Ocean State Libraries

"The 2016 election left many people who are concerned about the environment fearful that progress on climate change would come screeching to a halt. But not Michael Bloomberg and Carl Pope. Bloomberg, an entrepreneur and former mayor of New York City, and Pope, a lifelong environmental leader, approach climate change from different perspectives, yet they arrive at similar conclusions. Without agreeing on every point, they share a belief that cities,...

Prologue: 6229 Memphis Street -- Introduction: ʺThe Party Lineʺ -- Part I: Warming and Storming -- 1. Chimneys and Whirlpools -- 2. Of Heat Engines -- 3. and Computer Models -- 4. ʺLay That Matrix Downʺ -- 5. From Hypercanes to Hurricane Andrew -- Part II: Boiling Over -- Interlude: Among the Forecasters -- 6. The Luck of Florida -- 7. Frictional Divergence -- 8. Anger Dissipation -- 9. ʺThe #¿%& ̂Hit the Fanʺ -- 10. Resistance -- 11. ʺConsensusʺ...

In Red Hot Lies, bestselling author Christopher Horner--himself the target of Greenpeace dirty tricks and alarmist smears--exposes the dark underbelly of the environmental movement: from power-hungry politicians blacklisting scientists who reject global warming alarmism to mainstream media outlets that openly reject the notion of "balance."

"This book will convince you that everything you think about climate change is wrong--and points the way toward making the world a vastly better, if slightly warmer, place for us all." --

Film claims that the chief cause of Global Warming is not human activity, but changes in radiation from the sun. Scientists in the film believe that the global warming advocates have created a hysteria that has no basis to reality.

An award-winning, alarming account of 'one of the central challenges facing civilization' (The Washington Post Book World). Offering ecological, historical, and cultural perspectives, this 'well-researched and thought-provoking book' (Minneapolis Tribune) explains how we are using, misusing, and abusing our planet's most vital resource. Reporting from hot spots as diverse as China, Las Vegas, and the Middle East, where swelling populations and unchecked...

"Climate change is real ... depending on who you ask. Scientists and environmentalists have been going head-to-head and toe-to-toe with CEOs and politicians over our global resources, insisting that a large-scale climate crisis is upon us. This collection of diverse perspectives looks at all sides of this fraught debate, discusses the pros and cons of global action to curtail climate change, and offers ideas and solutions for what readers can do about...

The age of climate gradualism is over, as unprecedented disasters are exacerbated by inequalities of race and class. We need profound, radical change. A Green New Deal can tackle the climate emergency and rampant inequality at the same time. Cutting carbon emissions while winning immediate gains for the many is the only way to build a movement strong enough to defeat big oil, big business, and the super-rich--starting right now. A Planet to Win explores...