Global warming / Brian C. Black and Gary J. Weisel.
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TextSeries: Historical guides to controversial issues in America: Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, ©2010Description: xv, 188 pages ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780313345227Subject(s): Global warming | Global warming -- Government policy -- United States | Environmental policy -- United States | Environmental policy | Global warming | Global warming -- Government policy | United States | Klimaänderung | Treibhauseffekt | Umweltpolitik | USA | Greenhouse effect | Greenhouse effect -- Government policy -- United States | Environmental policy -- United StatesDDC classification: 363.738/74 LOC classification: QC903 | .B53 2010| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-178) and index.
What we know : a brief history of the earth and its climate -- How we know : a brief history of global warming research -- How did we get here? -- Domestic politics and ethics regarding the environment -- The international response -- Present and future policy options -- Epilogue: Integrating global warming into Federal action.
This book takes one of the hot-button issues of our time and surveys it in historical context, creating a portrait of the multicentury shifts in thinking that have led to gradual acceptance of the concept. It summarizes pertinent aspects of geology, earth science, and climate science.--[book cover].
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