James V. Hansen: “We cannot burn all of the fossil fuels without setting in motion a process of climate disruption that threatens the very…”

The Obama administration is being forced into a political compromise. It has sacrificed a strong position on mountaintop removal in order to ensure the support of coal-state legislators for a climate bill.

Republicans in the House Agricultural Committee have already voted to slash $33 billion from the food stamp program while leaving farm subsidies unscathed. This is unconscionable in our present economy. Please consider all our citizens…

There is a real danger that we will hand young people a climate system that is out of control.

I think everyone hopes that increased energy efficiency--and that would be encouraged by a higher price on carbon emissions, and renewable energies--could do the job.