We are on the precipice of climate system tipping points beyond which there is no redemption. – James Hansen
What has become clear from the science is that we cannot burn all of the fossil fuels without creating a very different planet. – James Hansen
Consider the perverse effect cap and trade has on altruistic actions. Say you decide to buy a small, high-efficiency car. That reduces your emissions, but not your countrys. Instead it allows somebody else to buy a bigger S.U.V. – because the total emissions are set by the cap. – James Hansen
You have no time to do the science if youre talking to the media. – James Hansen
The victory of Christianity over paganism was the greatest psychic revolution in the history of our culture. By destroying pagan animism, Christianity made it possible to exploit nature in a mood of indifference to the feelings of natural objects. – Lynn I. White, Jr., Science, 10 March 1967