Stephen Schneider, February 11, 1945 - July 19, 2010

"Stephen Schneider did more than any other individual on the planet to help us realize that human actions have led to global-scale changes in Earth’s climate. Steve was instrumental in focusing scientific, political, and public attention on one of the major challenges facing humanity – the problem of human-caused climate change" http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2010/07/a-eulogy-to-stephen-schneider/