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"Explores how "anti-science" became so virulent in American life through a history of climate denial and its consequences."--

In this well-informed and hard-hitting response to the scaremongering of the climate alarmists, Nigel Lawson, former Secretary of State for Energy under Margaret Thatcher, argues that it is time for us to take a cool look at global warming. Lawson carefully and succinctly examines all aspects of the global warming issue: the science, the economics, the politics, and the ethics. He concludes that the conventional wisdom on the subject is suspect on...

"An investigative journalist, drawing from hundreds of confidential oil industry documents spanning decades, reveals, for the first time, the far-right conspiracy that's stopped the world from preventing the climate crisis, and tells the high-stakes stories of people fighting back to get global emissions under control."--

Collection of seminal texts on climate change from the phenomenon's discovery in the late 19th century to the present. Divided into three parts--Science, Politics, and Impact--this book presents opposing viewpoints, including essays and excerpts by scientists, politicians, novelists, religious leaders and others.

"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, businesses, and citizens can lead -- and win -- the battle against climate change, no matter which way the political winds in Washington may shift. In Climate of Hope, Bloomberg and Pope...

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...

"In 1958, Charles David Keeling began measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. His project kicked off a half century of research that has expanded our knowledge of climate change. Despite more than fifty years of research, however, our global society has yet to find real solutions to the problem of global warming. Why? In Behind the Curve, Joshua Howe attempts to answer this question....

"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...