James Hansen

Born: 1941-03-29

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.


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Climate Change: The Facts

as Self
Released: 2019-04-18

After one of the hottest years on record, Sir David Attenborough looks at the science of climate...

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Everything's Cool

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2007-01-01

In this documentary, filmmakers Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand (Blue Vinyl) follow a troupe...

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Greedy Lying Bastards

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2013-03-08

What happens when an industry has too much power? "Greedy Lying Bastards" presents a searing...

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Cool It

as Self - Director, NASA Institute for Space Studies
Released: 2010-11-08

A documentary that takes an alternative approach to dealing with the global warming crisis.

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Valve Turners

as uncredited
Released: 2024-09-21

After decades of failed climate policy, five activists turn off oil pipelines near the...

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Sea Blind, the Price of Shipping Our Stuff

as Himself
Released: 2016-01-01

17 of the largest ships emit more sulfur than all the cars on the planet. How is this possible?

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