Peter Kalmus

climate scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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As part of a worldwide campaign calling for stronger action against climate change, four scientists recently chained themselves to a downtown LA building.

Banks are profiting from fossil fuels, public should be mad: Scientist Rebellion

As part of a worldwide campaign calling for stronger action against climate change, four scientists recently chained themselves to a downtown LA building.

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