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day-to-day business for peers includes

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using his out-of-this-world expertise

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coupled to unbridled enthusiasm and

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kindness of heart from logging over 1200

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hours as a pilot in command of field

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experiments in canada to six spacewalks

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building the international space station

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with 599 total hours in space to

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publishing often cited scientific papers

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piers is deeply invested in the role of

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science to make a brighter future for

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our society pearce's contributions make

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a profound and permanent impact on the

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success of all of science particularly

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by reinvigorating earth science at

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goddard piers is the premier u.s

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scientist speaking about climate change

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writing articles talking on tv and

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carefully explaining the observations

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and models to representatives of

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congress and middle school children

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alike

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by confronting the facts peers is

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changing minds

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for peers innovation and technology will

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help us

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reverse today's global warming trends so

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his is a very hopeful message as is

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everything pierce does it is our