Copendenier Henrik Svensmark collapses on Danish TV

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A little drama on Danish TV tonight here at the Copenhagen climateย talks.

This article was drafted by Steffen Gronemann from the Danish site, Klimakampen.org, who I asked to write up a report on this, given my complete lack of ability to speakย Danish.

During a live primetime climate-debate broadcasted on Danish national TV one of the participators, climate-skeptic scientist Henrik Svensmark, had a heartย attack.

Bjorn Lomborg was by his side in the tv-studio when the scientist mid-sentence fell ill. The 41 year old Henrik Svensmark made an awkward spasm/shudder and burst out a strange noise, sounding like aย cough.

The other participants in the debate looked baffled and heย mumbled:

โ€œIt’s my heart,โ€ and fell to the ground and the pacemaker kicked in once more and you could hear him scream. Bjrรธn Lomborg yelled โ€œcall an ambulance, call an ambulanceโ€ and the host and the other participants came over to help theย man.

The show was put on hold for 10 minutes and the viewers were informed that Svensmark has a pacemaker, and it went on because his heart rate had slowed down. He was immediately rushed to the hospital and is according to the latest reports his condition is steadyย now.

My note: thanks for the quick turnaround on the post Steffen! Klimakampen.org is an independent media providing an alternative coverage of the Copenhagen climate clash. We go behind the scenes and are on the streets during the COP15-summit.

Update: here’s theย video

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Kevin is a contributor and strategic adviser to DeSmog. He runs the digital marketing agency Spake Media House. Named a โ€œGreen Heroโ€ by Rolling Stone Magazine and one of the โ€œTop 50 Tweetersโ€ on climate change and environment issues, Kevin has appeared in major news media outlets around the world for his work on digital campaigning. Kevin has been involved in the public policy arena in both the United States and Canada for more than a decade. For five years he was the managing editor of DeSmogBlog.com. In this role, Kevinโ€™s research into the โ€œclimate denial industryโ€ and the right-wing think tank networks was featured in news media articles around the world. He is most well known for his ground-breaking research into David and Charles Kochโ€™s massive financial investments in the Republican and tea partyย networks. Kevin is the first person to be designated a โ€œCertified Expertโ€ on theย political and community organizing platformย NationBuilder. Prior to DeSmog, Kevin worked in various political and government roles. He was Senior Advisor to the Minister of State for Multiculturalism and a Special Assistant to the Minister of State for Asia Pacific, Foreign Affairs for the Government of Canada. Kevin also worked in various roles in the British Columbia provincial government in the Office of the Premier and the Ministry of Health. In 2008 Kevin co-founded a groundbreaking new online election tool called Vote for Environment which was later nominated for a World Summit Award in recognition of the worldโ€™s best e-Content and innovative ICTย applications. Kevin moved to Washington, DC in 2010 where he worked for two years as the Director of Online Strategy for Greenpeace USA and has since returned to his hometown of Vancouver, Canada.

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