{"id":270122,"date":"2023-07-29T13:21:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T11:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=270122"},"modified":"2023-07-29T13:21:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T11:21:30","slug":"dumpster-diving-nasa-climate-scientist-peter-kalmus-biden-must-declare-a-climate-emergency-admit-he-has-bottomless-grief-because-we-are-losing-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=270122","title":{"rendered":"Dumpster Diving NASA Climate Scientist Peter Kalmus: \u2018Biden must declare a climate emergency\u2019 \u2013 Admit he has \u2018bottomless grief\u2019 because \u2018we are losing Earth\u2019 &amp; seeks to \u2018end\u2019 fossil fuels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"465\" data-attachment-id=\"270144\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=270144\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0keep-calm-and-stop-making-stupid-people-famous-1.png?fit=1400%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0keep-calm-and-stop-making-stupid-people-famous-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0keep-calm-and-stop-making-stupid-people-famous-1.png?fit=723%2C465&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0keep-calm-and-stop-making-stupid-people-famous-1.png?resize=723%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0keep-calm-and-stop-making-stupid-people-famous-1.png?resize=1024%2C658&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0keep-calm-and-stop-making-stupid-people-famous-1.png?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0keep-calm-and-stop-making-stupid-people-famous-1.png?resize=768%2C494&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0keep-calm-and-stop-making-stupid-people-famous-1.png?resize=1200%2C771&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0keep-calm-and-stop-making-stupid-people-famous-1.png?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/2023\/07\/28\/dumper-diving-nasa-climate-scientist-peter-kalmus-biden-must-declare-a-climate-emergency-admit-he-has-bottomless-grief-because-we-are-losing-earth-seeks-to-end-fossil-fuels\/\">CLIMATE DEPOT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"465\" data-attachment-id=\"270123\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=270123\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-891.png?fit=1406%2C904&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1406,904\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-891\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-891.png?fit=723%2C465&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-891.png?resize=723%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-891.png?resize=1024%2C658&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-891.png?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-891.png?resize=768%2C494&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-891.png?resize=1200%2C772&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-891.png?w=1406&amp;ssl=1 1406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NASA&#8217;s Jet Propulsion Lab\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/espo.nasa.gov\/TC4\/person\/Peter_Kalmus\">climate scientist<\/a>\u00a0Peter Kalmus in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2023\/jul\/27\/joe-biden-climate-emergency-peter-kalmus\">UK Guardian<\/a>: &#8220;I\u2019m terrified by what\u2019s being done to our planet. &#8230; I\u2019ve dreaded this depth of Earth breakdown for almost two decades, and,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2023\/jul\/25\/northern-hemisphere-heatwaves-europe-greece-italy-wildfires-extreme-weather-climate-experts\">like many of<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/jul\/19\/climate-crisis-james-hansen-scientist-warning\">my colleagues<\/a>, I\u2019ve been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2022\/apr\/06\/climate-scientists-are-desperate-were-crying-begging-and-getting-arrested\">trying to warn you<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/climate-change\/news\/protest-nasa-scientist-rebellion-b2059788.html\">As hard as I could<\/a>. Now it\u2019s here. &#8230;\u00a0 I only feel fury at those in power, and bottomless grief for all that I love. We are losing Earth on our watch. &#8230; Each minute the fossil fuel industry exists, each drilling permit,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/life-after-oil\/2016\/02\/11\/how-far-can-we-get-without-flying\">airplane flight<\/a>, gallon of gas,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2021\/nov\/18\/the-forgotten-oil-ads-that-told-us-climate-change-was-nothing\">fossil fuel ad<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/09\/14\/climate\/oil-industry-documents-disinformation.html\">lobbyist\u2019s email<\/a>, takes us further into irreversible heat catastrophe, socially and physically. &#8230; Using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/climatepresident.org\/Legal-Authority-for-Presidential-Climate-Action.pdf\">executive orders and federal agency rules<\/a>, and without needing to involve this failure of a Congress, Biden could end new drilling leases on federal lands and waters, block new pipelines and effectively ban fracking. &#8230; Declaring a climate emergency\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biologicaldiversity.org\/programs\/energy-justice\/pdfs\/Climate-Emergency-Powers-Report.pdf\">would unleash additional powers&#8230;<\/a>The planet is desperate for policy that creates an equitable transition away from fossil fuels, and into\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2021\/sep\/10\/net-zero-2050-deadly-procrastination-fossil-fuels\">climate emergency mode<\/a>\u00a0as a society.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"270125\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=270125\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-892.png?fit=225%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"225,225\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-892\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-892.png?fit=225%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-892.png?resize=436%2C436&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270125\" style=\"width:436px;height:436px\" width=\"436\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-892.png?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-892.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-892.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-892.png?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"270126\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=270126\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-893.png?fit=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,222\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-893\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-893.png?fit=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-893.png?resize=438%2C324&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270126\" style=\"width:438px;height:324px\" width=\"438\" height=\"324\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/2021\/01\/29\/meet-peter-kalmus-the-dumpster-diving-nasa-climate-scientist-who-warns-its-end-of-life-on-earth-as-we-know-it-its-freaking-out-in-my-brain\/\">Flashback: Meet Peter Kalmus, the \u2018dumpster diving\u2019 NASA climate scientist who warns it\u2019s \u2018end of life on Earth as we know it\u2019 &amp; it\u2019s \u2018freaking out in my brain\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/the-climate-crisis-is-worse-than-you-can-imagine-heres-what-happens-if-you-try\">ProPublica profile<\/a>\u00a0of NASA&#8217;s Jet Propulsion Lab\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/espo.nasa.gov\/TC4\/person\/Peter_Kalmus\">climate scientist Peter Kalmus<\/a>: &#8211; &#8220;A climate scientist spent years trying to get people to pay attention to the disaster ahead. His wife is exhausted. His older son thinks there\u2019s no future. And nobody but him will use the outdoor toilet he built to shrink his carbon footprint.&#8221; &#8230;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Peter had been pleading, begging for people to pay attention to the global emergency. \u201cIs this my personal hell?\u201d he tweeted this past fall. \u201cThat I have to spend my entire life desperately trying to convince everyone NOT TO DESTROY THE FUCKING EARTH?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/2021\/01\/29\/meet-peter-kalmus-the-dumpster-diving-nasa-climate-scientist-who-warns-its-end-of-life-on-earth-as-we-know-it-its-freaking-out-in-my-brain\/\">NASA climate scientist who warns it\u2019s \u2018end of life on Earth as we know it\u2019 &amp; it\u2019s \u2018freaking out in my brain\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/climate-change\/news\/nasa-scientist-protest-extinction-rebellion-b2057563.html\">2022: UK Independent: Nasa climate scientist Peter Kalmus breaks down in tears at protest after chaining himself to doors of JPMorgan Chase\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><br>By:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/author\/marcmorano\/\">Marc Morano<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/\">Climate Depot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2023\/jul\/27\/joe-biden-climate-emergency-peter-kalmus\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2023\/jul\/27\/joe-biden-climate-emergency-peter-kalmus<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/profile\/peter-kalmus\">By Peter Kalmus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"465\" data-attachment-id=\"270129\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=270129\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0Screenshot-2023-07-28-at-13.28.58.png?fit=1406%2C904&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1406,904\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot-2023-07-28-at-13.28.58\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0Screenshot-2023-07-28-at-13.28.58.png?fit=723%2C465&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0Screenshot-2023-07-28-at-13.28.58.png?resize=723%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0Screenshot-2023-07-28-at-13.28.58.png?resize=1024%2C658&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0Screenshot-2023-07-28-at-13.28.58.png?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0Screenshot-2023-07-28-at-13.28.58.png?resize=768%2C494&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0Screenshot-2023-07-28-at-13.28.58.png?resize=1200%2C772&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0Screenshot-2023-07-28-at-13.28.58.png?w=1406&amp;ssl=1 1406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Excerpts: I\u2019m terrified by what\u2019s being done to our planet. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve dreaded this depth of Earth breakdown for almost two decades, and,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2023\/jul\/25\/northern-hemisphere-heatwaves-europe-greece-italy-wildfires-extreme-weather-climate-experts\">like many of<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/jul\/19\/climate-crisis-james-hansen-scientist-warning\">my colleagues<\/a>, I\u2019ve been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2022\/apr\/06\/climate-scientists-are-desperate-were-crying-begging-and-getting-arrested\">trying to warn you<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/climate-change\/news\/protest-nasa-scientist-rebellion-b2059788.html\">As hard as I could<\/a>. Now it\u2019s here. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I only feel fury at those in power, and bottomless grief for all that I love. We are losing Earth on our watch. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fossil fuels are causing this damage. Therefore, the only way out of this heat nightmare is to end them. No amount of tree planting, recycling, carbon offsetting, or wishful carbon-capture thinking will ever change this. The longer we allow the fossil fuel industry to exist, the more irreversible damage to Earth the people who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/oil-gas-industry-earned-4-trillion-last-year-says-iea-chief-2023-02-14\/\">profit<\/a>\u00a0from it will continue to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2023\/jan\/12\/exxon-climate-change-global-warming-research\">knowingly<\/a>\u00a0cause.\u00a0 \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have no doubt that fossil fuel executives and lobbyists \u2013 and those who chose to stand with them \u2013 will, in the future, be considered criminals. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each minute the fossil fuel industry exists, each drilling permit,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/issue\/life-after-oil\/2016\/02\/11\/how-far-can-we-get-without-flying\">airplane flight<\/a>, gallon of gas,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2021\/nov\/18\/the-forgotten-oil-ads-that-told-us-climate-change-was-nothing\">fossil fuel ad<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/09\/14\/climate\/oil-industry-documents-disinformation.html\">lobbyist\u2019s email<\/a>, takes us further into irreversible heat catastrophe, socially and physically.\u00a0 \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/climatepresident.org\/Legal-Authority-for-Presidential-Climate-Action.pdf\">executive orders and federal agency rules<\/a>, and without needing to involve this failure of a Congress, Biden could end new drilling leases on federal lands and waters, block new pipelines and effectively ban fracking. He could unleash a historic education program to counter fossil fuel industry disinformation, using the bully pulpit to build awareness and support. He could prohibit government financing of overseas fossil fuel infrastructure, end energy department fossil-fuel financing programs, ban new fossil-fuel vehicle sales by 2030, prosecute violations by fossil fuel polluters, commit to veto laws granting immunity to such criminals, and more. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Declaring a climate emergency\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biologicaldiversity.org\/programs\/energy-justice\/pdfs\/Climate-Emergency-Powers-Report.pdf\">would unleash additional powers<\/a>\u00a0such as banning oil exports and further accelerating renewable energy buildout on a scale not seen since the mobilization for the second world war. It would send an unmistakable signal to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zeinahasna.github.io\/Hasna_JMP.pdf\">investors still living in the past<\/a>, to universities that have been shamefully slow to divest, to media outlets that have failed to connect the dots, to all the dangerously lagging institutions of our society. And it would be a desperately needed win for climate activists. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden had the last opportunity of any president to keep the world under 1.5C of heating. Tragically, this opportunity has now almost certainly been squandered. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The planet is desperate for policy that creates an equitable transition away from fossil fuels, and into\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2021\/sep\/10\/net-zero-2050-deadly-procrastination-fossil-fuels\">climate emergency mode<\/a>\u00a0as a society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/2021\/01\/29\/meet-peter-kalmus-the-dumpster-diving-nasa-climate-scientist-who-warns-its-end-of-life-on-earth-as-we-know-it-its-freaking-out-in-my-brain\/\">Flashback: Meet Peter Kalmus, the \u2018dumpster diving\u2019 NASA climate scientist who warns it\u2019s \u2018end of life on Earth as we know it\u2019 &amp; it\u2019s \u2018freaking out in my brain\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/the-climate-crisis-is-worse-than-you-can-imagine-heres-what-happens-if-you-try\">ProPublica profile<\/a>\u00a0of NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Lab\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/espo.nasa.gov\/TC4\/person\/Peter_Kalmus\">climate scientist Peter Kalmus<\/a>: \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cA climate scientist spent years trying to get people to pay attention to the disaster ahead. His wife is exhausted. His older son thinks there\u2019s no future. And nobody but him will use the outdoor toilet he built to shrink his carbon footprint.\u201d \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peter had been pleading, begging for people to pay attention to the global emergency. \u201cIs this my personal hell?\u201d he tweeted this past fall. \u201cThat I have to spend my entire life desperately trying to convince everyone NOT TO DESTROY THE FUCKING EARTH?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/2022\/08\/17\/cbs-sunday-morning-frets-human-extinction-from-climate-features-nasa-scientist-peter-kalmus-declaring-i-do-want-people-freaking-out\/\">CBS Sunday Morning Frets \u2018Human Extinction\u2019 from Climate \u2013 Features NASA scientist Peter Kalmus declaring \u2018I do want people freaking out\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jane Pauley:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cSearing heat, massive wildfires, catastrophic flooding. Unequivocal evidence the United Nations says that climate change is real and that human activity is its primary cause. So how bad can it get?\u201d Pauley asked. \u201cAccording to some scientists, the possibility of worldwide societal collapse or even eventual human extinction isn\u2019t out of the question. It\u2019s a harsh warning to say the least.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jane Pauley features NASA scientist Peter Kalmus who declares \u201cI do want people freaking out.\u201d on climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/2020\/05\/31\/nasa-climates-scientist-race-justice-climate-justice-are-one-the-same-oppressive-extractive-plutocracies-that-colonize-kill-black-bodies-colonize-kill-our-planet-are-one-the-same\/\">NASA climate scientist Peter Kalmus: \u2018Race justice &amp; climate justice are one &amp; the same: Oppressive extractive plutocracies that colonize &amp; kill black bodies &amp; colonize &amp; kill our planet are one &amp; the same\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Lab\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/espo.nasa.gov\/TC4\/person\/Peter_Kalmus\">climate scientist Peter Kalmus<\/a>: \u201cHere\u2019s why race justice and climate justice are one &amp; the same: The oppressive extractive plutocracies that colonize and kill black bodies and colonize and kill our planet are one and the same.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"270133\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=270133\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-894.png?fit=352%2C260&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"352,260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-894\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-894.png?fit=352%2C260&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-894.png?resize=430%2C318&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270133\" style=\"width:430px;height:318px\" width=\"430\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-894.png?w=352&amp;ssl=1 352w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-894.png?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/2022\/12\/18\/the-planet-is-dying-dumpster-diving-nasa-climate-scientist-kicked-out-of-the-worlds-biggest-earth-science-conference-for-protesting-inaction\/\">\u2018The planet is dying!\u2019 \u2013 \u2018Dumpster diving\u2019 NASA climate scientist kicked out of the world\u2019s biggest Earth-science conference for protesting inaction<\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/climate-researchers-ejected-from-agu-fall-meeting-banner-activism-interview-2022-12\">Business Insider:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two climate scientists were kicked out of a major science conference in Chicago on Thursday.\u00a0NASA\u2019s Peter Kalmus and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ornl.gov\/staff-profile\/rose-z-abramoff\">Rose Abramoff<\/a>\u00a0went onstage to urge other researchers to take climate action.\u00a0They told Insider the American Geophysical Union told them they\u2019d be arrested if they returned. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NASA\u2019s Peter Kalmus, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/higgs.jpl.nasa.gov\/people\/pkalmus\/cv.htm\">climate scientist at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Lab,\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0shouted during his onstage disruption: \u201cOur science is showing that the planet is dying. It\u2019s terrifying. Everything is at risk. As scientists, we have tremendous leverage, but we need to use it. We can wake everybody up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"270136\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=270136\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-895.png?fit=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,525\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-895\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-895.png?fit=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-895.png?resize=723%2C543&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270136\" style=\"width:758px;height:569px\" width=\"723\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-895.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-895.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-895.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-895.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"270137\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=270137\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-896.png?fit=1284%2C669&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1284,669\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-896\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-896.png?fit=723%2C377&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-896.png?resize=723%2C377&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270137\" style=\"width:763px;height:398px\" width=\"723\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-896.png?resize=1024%2C534&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-896.png?resize=300%2C156&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-896.png?resize=768%2C400&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-896.png?resize=1200%2C625&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-896.png?w=1284&amp;ssl=1 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kalmus blames \u201ccapitalism\u201d for the alleged climate crisis. \u201cCan\u2019t you all see? The real villain was capitalism all along.\u201d\u00a0Watch:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CatrinEinhorn\/status\/1511819295101177867\">Peter Kalmus weeps over climate in April 2022:<\/a>\u00a0\u201cWe have been trying to warn you guys for so many decades that we are heading towards a F*cking catastrophe.\u201d \u2013\u00a0\u201cWe are going to lose everything. And we are not joking. We are not lying. We are not exaggerating.\u201d \u2013\u00a0We have to stop financing of fossil fuels. We have to stop new fossil fuel projects. we don\u2019t have any carbon budget left.\u201d \u2013\u00a0\u201cIt is going to literally take us to the brink of civilizational collapse. and we have to stop it right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"691\" data-attachment-id=\"270139\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=270139\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-897.png?fit=1204%2C1150&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1204,1150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-897\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-897.png?fit=723%2C691&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-897.png?resize=723%2C691&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-897.png?resize=1024%2C978&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-897.png?resize=300%2C287&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-897.png?resize=768%2C734&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-897.png?resize=1200%2C1146&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-897.png?w=1204&amp;ssl=1 1204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"270140\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=270140\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-898.png?fit=225%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"225,225\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-898\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-898.png?fit=225%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-898.png?resize=409%2C409&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270140\" style=\"width:409px;height:409px\" width=\"409\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-898.png?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-898.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-898.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-898.png?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/2021\/01\/29\/meet-peter-kalmus-the-dumpster-diving-nasa-climate-scientist-who-warns-its-end-of-life-on-earth-as-we-know-it-its-freaking-out-in-my-brain\/\">Flashback: Meet Peter Kalmus, the \u2018dumpster diving\u2019 NASA climate scientist who warns it\u2019s \u2018end of life on Earth as we know it\u2019 &amp; it\u2019s \u2018freaking out in my brain\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/2022\/08\/17\/cbs-sunday-morning-frets-human-extinction-from-climate-features-nasa-scientist-peter-kalmus-declaring-i-do-want-people-freaking-out\/\">Flashback: Kalmus declared \u2018I do want people freaking out\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NASA\u2019s Kalmus:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/peterkalmus.net\/\">\u201cGlobal warming is happening with a rapidity that leaves me speechless\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"231\" data-attachment-id=\"270142\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=270142\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-899.png?fit=2670%2C852&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2670,852\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-899\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-899.png?fit=723%2C231&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-899.png?resize=723%2C231&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-899.png?resize=1024%2C327&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-899.png?resize=300%2C96&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-899.png?resize=768%2C245&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-899.png?resize=1536%2C490&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-899.png?resize=2048%2C654&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-899.png?resize=1200%2C383&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-899.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-899.png?w=2169&amp;ssl=1 2169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/climate-change\/news\/nasa-scientist-protest-extinction-rebellion-b2057563.html\">2022: UK Independent: Nasa climate scientist Peter Kalmus breaks down in tears at protest after chaining himself to doors of JPMorgan Chase\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Peter Kalmus and others were later arrested after blocking the entrace to a JP Morgan-Chase building in LA \u2013 His protest in LA involved scientists chaining themselves to the doors of a JPMorgan Chase building\u2026\u201cWe\u2019re going to lose everything,\u201d Kalmus said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CatrinEinhorn\/status\/1511819295101177867\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video<\/a>\u00a0of the moment. \u201cAnd we\u2019re not joking, we\u2019re not lying, we\u2019re not exaggerating.\u201d Dr Kalmus, a climate scientist at NASA\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/jet-propulsion-laboratory\">Jet Propulsion Laboratory<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/california\">California<\/a>, was participating in a protest organized by Scientist Rebellion as part of a global day of action by scientists around the world. 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