Jim Bridenstine

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Channel: The YEARS Project · 2018 · News & Politics

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As a Congressman, Jim Bridenstine spent years as a vocal climate change denier. It took him less than a month leading NASA to change his mind. He now believes the climate is changing and that human activity is playing a large part in causing it. He is now determined to further understand the problem.

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[i] Wired.com.  NASA’S JIM BRIDENSTINE AGREES HUMANS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE. May 17. 2018. https://www.wired.com/story/nasas-jim-bridenstine-agrees-humans-are-responsible-for-climate-change/
[ii] PriceofOil.org.  “Terrifying” that Climate Denier, Jim Bridenstine, is to Lead NASA. Apr 20. 2018. http://priceofoil.org/2018/04/20/terrifying-that-climate-denier-jim-bridenstine-is-to-lead-nasa/ 
[iii] Airspacemag.com. The Frankness of Bridenstine. Nov 2. 2018. https://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/frankness-bridenstine-180967053/
[iv] ibid.
[v] Ibid.
[vi] PhyscisToday.org. NASA nominee’s vision for the agency downplays science. Sep 11. 2017. https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.2.20170911a/full/
[vii] VOX.com. Trump’s next NASA administrator is a Republican congressman with no background in science. Apr 19. 2018.  https://www.vox.com/2018/4/18/17253560/nasa-administrator-jim-bridenstine-confirmation
[viii] Wired.com. NASA’S JIM BRIDENSTINE AGREES HUMANS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE. May 17. 2018. https://www.wired.com/story/nasas-jim-bridenstine-agrees-humans-are-responsible-for-climate-change/
[ix] TheHill.com. NASA chief says he changed mind about climate change because he 'read a lot’. Jun 6. 2018. http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/391050-nasa-chief-on-changing-view-of-climate-change-i-heard-a-lot-of
[x] AIP.org. Bridenstine Embraces NASA Science, Climate Change Consensus. Jun 1. 2018. https://www.aip.org/fyi/2018/bridenstine-embraces-nasa-science-climate-change-consensus

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