James Hansen
Birthday: 1941-03-29 Place of Birth: Denison, Iowa, USA
Synopsis
James Hansen is an American adjunct professor directing the Program on Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is best known for his research in climatology, his 1988 Congressional testimony on climate change that helped raise broad awareness of global warming, and his advocacy of action to avoid dangerous climate change. In recent years he has become a climate activist to mitigate the effects of climate change, on a few occasions leading to his arrest.
Acting
Cool It
A documentary that takes an alternative approach to dealing with the global warming crisis.
