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“Daryl Hannah, scientist arrested at W.Va. protest”

23 June, 2009 (16:54) | Data Comparisons

The scientist: Jim Hansen.
Report from describes the specific action leading to the arrest as
Hannah, Hansen, former Rep. Ken Hechler and 27 others then sat on the road and were arrested on misdemeanor charges of obstruction and impeding traffic.
Like Hannah, Hansen and Hechler (HHH), I’m not a big fan of mountaintop removal mining. [...]

Is Hansen There? Live Feed from DC.

2 March, 2009 (13:31) | Data Comparisons

Broadcasting Live with Ustream.TV

I found the live video link by reading the source here.
Questions:

How many attended? When they pan back, I can see as many as two four dozen protesters. Sounds like about that many voices too.
Is Hansen there? When will he arrive?
Will anyone be arrested?
When does the after party begin?

Update
At 1:40 pm the [...]

White Stuff Falls From Heaven: March 2.

2 March, 2009 (08:10) | Data Comparisons

Heavy snowfall socked the east coast last night and this morning. Ironically, while Hansen and his devotees march to protest coal, over 100,000 Virginia residents will get to experience March 2, 2009 without electricity:
In Virginia, Dominion Virginia Power said nearly 123,000 customers were without power, with more than half in the [...]

Separated at Birth? The Simpson’s Poster Contest!

27 February, 2009 (14:05) | Data Comparisons

While watching the video at Anthony’s blog, I was struck by the resemblance between an anti-coal and a pro-nuke celebrity
Today, when I discovered there was A Simpson’s Poster Contest I was compelled to check the images Fox made available. My poster entry almost composed itself.
I predict Homer Simpson will try to join Jim Hansen at [...]

Getting the right measurements probably IS the hardest part!

25 January, 2009 (21:58) | Data Comparisons

Over at Watts Up With That, Anthony, posted some observations by Michelle of of ReadNSay who comments on this quote by Hansen:
“The hardest part is trying to influence the nature of the measurements obtained, so that the key information can be obtained.”
Michelle suggests the following interpretation:
To me this sounds like spin for “The hardest part [...]