Read this article and answer the following questions.
1. Why does James E. Hansen have to retire to rally for his opinion on climate control?
2. How does James E. Hansen plan to do? Do you think that his efforts will make a difference? Why or why not?
1. James E. Hansen has had to retire to rally for his opinion on climate control because it would give himself more freedom to pursue political and legal efforts to limit greenhouse gases. Additionally, retirement will allow Dr. Hansen to press his cause in court. He plans to take a more active role in lawsuits challenging the federal and state governments over their failure to limit emissions, for instance, as well as in fighting the development in Canada of a particularly dirty form of oil extracted from tar sands.
ReplyDelete2. Dr. Hansen plans to press his cause in court. SO far he has also battled the White House, testified dozens of times in Congress, commanded some of the world’s most powerful computers and pleaded with ordinary citizens to grasp the basics of a complex science.
I think that his efforts would have a greater impact than before now that he has much more freedom to press this issue further. His new independence would allow him to take steps he could not have taken as a government employee.
1. James E. Hansen has decided to retire because it will "give himself more freedom to pursue political and legal efforts to limit greenhouse gases".
ReplyDelete2. Hansen plans on taking a more active role in lawsuits and challenging the federal and state governments over their failure to limit emissions, as well as in fighting the development in Canada of a particularly dirty form of oil extracted from tar sands. I think that if Hansen is not able to directly affect the government, then he will at least be able to get people to start thinking about the message he is trying to convey, which could lead to a huge change sometime in the future.
1. If he is no longer a government employee, he will be free to testify against the government, and actually take action, instead of just giving data and waiting for someone else to do something.
ReplyDelete2. He plans to take a more prominent role in a cause he believes in, and become more active without having the limitation of not being able to battle his employer. I think this may be successful, if he can convince people to work with him, because we will never get anywhere if we keep trying to hang on to old habits and technologies, and at the same time try to change them.
1. James E. Hansen has to retire because in order to rally his opinion to the government, it wouldn't be logical for him to work for the government since he is a part of NASA. By retiring, it will allow him to get more involved in legal issues with global warming.
ReplyDelete2. As I said earlier, Dr. Hansen plans on taking this issue to court. As of now, he has battled the White House, testified in Congress, and fought with citizens on the issue of global warming. I think that his efforts would have a greater impact now, than before because he has more freedom to get involved with the issue since he is no longer bound by the government which would allow him to venture further in his efforts since he isn't an employee of NASA.
1- James E Hansen had to retire to rally for his opinion because, being a government employee, it would not make sense for him to rally against the government and for his opinions.
ReplyDelete2- James E Hansen is planning on being more active and present in lawsuits concerning climate control. I believe his efforts will make somewhat of a difference as it would take more people to make important changes on a long-term basis but it doesn't mean more people will not agree with him and he still is making some change.
1) Hansen retired due to the fact that he was more able to promote his cause. Obviously, as his opinion involved shedding government action in a negative light, the decision to dissociate himself was a good move.
ReplyDelete2) He plans to take legal action against who he sees as the biggest violators of the issues at hand. I believe that his plan will likely have a positive effect to some degree. Although there is a great deal of ground to be gained through legal action, it is only one part of the change that is necessary.
1. James E. Hansen have to retire to rally for his opinion on climate control because he would be able to promote his cause and to rally against the government much easier.
ReplyDelete2. James E. Hansen plans to take action on climate change by going to court and fighting different lawsuits. I think that legal action would be a positive action but at the same time, it will be very long before laws will be set in place.
1. Hansen had to retire due to he was unable to promote his cause the way he wanted to unless he did. His retirement made it easier to promote his opinion which was negatively looked upon by the government.
ReplyDelete2) He plans to take action against those who are troubling the climate through courts and lawsuits. I think that it is a positive action of to take against it but I think its going to take a long time to take place.
he retired so that he could support his cause. it was easier when he was retired.
ReplyDeletehe will go to court to fight lawsuits from others. this is a very positive thing, because but will be very slow to start
1. There are a number of outstanding lawsuits challenging the federal and state governments on their excess emissions. By leaving federal employment, James E. Hansen has more freedom to participate in these court cases.
ReplyDelete2.Dr. Hansen intends to continue to do research and write scientific papers. His efforts may have a limited impact. He has last lost some credibility among his professional peers because he is not viewed as objective. His writings and talks are criticized for their rhetorical excess, in that they are crafted for persuasion rather than objectively stating the findings.