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message 1: by BookishlyWise (new)

BookishlyWise Hi readers. Could you please suggest some good books on Climate Change? Global or in any specific part of the world. A book that talks about the hazards, solutions and the way forward without selling into any political agendas.
With 2021 I really want to focus on this aspect of our existence and also start creating awareness about it.
Thanks for your time.


message 2: by Barbara (new)

Barbara 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...


message 3: by Adrienne (last edited Jan 07, 2021 10:22AM) (new)

Adrienne | 456 comments Inconspicuous Consumption The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have by Tatiana Schlossberg
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.


Woman Reading  (is away exploring) | 485 comments I just finished Sea Level Rise A Slow Tsunami on America's Shores by Orrin H. Pilkey 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


message 5: by Honore (new)

Honore | 175 comments 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


Woman Reading  (is away exploring) | 485 comments I just finished A Life on Our Planet My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough 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


message 7: by Barbara (new)

Barbara "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.


Woman Reading  (is away exploring) | 485 comments The Story of More How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here by Hope Jahren 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


Woman Reading  (is away exploring) | 485 comments Four Lost Cities A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz 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


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