As Climate Change Worsens, Scientists Feel Increasing Pressure to Speak Out | InsideClimate News
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In August, James Hansen [of NASA] participated in the Washington D.C. protests against the Keystone XL where he was among the more than 1,000 people arrested.
“The scientific community has to make it very clear that we can’t burn all the fossil fuels—but governments are going ahead and setting up the infrastructure for unconventional fuels—tar sands and tar shale,” he said. “The science is clear we can’t do that without creating a different planet. What the paleo-record tells us is that we have to start ending emissions now.”