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Peter Kalmus        

Climate Scientist & Author

Dr. Peter Kalmus is a scientist studying clouds and climate change at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He holds a PhD in physics from Columbia University.

Concerned about global warming, Dr. Kalmus cut his emissions to below a tenth of the US average, and found that this made his life more interesting, satisfying, and joyful -- not less. He now does everything he can to spread this message and to help humanity transition away from fossil fuels. He believes that the problem is not only technological or scientific, but also spiritual: it calls humans to set aside the notion that we are exceptional within the web of life, and instead to live, gratefully, in alignment with the biosphere.

Dr. Kalmus co-founded Earth Hero, a non-profit team of about 20 volunteers creating a smart phone app that will help users shift the culture away from fossil fuels and toward a massive climate mobilization. It tracks users’ greenhouse gas emissions and helps them to reduce those emissions, but it’s much more than that. It also helps them engage politically, and to create digital communities to inspire and support direct action, climate advocacy, and climate-appropriate living.

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These Groups Want Disruptive Climate Protests. Oil Heirs Are ...
Aug 25, 2022 ... Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist who works for NASA, said he had spent 16 years trying to compel corporate executives, government leaders and the public to ...
Opinion | What Netflix's 'Don't Look Up' gets wrong about climate ...
Jan 10, 2022 ... Climate scientist Peter Kalmus writes that it's “the most accurate film about society's terrifying nonresponse to climate breakdown I've seen,” and his ...
Is civil disobedience the only way to solve climate change?
Apr 12, 2022 ... NASA climate scientist Peter Kalmus was arrested for chaining himself to a Chase Bank in Los Angeles. He thinks more people need to engage in climate ...
NASA Scientist Arrested at Chase Bank Amid Global Climate Protests
Apr 6, 2022 ... protest in front of chase bank with four people in white lab coats chained to doors · peter kalmus climate scientist speaking with microphone.

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