Generations and the epa coming in and telling us what we can and cant do doesnt settled well with a lot of us. Wyoming can file 100 lawsuits a month if they want. And its not gonna change a thing. Woodruff and its friday mark shields and david brooks are here, to analyze the weeks news. Those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff we begin with one of the two major stories that dominated this day europe on edge. Law enforcement agencies across the continent targeted terror suspects in raids and arrests across at least
Generations and the epa coming in and telling us what we can and cant do doesnt settled well with a lot of us. Wyoming can file 100 lawsuits a month if they want. And its not gonna change a thing. Woodruff and its friday mark shields and david brooks are here, to analyze the weeks news. Those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff we begin with one of the two major stories that dominated this day europe on edge. Law enforcement agencies across the continent targeted terror suspects in raids and arrests across at least
[indiscernible] which is a good start. But we need to take this moment and gain some momentum. And say that we need to educate america. What role you think there is in the Mainstream Media and to try to get some designated shows the talk about this day in and day out . This is not the fiscal cliff, but the climate cliff . Getting politicians, authors, experts, so that the rest of america hears it. I really hope that this will be the next wave, talking about solutions. The good news is that there are already some wonderful things coming. If is a great series. It is coming out of showtime. They go interviewing people around the country and record any impact on the lives. I think that increasing the awareness, that this is an issue that happens to me in my life, where i love, none of the people of bears for the island, but me living in san antonio tx or me living in concord or seattle for miami. You can make it directly relevant and interesting to cubas lives. The more interest there will
A chance to ask a question. And im gonna be assertive about im encouraging you to be brief and get to your question so we can get as many people to participate as possible. The line starts with our producer jane ann right there, and then i welcome your comments for dr. Hansen. Lets invite the audience participation. Yes, welcome to climate one. Thank you. Congratulations. You deserve this award and thank you to all the scientists who are here who are providing we, policy makers and activists, with the information we need. Im holly kaufman. My question is, in addition to the price on carbon, for some shorter term measures, what is your opinion on dealing with some of the shorter term but higher Global Warming potential gases like methane, which might not be as politically controversial to deal with . Yes. I think methane and black carbon and some of the trace gases are its important that we deal with those and they may be the way on which we can handle the faustian bargain. Because as t
For the scientist who advised seven u. S. President s. This is about an hour and 15 minutes. [applause] i interview a lot of fantastic people in this room and that does not happen very often. In 1988, nasa scientist james hansen told a congressional hearing that it was 99 certain that burning fossil fuels was heating the earths atmosphere. The next day, a New York Times headline proclaimed a Global Warming has begun. Decades later, dr. Hansen and others are still trying to convince the United States of these basic observations. About half of american now accept the fact. 40 do not. Over the next hour, we will discuss clients Climate Science and Public Opinion with james hansen. Today, dr. Hansen is receiving [applause] ive interviewed a lot of fantastic people in this room and that doesnt happen very often. Welcome to climate one, a conversation about americas energy, economy and environment. Im greg dalton. In 1988, nasa scientist james hansen told a congressional hearing that it was