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Climate Confusion: How Global Warming Hysteria Leads to Bad Science, Pandering Politicians and Misguided ...
Roy Spencer
Encounter Books, 2008
Global Warming , fact or myth
+ Clamate Confusion
+ Clear and concise
+ Well written, easy to understand, and credible. A MUST READ
+ climate confusion
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Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, Updated and Expanded Edition
S. Fred Singer, Dennis T. Avery
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2008
The anti-Al, clear logical and based on facts
+ G;obal WArming
+ THINK.
In this book, Avery and Singer argue that Al Gore's theory that the Earth is headed for catastrophic climate change due to increased CO2 production is a lot of hot air. They argue that the relatively mild global warming which we have experienced thus far is due to a long-established 1,500 cycle, ...
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State of Fear
Michael Crichton, 2004
My first Crichton book
+ An Inconvenient Novel
+ Provocative, absorbing thriller
This was my first Michael Crichton book and I couldn't put it down till it was finished.
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The Discovery of Global Warming (New Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine)
Spencer R. Weart
Harvard University Press, 2004
A Concise History of the Subject
+ A very honest and comprehensive account of the science behind man-made GW. A must read regardless of your position on this issue
+ Excellent Book on History of an Important Subject
+ It's important to know the history
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Climate Change 2007 - The Physical Science Basis: Working Group I Contribution to the Fourth Assessment ...
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Cambridge University Press, 2007
What Percentage of the U.S. Population will Read This?
+ Comprehensive Reference for Climate Change Science and Understanding
+ An Authoritative Source
I think we know the answer to that. Instead, check out the 127 page technical summary.
(Note that when I entered the ISBN for the Summary (92-9169-121-6) to do this review it did not come up on Amazon. However, the cover and title are the same for both documents.
Climate Change 2007 includes a ...
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The Winds of Change: Climate, Weather, and the Destruction of Civilizations
Eugene Linden
Simon & Schuster, 2007
The Pre-historical Perspective to Climate Change
+ Great overview of climate change issues
+ Good overview of climate change
+ Quality material in a sea of junk-science
+ Interesting use of history with science
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Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change
Elizabeth Kolbert
Bloomsbury USA, 2006
I was not an environmentalist. Now I am.
+ Excellent
+ a mind opener
This book will change the way you look at your impact on the world. Whether you consider the environment to be an important issue or not, it is well worth your time to read this short yet powerful book. The world is changing, fast, and it is becoming impossible to reasonably deny that fact. News ...
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Global Warming and Other Eco Myths: How the Environmental Movement Uses False Science to Scare Us to Death
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Prima Lifestyles, 2002
October 23, 2007 in San Diego
+ An anthology worth picking up
+ Great source of facts to understand global warming issue
As I write this review, I'm watching TV coverage of a fire -- 13 fires actually -- that has destroyed already more than 1000 homes in Southern California, killed at least two and severely burned dozens more, and destroyed well over 100,000 acres of landscape. The fire has been fueled and spread by ...
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Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming
Bjørn Lomborg
Knopf, 2007
Excellent Book
+ he has the right idea
+ Convincing But Needs Paleontological Perspective
+ Thoughtful Action
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The Deniers: The World Renowned Scientists Who Stood Up Against Global Warming Hysteria, Political ...
Lawrence Solomon
Richard Vigilante Books, 2008
Global Warming Mafia at Work
+ Compelling Rebuttal to Man-Made Global Warming
+ A part of the turning tide
+ A rational treatment of Global Warming hysteria
+ Great balance from the other side of the story
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An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It
Al Gore
Rodale Books, 2006
This is a book that every American should read!
Although i was well aware of global warming, the scientific evidence and the real statistics of the global warming from this book definitely raised my awareness even more. I mainly bought this book because i am very interested from saving the earth from the global warming. This book is informative ...
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The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review
Nicholas Stern
Cambridge University Press, 2007
There is now clear scientific evidence that emissions from economic activity, particularly the burning of fossil fuels for energy, are causing changes to the Earth's climate. A sound understanding of the economics of climate change is needed in order to underpin an effective global response to this challenge. The Stern Review is an independent, rigourous and comprehensive analysis of the economic ...
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Human Development Report 2007: Climate Change and Human Development--Rising to the Challenge (Human ...
Palgrave Macmillan, 2008
The Global Warming Manifesto: Solving poverty and climate change together?
The "Foreword" opening salvo doesn't leave any doubts: "Climate change is now a scientifically established fact", quickly followed by the assertion that "...today, the debate is over and climate skepticism is an increasingly fringe activity". And then, I can not resist adding, the scientific method ...
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An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global Warming
Nigel Lawson
Overlook Hardcover, 2008
A Ph.D in Global Warming
+ A thought-provoking contribution
+ Cogent and illuminating
+ A breath of fresh air
+ An Appeal to Reason: A cool look at Global Warming
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Global Warming and Agriculture: Impact Estimates by Country
William R. Cline
Peterson Institute, 2007
The human impact of global warming
Too often global warming is discussed in abstract terms. This book gets down to business. If the crop damage predicted here takes place, we are going to be talking about hundreds of millions of people dead. It's that basic. Be aware that most of the predictions here are on the optimistic side ...
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