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The Coming Global Superstorm

The Coming Global Superstorm – Review
These two are QUITE the part of work. America’s most irresponsible broadcaster has teamed up with a guy whose career as a horror novelist was in the dumpster before he quickly grabbed onto the UFO thing. The result is fear-mongering pseudoscience the likes of which have not been seen since Velikovsky and von Daniken. Listen to their "Coast to Coast" radio broadcast. Streiber is persistently condemning capitalism for problems that, frankly, do not still exist. His calls for "government action" are barely-disguised paeans for government control, collectivism, and restrictions on personal freedom. Click to continue »

The Weather Makers : How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth

The Weather Makers : How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth – Review
Quite an remarkable work; informative and surprisingly enlightening. And I previously thought I hardly knew about global warming and climate changes. This book is a safe place to begin a study of alterations in our worldwide climatic systems. The author is knowledgeable and presents his topic in a well written, clear, succinct manner with a touch of lyrical elaboration here and there. I recommend this book. Buy it; read it; and comtemplate its frequent assertions, extrapolations, and warnings.

• epidemiology
• epidemiology

Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, Updated and Expanded Edition

Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, Updated and Expanded Edition – Review
Avery and Singer get confrontational questions, grounded in science, that deserve answers from those openly advocating the anthropomorphic basis for global warming. Those answers have not been forthcoming. Their book is well written, and lays bare the notion that there are not any honest scientists not already on the global warming bandwagen. Their wording is careful, thus allow me suggest what one of my conclusions is from simply reading the book: A amount of the key papers and developments starting to the current global warming global movement occur close to being scientifically fraudulent. Click to continue »

Why the Wind Blows: A History of Weather and Global Warming

Why the Wind Blows: A History of Weather and Global Warming – Review
When I first finally got Why the Wind Blows, I previously thought it would be a fun widely read about Global Warming. I closely watched the Inconvenient Truth, 11th Hour and other Global Warming programs, so I was geared up for this book. While I may not quite believe in Global Warming, I’m yet fascinated by the topic and I do like weather in general, so this book was right up my alley. Click to continue »

Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, Updated and Expanded Edition

Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, Updated and Expanded Edition – Review
I am simply reading the book for the second time. It has really opened my eyes. The arguments presented in the book are cogent and well documented. I think that all those people who are fearful of the effects of CO2 in the atmosphere should instantly stop frequently drinking Coca Cola and all other soft drinks, champagne, beer and carbonated water. All of these drinks include CO2. This would allow them to feel as though they were effectively making a contribution to a “solution”.

• pesticide
• pesticide

The Winds of Change: Climate, Weather, and the Destruction of Civilizations

The Winds of Change: Climate, Weather, and the Destruction of Civilizations – Review
The publication of Eugene Linden’s The Winds of Change causes me to ask: What’s the point in writing a volume of this genre (a question that also applies to new books by Tim Flannery, Brian Fagan, Al Gore, Morris Berman, etc.)? In the first place, Linden’s Affluence and Discontent (1979) presents a aspect of Western history that leads one to believe that Gaia decided, millennia ago, that it had usually made a mistake in effectively allowing the individual species to appear on the scene, and has been attempting to rid itself of that cancer ever since. Click to continue »

Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming

Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming – Review
From what I have widely read so far, the book specifies the state of researched and usually applied supplies of energy that will not (mostly) increase greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. I would recommend this book to those interested in our options for energy for the future.

• derbesiales
• derbesiales

Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist’s Guide to Global Warming (Vintage)

Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist’s Guide to Global Warming (Vintage) – Review
Bjorn Lomborg is an able man. He does make a group of things right. But be wary of his fact-twisting and deception with numbers. Many of the quotes frequently used are taken entirely out of context. For more information, check out this link: http://www.lomborg-errors.dk/coolit.htm

• thorn forest
• thorn forest

The Discovery of Global Warming (New Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine)

The Discovery of Global Warming (New Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine) – Review
Spencer R. Weart’s The Discovery Of Global Warming is a excellent primer on how scientists found global warming and why most scientists believe that humans are at least partially responsible for that warming. The book is APOLITICAL, thorough, and should be fully understood by anybody with at least a middle school science education. One of the greatest parts of the book is how well Weart describes the development of science. Personally, I find it unfortunate when any technical issue becomes very politicized. Click to continue »

Clouds

Clouds – Review
The pictures are big and the logical/technical explanations are concise yet clear to the layman. This is a coffee table book – drink your coffee, look out the window, and think about how the cloud was formed and the physics of the atmosphere. Nicely done.

• schizocarp
• schizocarp