Science as a contact sport : inside the battle to save Earth's climate / Stephen H. Schneider.

By: Schneider, Stephen HenryMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2009Description: viii, 295 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781426205408; 1426205406Subject(s): Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric | Global environmental change | Climatic changes -- Government policy -- International cooperation | Global temperature changesDDC classification: 363.738/74 LOC classification: QC912.3 | .S33 2010
Contents:
Smoke on the horizon -- Drawing up the battle lines -- Deep inside the battle to save Earth's climate -- A fragile planet grows alarmed -- The battle heats up and so does the world -- Awareness dawns on planet Earth -- The media wars : the stories behind persistent distortion -- Habitats for humanity and others -- What should keep us awake at night.
Summary: Schneider's firsthand account of a scientific and political odyssey, in which he navigates both the turbulent waters of the world's power structures and the arcane theater of academic debaters.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Schneider's firsthand account of a scientific and political odyssey, in which he navigates both the turbulent waters of the world's power structures and the arcane theater of academic debaters.

Smoke on the horizon -- Drawing up the battle lines -- Deep inside the battle to save Earth's climate -- A fragile planet grows alarmed -- The battle heats up and so does the world -- Awareness dawns on planet Earth -- The media wars : the stories behind persistent distortion -- Habitats for humanity and others -- What should keep us awake at night.

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