Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, Star of Showtime Climate Series, Makes TIME 100 Most Influential People List

Evangelical climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe has just been named to TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world!  A featured star on Showtime’s landmark climate series, Years of Living Dangerously, Katharine joins such one-namers as Beyonce and Hillary — and Vladimir and Francis (the Pope).

Here is the TIME profile, by the Oscar-nominated actor Don Cheadle:

There’s something fascinating about a smart person who defies stereotype. That’s what makes my friend Katharine Hayhoe — a Texas Tech climatologist and an evangelical Christian — so interesting.

It’s hard to be a good steward of the planet if you don’t accept the hard science behind what’s harming it, and it can be just as hard to take action to protect our world if you don’t love it as the rare gift it is. For many people, that implies a creator. Katharine and her husband, evangelical pastor Andrew Farley, have authored the defining book for the planet-loving believer, A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions.  I got to know Katharine as we worked on Showtime’s climate documentary Years of Living Dangerously.  But we are all getting to know and benefit from her work.

Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, Star of Showtime Climate Series, Makes TIME 100 Most Influential People List