Books

Words of Warming

August 10, 2008

As the world heats up, so does the market for books about climate change. Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers, looks at the latest works on the crisis, and sizes up their solutions, from nuclear energy to genetically engineered trees. Read the article hereландшафтoptical communications. I will insert these books in the TragicPlanet Bookstore for your convenience. The meager commissions help pay for this site’s hosting.  

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Winning the Oil End Game

December 17, 2007

Here’s a very interesting talk by Amory B. Lovins on weening ourselves off of oil while saving and creating jobs and fostering economic growth. He lists a bunch of simple ideas and shows their effect on oil consumption. This talk is based on his freely downloadable book which details all of his calculations so you can verify them for yourselves.  

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Book: The Weather Makers

November 25, 2006
Book: The Weather Makers

A couple of months ago I read a great book titled “The Weather Makers” by Tim Flannery. This book is one of the first to provide a very complete yet clear view of what we are doing to the global climate, how it’s happening, what the consequences may be, and what we can do about it. Tim also goes into detailed discussions of what is happening already in some parts of the world. Unlike...

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