Climate Myths: The Campaign Against Climate Science
Berger has written extensively about climate and ecology, and now presents a slim handbook designed to aid readers in refuting arguments against climate science. He provides straightforward analysis of the groups opposing climate science, their financial motivations, and the successful tactics they use to sow seeds of discord in our national conversation. Berger cites the sabotaged Kyoto Protocol as an example of how effective these tactics have been, tracking the strategies the political and industry groups who labored behind the scenes used to bring about its demise in the U.S. Senate. While the author spares no one in his careful dissection of the facts, pointing out some of the more egregious failures of the media to conduct basic fact-checking, Climate Myths functions primarily as a guide, directing readers to groups aligned against climate science and providing concise responses to the most commonly heard global-warming myths. This is a title to build discussions around, both for adults and for students, and should be considered mandatory reading for those eager to do policy battle for environmental causes. --Colleen Mondor