EnergyNASA Climate Scientist: Cap and Trade Won't WorkNASA climate scientist James Hansen talks about why cap and trade won't work, and his preference for a direct carbon tax on coal, oil and gas.Feb 3, 2010" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" s_getSWFURL="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" s_getCharSet="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" s_getVersion="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" s_getMovieID="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" s_getPageURL="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" s_getPageName="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" s_getAccount="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" s_getTrackClickMap="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" s_getDOMIndex="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" callback5946="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" callback8766="function () { return eval(instance.CallFunction("" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }"> NASA climate scientist James Hansen talks about why cap and trade won't work, and his preference for a direct carbon tax on coal, oil and gas.Latest in EnergySponsoredToday in Manufacturing PodcastMay 1, 2025Eaton’s 'Factories as a Grid' Approach Advances Energy SecurityJune 26, 2025If Energy Star Goes Away, Finding Energy Efficient Appliances Will Be HarderJune 24, 2025New York Governor Seeks to Build the State’s First New Nuclear Power Plant in DecadesJune 24, 2025Related StoriesEnergyEaton’s 'Factories as a Grid' Approach Advances Energy SecurityEnergyMichigan, Environmental Groups Challenge Federal Order to Keep Coal-Fired Plant OpenEnergyAlaskan Village Turns to Solar, Biomass Energies to Cut Diesel, Save MoneySponsor ContentSecurity Breach Podcast