Prominent NASA Climate Change Scientist Arrested at D.C. Protest
- Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:29pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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Dr. James Hansen, the NASA scientist who claims that the agency tried to censor his findings about earth’s climate on behalf of the Bush administration, was one of 139 climate protesters arrested outside of the White House Monday. The protesters were demonstrating against the planned $7-billion Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport 500,000 barrels of crude per day from Canada all the way to the Gulf coast of Texas.
Video from Tar Sands Action captured the protesters at the White House:
The Raw Story – which calls Hansen “one of the nation’s foremost experts on climate change” — reports that 521 activists have been arrested since the series of protests began on Saturday, Aug. 21, including Greenpeace Executive Director Phil Radford, president of CREDO Mobile Michael Kieschnick, 350.org Executive Director May Boeve and Razzie award-winning Wall Street Actress Daryl Hannah.
“If Obama chooses the dirty needle it will confirm that the President was just green-washing all along, like the other well-oiled coal-fired politicians, with no real intention of solving the addiction,” Hansen told YubaNet.
“If the pipeline is to be built, you as president have to declare that it is ‘in the national interest.’ As scientists, speaking for ourselves and not for any of our institutions, we can say categorically that it’s not only not in the national interest, it‘s also not in the planet’s best interest.”
Dr. Hansen currently runs NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
A U.S. State Department environmental impact study released last week claimed the pipeline would have a minimal effect on the environment, and officials maintained that even if the U.S. refuses the pipeline, Canada will just sell their oil elsewhere.
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Comments (164)
thegodfather
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:53pmMaybe they wouldn’t mind it, if the pipeline would carry air, pumped from those windmills they like so much.
Report Post »M 4 Colt
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 5:15pmThe funny part is one enviro group likes the wind mills but other enviro groups hate them because they kill birds and bats, i think it’s kind of fun to sit back and watch the two groups attack each other.
Report Post »rangerp
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 8:45pmit is more fun to watch bats and birds get smacked by a giant fan blade
Report Post »demsaredumb
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 1:12amSpeaking of wind mills they have literally destroyed the beautiful Columbia river Gorge between Oregon and Washington states. They liter each side of the river for miles and miles and are an ugly eyesore to the travelers along the river.
Report Post »hud
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 5:18pmMaybe they can harvest the air out of the birds lungs that the blades turn into worm food
Report Post »Seabee79
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:52pmMaybe one should ask these idiots which has more effect of the earths weather, that big orange ball in the sky we call the sun or man, and see what their answer is.
Report Post »thelonious
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 11:01pmMaybe one should ask these Blazers which seems like a better source of energy, that big orange ball in the sky we call the sun or the deceased, decayed, and compressed corpses of plants and animals that metabolized this sunlight millions of years ago which we can then access through miles of crust, extract refine and burn?
Report Post »chalkdust
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:36amHere is your answer Thelonius Monk. It would be better to get our energy directly from the source: the sun. Unfortunately, we cannot extract enough energy through highly inefficient solar panels to operate this great big complicated world. I remain hopeful that someone will develop the technology to sufficiently harness the suns energy. We’ve been trying to maximize solar collection for a long time and have made advances but still not enough. Actually, the solution is already at hand and that is nuclear. After all, the sun is just a very big nuclear reactor. We may learn one day that trying to collect radiation from the sun in solar panels is the wrong way to go about it considering we can create our own reactors. Our efforts probably should be in creating safer more efficient reactors which has more potential than better solar panels. The only energy source that produces more energy than it consumes is the chain reaction created by splitting the atom.
Report Post »Read and understand the laws of thermal dynamics for a better understanding of conventional and non-conventional energy sources. “Green” energy is not nearly as easy as some would suggest. We would already be using solar, wind etc. if it was more efficient than fossil fuels. The facts about energy and its limitations are some times in direct opposition to what many “environmentalist” would suggest. This information is not hard to find or understand, you just have to seek it.
J_Ruben_Kincaid
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:49pmIs ole’ Sparky still in working order?
Report Post »Miami
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 5:00pmGot to hustle for that new pay check, Shuttle money is gone and the proponing up of the Muslim history fell flat. Can’t really find work anywhere these days….
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 5:04pmNice hat. I wanted to be Indiana Jones too. When I was like ten.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:49pmOnce again proof of what I’ve said all these years, NASA was a tremendous waste of our money.
Report Post »Ookspay
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:48pmThe wheels are beginning to come off, whacko liberals are so funny when they become un-hinged. Someday we will tell our children jokes about these clowns and the stupid crap they tried to pull. The hippies in the 60′s thought they were so relevant and important also, they weren’t. Soon they will die off and they will be remebered as curious carnival freaks, as will todays batch of losers and malcontents.
Report Post »highcarry
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 5:20pmi was a teenager in the sixties. i can’t tell you how many times i heard the flower children say ” just wait till we’re in charge”. i mean, picture nancy pelosi in a granny dress, with granny glasses, playing a tambourine in haight- ashbury. not a far stretch for me. and the new batch of wackos are the ones who are so disappointed that they couldn’t grow up in that era, that they will get on board with anyone who says “free stuff for everyone”. this guy could have been standing next to nancy playing his recorder. anyway, the folks running things now have been around for a long time. i don’t see them leaving for a long time. we’ve allowed them to get their foot in the door, and they’re not going to give it up without a fight.
Report Post »MontanaRob
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 5:30pmUnfortunately, some of those 60′s hippies are among the driving forces behind the calamity that is descending upon us. If more people don’t pull their heads out soon, those ba$t@rds swan song will be massive global conflict the likes of which never before witnessed.
Report Post »PAPAROACH
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:48pmAnd this years DORK award goes to………….
Report Post »tdftravel
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:47pmDon‘t these environmentalists understand that if the US doesn’t buy the oil from Canada (a friend) that the Chinese will? They have already offered to buy it if the US doesn’t. This pipeline will help reduce our nation’s dependence on middle eastern oil and create jobs. The oil will be drilled – it’s just a matter of who gets it. The environmentalists are accomplishing nothing by protesting.
Report Post »INOGAWD
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 6:53pmWhy don’t we drill for our own OIL.? We are paying twice as
Report Post »much for Gas since Obama took office..and paying 30 to40%
more for FOOD.. Obama’s CHANGE really SUCKS…..
Don‘t think he’ll be Happy till we are all on Food Stamps…
Hickory
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:47pmI think Hansen should be looking for a job………… outside of NASA.
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:58pmSomewhere that taxpayers DO NOT pay his salary!!!
Report Post »OniKaze
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 5:19pmMaybe Big Al the Environment’s Pal could hire him at multi-million dollar mansion. I‘m sure he could use a former NASA person to help make himself feel better about the lies he’s spreading.. And I’m sure they would both get along JUST FINE….
Report Post »NotaLemming
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 6:05pmperhaps he can find working Spain. They LOVE Green Jobs.
And to the anti-American, leftist, commie, socialist, King George wanabe, hate mongering greenies and just your General Progressives to be all inclusive….. Bring It. The Tea Party has BEEN ready for your lame attacks well before there was even a Tea Party to talk about.
The 2nd will show you who is First again.
NO I did not leave out democrats in my list.
Report Post »JFK was that last living democrat to walk the face of the earth.
They are ALL progressive excrement now! … Oh wait ….. is the use of the term excrement Racist?
Doubleo
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:47pmSend’em packing…. I wonder if our government is dreaming about the billions and billions of dollars they can make on “climate change”.. the answer is – sure they are…..
Report Post »fflsuun
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:46pmIt’s people like this who are causing considerable harm to our country and our planet! By constantly bombarding and protesting the production of our own natural resources they are causing us to rely only on foreign oil. This is destroying the USA! I Love Florida, and the BP Spill was a terrible tragedy, but for us to not drill ever again (under this administration) we will fall beyond the superpower that we have been and the greatness of our country will be crushed! Al Gore needs to QUIT! You did not invent the internet! This guy is a terrible example of the intelligence that stems from our beloved NASA!
Report Post »Recursion
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:46pmIm sure the out of work American would love to see this provided it adds more jobs. Unless Obamas’ executive order gives them to the illegal immigrants first…
Report Post »Milkman
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:46pmthese enviro-whacko’s are completely delusional……. The ‘esteemed’ Dr. Hansen must be wearing that hat to cover the tin foil!!
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:45pmAnd Hansen, please thank those two burdens on your family and society in your photo. They will be the ones that have to pay China back. Just how did it feel to have your family burdened with Two babies?
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:45pmAll of these leeches are sucking off the govt teat !
Report Post »None of them could successfully run a donut shop..
Wake up people , if the fed wasnt printing money,
these losers would already be in homeless shelters
with other democrap voters !
Atilla
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:44pmThe weaning of America from foreign oil needs to be multi faceted with an oil, coal, nuclear, green hydroelectric component. The effort to force feed green energy is a Marxist ploy to bankrupt the capitalistic system along with the dependancy overload. It is not about green energy it is about destroying free enterprise.
Report Post »Viet Vet
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:52pmBingo!!
Report Post »pscully17
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:55pmTrue.. who are the major players in the GREEN energy movement? GE ( gov owned) and the Government itself, through forced particpiation ie: the cfl Lightbulb. funny though, that they are litigating the energy components and standards, and China is the major beneficiary of our new laws.
Report Post »strongtexan
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:43pmNutjobs – just plain ole nutjobs!
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:42pmChoose the Dirty Needle.
Report Post »IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:40pmI see some vehicles in the background are they electric? If we could drill closer to the refineries we wouldn’t have to go across the country.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 5:01pmAnd, more refineries would help also. Might even create a few jobs?
Report Post »Viet Vet
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:39pmMore looney toons than you can shake a stick at!!!
Report Post »pscully17
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:38pmQuestion…: Are ALL the Liberal Whacktivists Independently wealthy, where they can adfford to keep shutting down energy projects and power plants and drilling? Who the hell is going to be able to afford Electricity, gas and a modern standard of living…. do they all live in tents? Have soooo much contempt for their fellow man, that they hate people having a house, tv, a toilet, heat? do they hate america That much, that they want us to continue to fund the world terror organizations through Opec? and foriegn Oil subsides building up nations like Venezuela, Russia and Iran, while we tailspin into a firey economic wreck? They all should be locked up just for their stupidity!!!
Report Post »Viet Vet
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:42pmRealize that they are not playing with a full deck. Therefore they are completely unable to think rationally and logically. It’s all about hysteria, emotion, preconceived notions and junk science.
Report Post »KangarooJack
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:50pmIn a nutshell…Yes! They REALLY DO HATE US. Hate us as a whole. Hate the entire concept of undeserving humans sucking oxygen from THEIR atmosphere. Does that answer your question?
Believe it or not, there actually are humans out there that hate you, sight unseen, just for existing, and will do what they can to forge a New World. Be at peace though, in the end, it’s for your OWN good.
Report Post »Strait Talk Express
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:38pmHa ha I guess that means he cannot vote now! Ha ha ha
No concealed carry for him any more! Ha ha ha
Report Post »zebra649
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:54pmHis arrest was for a misdemeanor, not a felony. That does not effect his voting or carrying a gun. However, it should effect his security clearance.
Report Post »Eraldo NY Tea Party
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:38pmAnother one bits the dust.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:38pmHow do these jokers get around so fast?? When you rely on shoeleather for transportation, the travel times MUCH be long. Anyone who protests using fossil fuels should have to not use ANY fossil fuels, No gas or oil to heat your house , heat your water, drive your vehicle, use ANY item that has been made with petroleum products. Mr Hansen should be the Test pilot for the All electric Shuttle and Booster Rocket for NAISA the National Aeronautics and Islamic Studies Administration
Report Post »Viet Vet
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:43pmAl Gork is one of the hugest users of fossil fuels. He has a big fat carbon footprint.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 5:07pmAnd a rather large derrierre
Report Post »cop4hire
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:36pmSo this is what unemployed scientist do for fun.
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:35pmI’m shocked. lol
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:38pmAnd he’s from Columbia University? I’d never expect a greentard to come from there.
Report Post »canuck44
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 6:16pmHe should have been arrested long ago for fraud and misappropriation of government funds. This guy is a charlatan, but he has been misusing taxpayer funds for a long time crossing the line from con artist to felon.
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