Global Warming For Dummies
- ISBN13: 9780470840986
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Get positive suggestions for practical solutions to this heated issue. Hotly debated in the political arena and splashed across the media almost 24/7, global warming has become the topic of the moment. Whatever one’s views on its cause, there is no denying that the earth’s climate is changing, and people everywhere are worried. Global Warming For Dummies sorts out fact from fiction, explaining the science behind climate change and examining the possibl… More >>
Authors May and Caron provide a clear, well articulated picture of what global warming is and how it affects us. The different chapters break the issue down topic by topic in an easy to read fashion. This book goes one step further and provides the reader with practical solutions for change that everyone can use. As an Environmental Science professional with a strong background in climate change I would recommend this book as a great go-to resource for everyone. A perfect blend of hard hitting facts, practical solutions and just a splash of humour!
Rating: 5 / 5
This book offers a simple and easy to reference guide into one of the most complex and defining issues of our time. Outlining the possible effects of global warming and how they are linked to almost every other social and ecological challenge we are face locally and globally, this book is a reminder that we all need to be a part of the solution.
I applaud May and Caron for their clear writing and solution orientation. All of us need to understand the complexities, trade offs and potential ways forward and this book is a wonderful resources in that direction! I recommend it to beginners and climate change champions alike.
Rating: 4 / 5
I found this book overall to be very informative on the issues of climate change. The book explains greenhouse gases and how those gases affect the climate, the carbon cycle, man’s impact on greenhouse gas emissions, what people can do to decrease their carbon footprint, and much more. It is a great book for getting people up to speed climate change.
I definitely recommend this book for people who want to learn the basics. People who already know a bit about the issues of climate change might even learn a little bit. I did.
Unfortunately, I have to detract 1 star for a lack of objectivity and some areas of the book could stand to be condensed.
Rating: 4 / 5
pg 68 talks about empowering women so they will have less kids ( abortion? )
Even more controversial is the assertion on pages 256-257, where May and Caron argue that people who question global warming orthodoxy should be excluded from media coverage of the issue. But Later, they claim that, “Giving both sides equal coverage creates the inaccurate perception that it’s an equally weighted debate.” “Because journalists are supposed to give both sides of the story, sometimes they actually create a bias in their reporting,” they say. Later, they claim that, “Giving both sides equal coverage creates the inaccurate perception that it’s an equally weighted debate.”
They also say: “Although `balanced’ reporting might seem fair, the likelihood that humans are contributing to climate change is 95 percent certain.” So typical of the type, you can talk if I want to hear what you have to say, other wise shut up.
They will steer you away from books they don’t like page 266.
They hate Nuclear power page 222. ( but that don’t emit carbon? )
and kiwi fruit pg 90 ( has to be shipped in.)
Pg 90 also condemns product packaging, especially bubble rap and kiwi fruit ( has to be shipped in.)
On pg 39 good old h20 causes 60 percent of the planet’s warming??
for us Dummies that is water
On pg 156 they are into rasing yor taxs
Elizabeth May is in the Canada Green party looking for face time and you money. In 10 yrs she will me screaming about the next Ice age and we are all going to starve as the glassier comes down ( look up the 60s and 70s and global cooling.)
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Rating: 1 / 5