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Review of ‘On Time and Water’ by Andri Snӕr Magnason
Read more: Review of ‘On Time and Water’ by Andri Snӕr Magnason‘Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years, all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument acknowledges that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it.’- Magnason 2019 In 2019, a…
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Review of ‘The Climate Book’ by Greta Thunberg
Read more: Review of ‘The Climate Book’ by Greta ThunbergWaiting for some other person, or some other time, is no longer an option. ‘The Climate Book’ really is the one-stop shop for all climate issues. There are contributions from over 100 global experts in their fields, some of which are summaries of their own books, but which address the latest position on the climate…
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‘The Intersectional Environmentalist’, by Leah Thomas
Read more: ‘The Intersectional Environmentalist’, by Leah ThomasReview of ‘The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet’ by Leah Thomas ‘Climate justice is only justice if it includes all of us.’ Vanessa Nakate An environment book that made a soft landing in September was ‘The Intersectional Environmentalist’ by Leah Thomas. In recent weeks, this book has…
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Review of ‘Saving the Planet Without The Bullshit: What They Don’t Tell You About The Climate Crisis’, by Assaad Razzouk
Read more: Review of ‘Saving the Planet Without The Bullshit: What They Don’t Tell You About The Climate Crisis’, by Assaad Razzouk‘We must resist oil, gas and coal companies trying to shift the burden for solving the climate crisis to individuals. Instead, we must compel them to assume their immensely larger responsibility.’ Razzouk’s frank and frustrated rancour against the duplicity and mendacity of Big Oil, is well argued and justified throughout this entirely readable journey through…
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Is the UK prepared for the climate emergency?
Read more: Is the UK prepared for the climate emergency?UK Water companies waste 3 billion litres of water every day With heatwaves, droughts and hosepipe bans part of Yorkshire summers, how effective is our response? With Yorkshire Water today calling for a hosepipe ban to start in two weeks’ time, we can now add water restrictions to the growing list of heatwaves, droughts, wildfires…
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Review of ‘Hothouse Earth’ by Prof Bill McGuire
Read more: Review of ‘Hothouse Earth’ by Prof Bill McGuire‘To have even the tiniest chance of keeping the global average temperature rise below 1.5°C, we need to see emissions down 45% by 2030.’ Over the last few days, Prof Bill McGuire’s latest book ‘Hothouse Earth’ came out. The Guardian newspaper gave a review/summary here, which gave the impression that Prof McGuire was saying that…
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Fossil Future- Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas- Not Less’
Read more: Fossil Future- Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas- Not Less’Alex Epstein No need to read this book- his supporters haven’t. Despite the author handing out copious free copies. This is a somewhat over-hyped ridiculous book, which endlessly quotes the author himself. Epstein makes ‘straw men’ arguments throughout- where he creates extreme scenarios and then attacks those, despite these never been said or written. For…