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30 years ago global warming became front-page news – and both Republicans and Democrats took it seriously

  • Written by Robert Brulle, Professor of Sociology, Drexel University
30 years ago global warming became front-page news – and both Republicans and Democrats took it seriouslyJames Hansen testified to Congress in 1988 that warming was caused by pollution and that 'it is time to stop waffling so much.' AP Photo/Dennis Cook

June 23, 1988 marked the date on which climate change became a national issue. In landmark testimony before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Dr. James Hansen, then director of...

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