Science as a contact sport
Subtitle: inside the battle to save Earth's climate
By: Stephen H. Schneider.
Publisher: National Geographic
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9781426205408
Subjects: Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric; Global environmental change; Climatic changes -- Government policy -- International cooperation; Global temperature changes
Description: Schneider's firsthand account of a scientific and political odyssey, in which he navigates both the turbulent waters of the world's power structures and the arcane theater of academic debaters.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Smoke on the horizon; title: Drawing up the battle lines; title: Deep inside the battle to save Earth's climate; title: A fragile planet grows alarmed; title: The battle heats up and so does the world; title: Awareness dawns on planet Earth; title: The media wars : the stories behind persistent distortion; title: Habitats for humanity and others; title: What should keep us awake at night.