Bob Ryan, lead meteorologist on the 11PM News on ABC7/WJLA-TV in Washington, DC,
says this in his highly positive review of
The Climate Fix:
Pielke Jr.’s new book, "The Climate Fix: What Scientists and Politicians Won’t Tell You About Global Warming," manages to beautifully and easily encompass everything from atmospheric science and the third rail of global warming to biodiversity, politics, a bit of history, geoengineering and energy policy. It wraps up with some original thoughts about achieving decarbonization in the future.
Quite a range of topics, but quite a book. A book that should be required reading for all of us thinking and talking about climate change/global warming, its long term consequences and the Gordian Knot of science, politics and policy.
3 comments:
Global warming screed? In practice, screed is generally used as a synonym for diatribe or rant. I checked and found 'long discourse or essay' as a first definition in a few online dictionaries, but I question that usage in practice. I can't remember when I've ever seen screed used in a positive or neutral manner - it's always a pejorative or dismissive term. Just sayin.'
Hey, Roger, aren't you going to comment on the FIFA debacle? There's a pale resemblance to a certain IPCC process. Of course, I'm bitter but so should the USA be. ( And Australia!? ) How about a beer in Quatta in 2022?!
Roger,
FYI. More on the war on science http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19808-were-waiting-mr-president.html
"A US government report on a pressing environmental issue is edited to falsely imply that scientists had peer-reviewed and supported the central policy recommendation. Almost 1 in 4 government scientists working on food safety say they have been asked by their bosses to exclude or alter technical information in scientific documents during the past year."
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