BREAKING: James Hansen to leave NASA to be full time activist

If there’s one thing the alarmists like, is authoratative titles, such as he had at NASA. They’d never voluntarily relinquish any. Unless I miss my guess, he got dragged out of NASA kicking and screaming. All the so called reasons for leaving are just putting some topspin on getting the old heave ho.
Pointman

To William Astley:
Okay, so look at this video, where he repeats what was said in his book,
Storms of My Grandchildren:
http://www.ecoversity.org/tv/tv-James_Hansen.html
NOW, you have been given multiple sources for the quote.

To quote the article:
“He plans to lobby European leaders — who are among the most concerned about climate change — to impose a tax on oil derived from tar sands. Its extraction results in greater greenhouse emissions than conventional oil.
Dr. Hansen says he senses the beginnings of a mass movement on climate change, led by young people. Once he finishes his final papers as a NASA employee, he intends to give it his full support.”
Dear Mr. Hansen,
I am German. and I can assure you, that THE LEAST point on Europe’s current political agenda is putting a carbon tax on ANYTHING – even more so, as we are whitnessing the harshest, longest winter for DECADES in central Europe, actually. “Mass movement on climate change, led by young people” – my cold, freezing b*tt, Mr. Hansen.
By the way: Dou you realize that you are using a citation from Quotations from Chairman Mao – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quotations_from_Chairman_Mao – , when you describe a mass movement, led by young people? In China this was called Cultural revolution – http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cultural_Revolution&oldid=542326369 – an was a DISASTER for the chinese people!
But I think that you quoted this line not by mistake, but deliberately. I think that your true colours are beginning to shine through, Mr. Hansen.
Anyway: In short time you will realize, that neither European leaders – By the way: Please, specify what you mean by “European leader”. “Leader” translates into “Führer” in German. And we sure have had enough of undemocratic Führers in Germany, Italy and Spain, I can assure you – neither will we accept a second coming of Chairman Mao to rule over Europe! – nor “the young” will in any way be inclined to follow your “leadership” in eco-activism, because it will only lead them into sorrow, grief and, finally, oblivion, like the Cultural Revolution did to the young masses in China, Mr. Chairman Hansen.
But please do, as you wish. Don’t let me stop you – because: “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake!” – Napoleon Bonaparte

There is the devil we know and then, his replacement…

He has targeted the European Union! Wise guy! You can not find worse idiots anywhere on this globe (maybe UN and its Koreans if they try their hardest). Herman van Rumpyu (google “Herman is de beste van…” where one Belgian vaudevilleartist De Clerc or something is totally disgracing the fool van R). Listen to UKIP`s Nigel Faraugue piss on van Rumpuy for 5 full minutes in the EU-parliament. “Who do you think you are? You have the charisma of a third rate lowly bank-clark and nobody has ever voted for you” …… all in a most wonderful top Cambridge Kings English. Farague is raging about the insertion of Mario Monti as the new viceroy of Italy a completly illegal act of real fascism by van R and the pride of Portugal Mr Barosso!

To late James Hansen
To late the demon of History
Knows thy name
To late James Hansen
To long for you will you be known
To late James Hansen
To late at night the truth
Will come to you,
Hissing your name
To late James Hansen
You know your crimes,
You will never forget
The Demon of History
Red Eyes Glowing
Anger to you forever
You can not escape now
To Late James Hansen

From the NYT article on Hansen leaving NASA’s GISS by By JUSTIN GILLIS
Published: April 1, 2013,

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But those activities, going well beyond the usual role of government scientists, had raised eyebrows at NASA headquarters in Washington. “It was becoming clear that there were people in NASA who would be much happier if the ‘sideshow’ would exit,” Dr. Hansen said in an e-mail.
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Dr. Hansen’s activism of recent years dismayed some of his scientific colleagues, who felt that it backfired by allowing climate skeptics to question his objectivity. But others expressed admiration for his willingness to risk his career for his convictions.
[ . . . ]
Dr. Hansen’s record has by no means been spotless. Even some of his allies consider him prone to rhetorical excess and to occasional scientific error.
[ . . . ]
His colleagues pointed out that this [ the “excessive carbon dioxide emissions might eventually lead to a runaway greenhouse effect that would boil the oceans and render earth uninhabitable, much like Venus”] had not happened even during exceedingly warm episodes in the earth’s ancient past. “I have huge respect for Jim, but in this particular case, he overstated the risk,” said Daniel P. Schrag, a geochemist and the head of Harvard’s Center for the Environment, who is nonetheless deeply worried about climate change.
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The NYT article had some balance, in a minor way. Much more than we have seen over the years at Revkin’s NYT blog where the default setting is some kind of residual affection for those who failed to enforce a scientific consensus on the now unseated ‘settled climate science’. Is Revkin due for a change of venue independent of the gray lady?
QUESTION: I did not see a mention of who his replacement is. Did anyone else notice a mention of who his replacement will be?
John

Jimbo says:
April 2, 2013 at 6:57 am
Thanks for the quotes, most interesting to see the hyperbole up close.

Another bitter civil servant biting the hand that feeds him.