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 Further Reading
The resources here are specifically designed for general readers, and consist of a selection of books (together with a link on how to buy), followed by a list of articles and speeches.
Books
The Assault on Reason:
A visionary analysis of how the politics of fear, secrecy, cronyism, and blind faith has combined with the degradation of the public sphere to create an environment dangerously hostile to reason.
Buy The Assault on Reason
An Inconvenient Truth
Our climate crisis may at times appear to be happening slowly, but in fact it is happening very quickly - and has become a true planetary emergency. So why is it that our leaders seem not to hear such clarion warnings? Are they resisting the truth because they know that the moment they acknowledge it, they will face a moral imperative to act?
Buy An Inconvenient Truth
Earth in the Balance
This book helped place the environment on the national agenda; now, as environmental issues move front-and-center in the public consciousness, the time is right to reflect deeply on the fate of our planet and commit ourselves to its future. Earth in the Balance takes a broad approach, focusing on the threats that everyday choices pose to our climate, water, soil, and diversity of plant and animal life.
Buy Earth in the Balance
Earth: The Sequel - The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming
The book tells the story of scientists and businessmen working on the front lines to solve the climate crisis, turning our planet's greatest threat into our greatest economic opportunity. The book also explores breakthroughs in solar, wind, and biomass technologies, in addition to examining how we must reinvent everything from cars to concrete and replace our current outdated centralized electrical grid with a smart, multidirectional energy network.
Buy Earth : The Sequel
Articles
Global Warming Skeptics: Why Do They Exist?
Christopher Monkton on Global Warming: A Convenient Truth
Sarah Palin On The Environment: George Bush And Dick Cheney Rolled Into One
George Bush On Global Warming - The Awkward Truth
Global Warming: How Warm Is Too Warm?
Do Melting Ice Caps Really Point To Global Warming
Will Polar Bears Survive The Threat Of Melting Ice?
What Are The Real Rainforest Facts?
Environmentalists In Books And Movies
Early Warning Signs Of Global Warming
Media Promotion Of Carbon Offsets
The Likely Development Of Hydrogen Supplies For The UK
The Potential Of Hydrogen Based Energy
Reducing UK CO2 Emissions By 60%
Starting A Runaway Global Warming Process
Accelerated Global Warming And Atmospheric CO2 Emissions
Bush On Global Warming: Decider Or Dissembler?
Understanding Geothermal Heat Sources
Advantages And Disadvantages of Geothermal Energy
Renewable Energy From The Earth's Core
Could "The Day After Tomorrow" Really Happen?
Political Lies And Global Warming
The Future Of Wind Energy
Tax Shifting And Environmental Economics
Types Of Solar Power And How They Work
Environmental Cost Accounting And Ecological Truth
Are Zero Emissions Goals Realistic?
The Important Differences Between "Climate Change" and "Global Warming"
Environmental Hypocrisy On The Right
Environmental Hypocrites On The Left
Effects Of Global Warming on Agriculture
Global Warming And Tax Shifting
Is Methane The Cause Of Past Ice Age Global Warming?
Global Warming: Silencing The Critics
Global Warming As A US Election Issue
Global Warming - The Kyoto Dilemma
Is Global Warming Inevitable?
The Case Against The Kyoto Protocol
Is Carbon Trading Contrary To Social Justice?
Carbon Offsets: Off or On Target?
What Is A Carbon Credit?
Turned Off By Carbon Offsets
Why The Carbon Offset Industry Needs To Be Regulated
Picking A Good Carbon Offsetter
How Permanent Are Carbon Offsets?
Is Offsetting Hypocritical?
Offsetting and Additionality?
Recycling as a Form of Offsetting
Why Offset with Trees?
Carbon Offsets Explained
Why Some Carbon Offsets Are Better Than Others
A Critical Look at Carbon Footprint Calculators
The Power of Methane Gas
Advantages and Disadvantage of Wind Power
Are Hurricanes caused by Global Warming?
The Power of Tidal Energy
Venus - a Runaway Greenhouse Effect?
Explaining the Difference between Carbon Offsets and Renewable Energy Credits (REC)
What is Carbon Offsetting?
Deforestation and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Artists and Paintings during the Little Ice Age
Treeplanting - help or hindrance?
50 climate top tips
Energy and Climate Change
Tackling Climate Change through the planning system
Speeches
John McCain on climate change (May 12, 2008)
President Bush discusses climate change (April 16, 2008)
Rupert Murdoch on carbon neutrality (May 10, 2007)
Al Gore on global warming (September 18, 2006)
Al Gore on Hurricane Katrina (September 9, 2005)
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