{"id":19928,"date":"2016-02-13T13:07:53","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T21:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=19928"},"modified":"2016-02-13T13:07:53","modified_gmt":"2016-02-13T21:07:53","slug":"weve-known-way-too-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/02\/13\/weve-known-way-too-long\/","title":{"rendered":"We’ve Known Way Too Long!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many of you were surprised to learn that Exxon knew about climate change since  1977<\/a> and spent $millions spreading deceitful propaganda to cover up how burning fossil fuels is a primary cause.  Would you believe, however, that some actually suspected and broadcast the truth almost sixty years ago?  It\u2019s true!  We\u2019ve known way too long,not to have taken the steps we needed to take!<\/font><\/p>\n

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On February 12, 1958, the American public saw the first televised warning about the dangers of carbon dioxide, global warming, and sea level rise. That warning came from The Bell Laboratory Science Series<\/a>, which aired its fourth TV episode, \u201cUnchained Goddess,\u201d written and produced by three-time Oscar winner Frank Capra.<\/p>\n

Capra is famous for classic films like \u201cIt\u2019s a Wonderful Life,\u201d and not so famous for having a degree in chemical engineering. In this film, Dr. Research (Dr. Frank Baxter) explains to The Writer (Richard Carlson) that unrestricted carbon dioxide emissions could lead to a world where \u201cTourists in glass bottom boats would be viewing the drowned towers of Miami\u201d:<\/p>\n

\u201cEven now, man may be unwittingly changing the world\u2019s climate through the waste products of his civilization,\u201d warns Dr. Research. \u201cDue to our release through factories and automobiles every year of more than six billion tons of carbon dioxide, which helps air absorb heat from the sun, our atmosphere seems to be getting warmer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Note: Now we are emitting six times (!) as much CO2 from fossil fuels as in 1958<\/em><\/strong>\u2026 [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Inserted from <Think Progress<\/a>><\/p>\n