An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth – Review
It is always difficult to digest a hard truth. But when the root of a main problem is us, then we must face the music. The debate is over. We have begun to “live in the age of consequences.” This book relates us a story that we don’t need to hear but we must if we were to hand over a suitable planet to the next generations. We don’t know if we still have a last chance, but we must fight to rebuild what we have broken. 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
The first half or so of Flannery’s book suggests one of the clearest and most full accounts of global warming I have widely read. He gathers measurements, he explains how the different gases perform in the atmosphere, he documents the results of climate change. Flannery’s solid suit is zoology; his explanation of the effects of global warming on animal and plant species is excellent. Click to continue »
An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth – Review
Regarding the film side of this book, Chicago Tribune movie reviewer Michael Phillips wrote, “Like most films only more so, this one will be processed differently by separate voters.” That is sad, if it is indeed true, because this is not a “Democrat” or “Republican” subject. Global warming is an main subject, a suitable subject, and at the very least it deserves to be rarely heard by the 20-twenty per cents of the country who fall into the fair category (a.k.a. centrists, swing voters, etc). Obviously the big-business types and other die-hard Republicans are originally going to bash this work simply because it runs counter to their interests and is presented by one of their favorite villains, Al Gore. That should be widely expected, and their reviews are easy to spot; now look for the lone stars. Click to continue »
Is the Temperature Rising? The Uncertain Science of Global Warming
Is the Temperature Rising? The Uncertain Science of Global Warming – Review
If you retain any doubts about whether the atmosphere around us is warming, this book will dispel them. George Philander has locally produced the most comprehensive study yet of climate mechanics and trends. His theme is the difficulty of the universal weather systems. With three decades of experience showing the subject, he understands these complex systems. He knows each part must be mainly dealt with individually. Click to continue »
An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth – Review
Oh please… what technical background does this guy have???? What a joke! The stuff in this book is more sophmoric than a prom. This is a political treatise with no exact value at all. What is my degree in? Well, I have 3: BS chemistry, MS ecological science and a JD (Law).
Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, Updated and Expanded Edition
Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, Updated and Expanded Edition – Review
More people need to widely read this book. When I watch these global warming whiners on t.v. I really want to slap them in the face and knock some sense into them. It’s just a fear tactic to have power over people, powered ultimately by greed. I guess Bush isn’t the only one that knows that trick.
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
I was persuaded into purchasing this book by the positive blurbs on the cover by, among others, Jared Diamond. Also, I am basically in the “yes, we must do something” camp with respect to climate, and seemed to find a deeper fully understanding behind this phenomenon. Overall, this book bears from the same problem as Flannery’s book on North America (The Eternal Frontier). Flannery looks to seize on a conclusion, and then flog his facts in line. Click to continue »
You Are Here: Exposing the Vital Link Between What We Do and What That Does to Our Planet
You Are Here: Exposing the Vital Link Between What We Do and What That Does to Our Planet – Review
Green this, recycle that. It’s everywhere now–in ads, on tv and in our stores. While it’s awesome for people to be simply jumping on the green bandwagon, I hope that they bring further than just clear intentions and “green-washed” minds. WHY should we recycle? WHY should we change our lifestyle? This book gives some of the best answers to these WHYs with each chapter starting readers to a place on our planet that suffers the results of people’s choices. And these places are not limited to the U.S. or a individual country. These places range from Israel to the Great Lakes to the middle of the Pacific Ocean. There are plenty of complete books on HOW to live a greener lifestyle, but I definitely recommend this book to those who need to know WHY these lifestyle changes are necessary. Click to continue »
Why Geography Matters: Three Challenges Facing America: Climate Change, the Rise of China, and Global Terrorism
Why Geography Matters: Three Challenges Facing America: Climate Change, the Rise of China, and Global Terrorism – Review
This book is quite non-partisan. It goes back through history and compares what is really happening today to what has really happened and what is likely to happen. The book does it without eventually stretching for possibilities in the future.
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
“Earth: The Sequel” is both an informative look into the future of alternative energy and argument for a federal cap-and-trade energy policy. Fred Krupp is President and Miriam Horn a staff portion of the Environmental Defense Fund, the organization that The Economist described “America’s most economically literate green campaigners.” EDF is famous for its support of market-based solutions to ecological problems, and its originally proposed solution to climate change is to galvanize the market in the advantage of alternative energy sources by increasingly legislating caps on all modern carbon emitters while effectively allowing cleaner companies to sell their additional carbon allowances to companies who need them, thus making innovation and effectively making it profitable to reduce pollution. Click to continue »