Appearing on the October 5 episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher," author and environmentalist Bill McKibben cautioned Maher's panel on the effects of climate change on Earth's polar regions: "We broke the Arctic."
While on the show, McKibben expressed his frustration with those who perpetuate the idea that scientists remain divided about the existence or human origin of climate change. He says, "Scientists figured it out. That's why we have scientists."
McKibben cites 2012's record temperatures and severe drought as confirmation of what Nasa climate scientist James Hansen has called a "planetary emergency."
Indeed, Hansen and his colleagues released a statistical analysis this summer suggesting that the odds are too great for many of the past decade's most extreme weather events to have happened by chance. He wrote in the Washington Post, "our analysis shows that, for the extreme hot weather of the recent past, there is virtually no explanation other than climate change.
While on the show, McKibben expressed his frustration with those who perpetuate the idea that scientists remain divided about the existence or human origin of climate change. He says, "Scientists figured it out. That's why we have scientists."
McKibben cites 2012's record temperatures and severe drought as confirmation of what Nasa climate scientist James Hansen has called a "planetary emergency."
Indeed, Hansen and his colleagues released a statistical analysis this summer suggesting that the odds are too great for many of the past decade's most extreme weather events to have happened by chance. He wrote in the Washington Post, "our analysis shows that, for the extreme hot weather of the recent past, there is virtually no explanation other than climate change.
- 10/12/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Friday night on HBO's chat salon "Real Time with Bill Maher" will feature a great panel of pundits. The series continues its tenth season Friday, Oct. 5 (10:00-11:00 p.m. live Et/tape-delayed Pt), exclusively on HBO, with an instant replay at 11:00 p.m. following the live presentation. Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show includes an opening monologue, roundtable discussions with panelists, and interviewswith in-studio and satellite guests. The roundtable guests this week are columnist Will Cain, former Fla. Rep. Mark Foley and actress Kerry Washington; political consultant Frank Luntz and environmentalist Bill McKibben are interview guests. If you remember, six-term Rep. Mark Foley resigned amid reports that he had sent sexually explicit Internet messages...
- 10/3/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
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