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Author Schneider, Stephen H.

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

Imprint Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2009.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  363.73874 Sch58s 2009    ---  Available
Description viii, 295 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
Subject Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.
Global environmental change.
Climatic changes -- Government policy -- International cooperation.
Global temperature changes.
ISBN 9781426205408
1426205406

 
    
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