2013, ISBN: 9781613762509

Global warming is the number one environmental issue of our time, yet some prominent politicians have refused to accept scientific evidence of human responsibility and have opposed any le… Mehr…

Global warming is the number one environmental issue of our time, yet some prominent politicians have refused to accept scientific evidence of human responsibility and have opposed any legislation or international agreement that would limit greenhouse gas emissions. A few have gone even further and have tried to destroy the reputations of scientists researching climate change by deliberately undermining the credibility of their research. These politicians have sought to sow seeds of doubt in the..., Global warming is the number one environmental issue of our time, yet some prominent politicians have refused to accept scientific evidence of human responsibility and have opposed any legislation or international agreement that would limit greenhouse gas emissions. A few have gone even further and have tried to destroy the reputations of scientists researching climate change by deliberately undermining the credibility of their research. These politicians have sought to sow seeds of doubt in the minds of the public and to weaken public and political support for the control of fossil fuel use. one scientist who was unwittingly ensnared in a web of political intimidation. In this powerful book, highly respected climate scientist Raymond Bradley provides the inside story from the front lines of the debate. In clear and direct language, he describes the tactics those in power have used to intimidate him and his colleagues part of a larger pattern of governmental suppression of scientific information, politics at the expense of empirically based discourse. Speaking from his experience, Bradley exposes the fault lines in the global warming debate, while providing a concise primer on climate change. The result is a cautionary tale of how politics and science can become fatally intertwined.Taal: Engels; Formaat: ePub met kopieerbeveiliging (DRM) van Adobe; Kopieerrechten: Het kopiëren van (delen van) de pagina's is niet toegestaan ; Geschikt voor: Alle e-readers te koop bij bol.com (of compatible voor PDF of ePub). Telefoons en tablets met Google Android (1.6 of hoger) voorzien van bol.com boekenbol app. PC en Mac; Verschijningsdatum: januari 2013; ISBN10: 161376250X; ISBN13: 9781613762509; , Engelstalig | Ebook | 2013, Exacte wetenschappen, Scheikunde, University Of Massachusetts Press<

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Global warming is the number one environmental issue of our time, yet some prominent politicians have refused to accept scientific evidence of human responsibility and have opposed any le… Mehr…

Global warming is the number one environmental issue of our time, yet some prominent politicians have refused to accept scientific evidence of human responsibility and have opposed any legislation or international agreement that would limit greenhouse gas emissions. A few have gone even further and have tried to destroy the reputations of scientists researching climate change by deliberately undermining the credibility of their research. These politicians have sought to sow seeds of doubt in the Global warming is the number one environmental issue of our time, yet some prominent politicians have refused to accept scientific evidence of human responsibility and have opposed any legislation or international agreement that would limit greenhouse gas emissions. A few have gone even further and have tried to destroy the reputations of scientists researching climate change by deliberately undermining the credibility of their research. These politicians have sought to sow seeds of doubt in the minds of the public and to weaken public and political support for the control of fossil fuel use. one scientist who was unwittingly ensnared in a web of political intimidation. In this powerful book, highly respected climate scientist Raymond Bradley provides the inside story from the front lines of the debate. In clear and direct language, he describes the tactics those in power have used to intimidate him and his colleagues part of a larger pattern of governmental suppression of scientific information, politics at the expense of empirically based discourse. Speaking from his experience, Bradley exposes the fault lines in the global warming debate, while providing a concise primer on climate change. The result is a cautionary tale of how politics and science can become fatally intertwined. Political Science, Social & Cultural Studies, Global Warming and Political Intimidation~~ Raymond S. Bradley~~Political Science~~Social & Cultural Studies~~9781613762509, en, Global Warming and Political Intimidation, Raymond S. Bradley, 9781613762509, University of Massachusetts Press, 01/31/2013, , , , University of Massachusetts Press, 01/31/2013<

ISBN: 9781613762509

Global Warming and Political Intimidation: How Politicians Cracked Down on Scientists as the Earth Heated Up Global-Warming-and-Political-Intimidation~~Raymond-S-Bradley Nature & Wildlife… Mehr…

Global Warming and Political Intimidation: How Politicians Cracked Down on Scientists as the Earth Heated Up Global-Warming-and-Political-Intimidation~~Raymond-S-Bradley Nature & Wildlife>Environmental Issues>Environmental Issues NOOK Book (eBook), University of Massachusetts Press<

ISBN: 9781613762509

Global Warming and Political Intimidation: How Politicians Cracked Down on Scientists as the Earth Heated Up Global-Warming-and-Political-Intimidation~~Raymond-S-Bradley Nature>Environmen… Mehr…

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