Political Science (12/4/12)

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🗓️ 7 December 2012

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Political Science Blurb: Michael Mann, Katharine Hayhoe, and Bill Anderegg tackle the political nature of climate science and their experiences as ‘climate warriors.’ Michael Mann warns that "we can't allow science to be killed. We can't allow the scientific agenda to be set by those that have vested interests to not have the truth be unveiled." Over the past decade climate science has become increasingly politicized. Today many candidates claim the science is unsettled and scientists are the targets of smear campaigns. Climate scientists who have taken on public roles cope with personal threats, hacking attacks and assaults on their professional integrity. "We are not in this because we value people's opinions of us. We are not in this because we want to receive pleasant emails in the morning. We are in this because this is the truth and we have to tell it," said evangelist climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe. Michael Mann, Katharine Hayhoe, and Bill Anderegg discuss their experiences as climate scientists in a field under the magnifying glass of politics, economics and amplified emotions Michael Mann, Professor of Geosciences, Penn State; Author, The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars Katharine Hayhoe, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas Tech University Bill Anderegg, Doctoral Student, Stanford This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on December 4, 2012 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	How will we power our future? Can we create a healthy and clean economy?
0:05.0	Climate One at the Commonwealth Club is at the forefront of the global debate about energy, economy, and the environment.
0:11.4	Bringing together the brightest and most provocative leaders of our time,
0:15.2	Climate One is the place where big ideas get heard.
0:18.2	With thoughtful and insightful discussions on policy, business, science, and
0:21.9	culture, Climate One founder Greg Dalton gets to the heart of the matter. It's our future.
0:27.6	It's time to come together. Welcome to Climate One, a conversation about America's energy, economy,
0:32.8	and environment. I'm Greg Dalton. Seven years ago, there was a broad political consensus in Washington, D.C.,
0:38.4	that burning fossil fuels releases heat-trapping gases that could alter the Earth's atmosphere.
0:44.4	John McCain, Newt Gingrich, and Coal State Democrats accepted the fundamentals of climate science
0:49.6	and the need to reduce carbon emissions.
0:52.3	Today, it's a different story.
0:54.0	Republicans and Democrats are low to mention climate,
0:56.0	and the percentage of Americans who say humans
0:58.0	are the primary cause of global warming is much lower
1:02.0	than it was in the second term of President George W. Bush.
1:06.0	Skeptics are winning the climate communication battle,
1:08.0	even as temperatures rise,
1:10.0	and the number and intensity
1:11.6	of floods and droughts increases worldwide. Over the next hour, we'll discuss the politicization
1:17.4	of high school physics and chemistry and how science is communicated in the public realm.
1:23.2	Along with our live audience of the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, we're joined by three
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