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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Linesdi Michael E. Mann
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. What I read of this book was very good, though a bit heavy going. It just got so depressing learning about all the fossil fuel industry funded scientists, media people & general nay-sayers that I had to give it up. I fear for the future of real science, to say nothing of the future livability of our planet. What I read of this book was very good, though a bit heavy going. It just got so depressing learning about all the fossil fuel industry funded scientists, media people & general nay-sayers that I had to give it up. I fear for the future of real science, to say nothing of the future livability of our planet. This is an excellent book covering the "climate wars." Michael Mann, contrary to the whining of some reviewers who appear to be part of the climate denial crowd, writes with modesty and restraint about his career in climate research and the many attacks against his work. He closes this newest edition of the book with an extensive afterword which brings some of the issues up to date. He also expresses continuing optimism that America will eventually come around ant get serious about doing what needs to be done to prevent climate change. Having a science background, especially a BS in a science area, certainly helps in reading this book, as he does cover some fairly technical issues at times, but even someone with just a passing understanding of science can get quite a lot out of this book. This book deserves to be much more widely read. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Risorse esterne che parlano di questo libro Wikipedia in inglese (17)The ongoing assault on climate science in the United States has never been more aggressive, more blatant, or more widely publicized than in the case of the Hockey Stick graph-a clear and compelling visual presentation of scientific data, put together by MichaelE. Mann and his colleagues, demonstrating that global temperatures have risen in conjunction with the increase in industrialization and the use of fossil fuels. Here was an easy-to-understand graph that, in a glance, posed a threat to major corporate energy interests and those who do their political bidding. The stakes were simply too high to ignore the Hockey Stick-and so began a relentless attack on a body of science and on the investigators whose work formed its scientific basis.The Hockey Stick achieved prominence in a 2001 UN report on climate change and quickly became a central icon in the "climate wars." The real issue has never been the graph's data but rather its implied threat to those who oppose governmental regulation and other restraints to protect the environment and planet. Mann, lead author of the original paper in which the Hockey Stick first appeared, shares the story of the science and politics behind this controversy. He reveals key figures in the oil and energy industries and the media frontgroups who do their bidding in sometimes slick, sometimes bare-knuckled ways. Mann concludes with the real story of the 2009 "Climategate" scandal, in which climate scientists' emails were hacked. This is essential reading for all who care about our planet's health and our own well-being. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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