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Planning for ‘Sustainable Retreat’

October 23, 2007 /

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Controversial scientist James Lovelock is convinced that current conceptions of "sustainable development" are hopelessly wrongheaded. We’re facing a climate catastrophe, he believes, and only radical solutions will be up to the challenge.

Jeff Goodell

Full Story: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/16956300/the_prophet_of_climate_change_james_lovelock

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Lecture by NASA director highlights climate change concerns

Story by Katie Michel
Montana Kaimin

Decreasing emissions from coal-fired power plants is the best way to start solving the world climate change problem NASA scientist said Monday night.

“Figuring out how to deal with coal is 80 percent of the solution,” said Dr. James Hansen. “Big business is eager for the government to start giving them some guidelines,” Hansen said. “We can cast them as the bad guys but they could be the good guys.”

Full Story: http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/news/news_article/lecture_by_nasa_director_highlights_climate_change_concerns