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Books on ** CLIMATE CHANGE **
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Not especially about climate change, but about the push to offset manmade climate change by using wind farms to replace fossil fuel, and the unaddressed dangers and hazards of these big batches of windmills.It goes into all of the issues of how people use energy, why wind energy isn't a good or reliable source, the effects it can have on sea life (when they are put off-shore in the oceans) and what happens to the parts when they break down. (like a lot of solar panel batteries, they wind up in landfills) Europe has had these for a long time and apparently is starting to see a lot of problems.
https://www.amazon.com/Wind-Farm-Scam...
I listened to this audio book and it was very interesting, a bit of a different take on environmentalism and topics that aren't addressed in more widely consumed writings. The author is a bit quirky, so kind of hard to listen to at times when she has personal asides, but her science-focused writing is good.
I just finished
Sea Level Rise: A Slow Tsunami on America's Shores by Orrin H. Pilkey. The author evaluated several strategies that have been tried in the US and this book is a must read about the inevitable consequences.My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3781247543
This book is incredible: Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming
This book caused me to change some of my behaviors. It's not as comprehensive as the above one and a little more social in tone. I recommend this one as an audiobook that you maybe listen to on your way to work/school. Check out and see if your local library has it on Libby.
Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have
I just finished
A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough - articulate and science-based My review for my first 5☆ nonfiction of 2021 - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3812856977
"State of Fear" by the late Michael Crichton is an novel about the manipulation of information about the climate by both government interests and environmental activists. Crichton was a brilliant analyst of scientific and technological data - sometimes to the point where the information is jammed into dialogue and not very natural sounding. Characters aren't ever his strong point, but it is a fast moving plot with some shocks at the end, and the book and his afterword notes are a good contribution to the discussion about climate issues.
The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here by Hope Jahren. This is an excellent primer about climate change - science-based and yet very accessible.My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3888495136
Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age. Annalee Newitz argued that each of the four dead cities had been plagued by political instability over man-made infrastructure that was challenged by climate change. I wasn't fully convinced but clearly climatic change could lead to abandonment of cities. My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4092165371
Books mentioned in this topic
Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age (other topics)The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here (other topics)
A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future (other topics)
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming (other topics)
Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Annalee Newitz (other topics)Hope Jahren (other topics)
David Attenborough (other topics)
Orrin H. Pilkey (other topics)


With 2021 I really want to focus on this aspect of our existence and also start creating awareness about it.
Thanks for your time.