14: Solar and Southern Oscillations: GISS 2007 Temperature Analysis
• Jan. 2: The wrong choice for Massachusetts. Op-ed published in The Boston Globe, Jan. 2, 2008. (Download as PDF)

2007

• Dec. 19: Dear Prime Minister
• Dec. 10: Global Temperature 2007 (11 Months)
• Nov. 28: Averting Our Eyes
• Nov. 21: Coal Mining: President and CEO. A letter from and a reply to a coal power advocate.
• Nov. 14: The “Peak Oil” paper (see Sep. 7 posting) has been revised and submitted toGlobal Biogeochemical Cycles. (Note: The paper was accepted in March 2008.)
• Nov. 5: Testimony submitted last week regarding the coal-fired power plant in Iowa isavailable here (1.7 MB PDF).
• Sep. 27: Lawlessness
• Sep. 24: Swift-Boating & Please Talk to Your Grandfather
• Sep. 7: “Peak Oil” Paper Revised and Temperature Analysis Code
• Aug. 16: The Real Deal: Usufruct & the Gorilla
• Aug. 10: A Light On Upstairs?
• Aug. 2: Declaration of Stewardship
• July 30: Sea Level Rise, Green Greenland & Fantabulous Inference
• July 23: Super Models, Old King Coal II, & Civil Disobedience

2005

• Nov. 3: Global Temperatures in 2005. Comments regarding a recent Washington Postarticle.
• Sep. 27: Michael Crichton’s “Scientific Method”. Comments regarding a recently published novel.