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RECORD NUMBER: 24 OF 225Main Title | Cool it : the skeptical environmentalist's guide to global warming / | ||||||||||||||||
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Author | Lomborg, Bjørn, ; Lomborg, Bj rn | ||||||||||||||||
Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf, | ||||||||||||||||
Year Published | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 124074897 | ||||||||||||||||
ISBN | 9780307266927; 0307266923; 9780307386526; 030738652X | ||||||||||||||||
Subjects |
Global warming--Government policy ;
Climatic changes ;
Environmental responsibility ;
Economic development--Environmental aspects ;
Pollution--Economic aspects ;
Globalization ;
Broeikaseffect ;
Klimaatveranderingen ;
Controversen ;
Erwärmung (Meteorologie)--(DE-588)4344515-9 ;
Klimaänderung--(DE-588)4164199-1 ;
Umweltpolitik--(DE-588)4078523-3 ;
Erwärmung |
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Edition | 1st ed. | ||||||||||||||||
Collation | x, 253 pages ; 20 cm | ||||||||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-244) and index. |
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Contents Notes | Polar bears : today's canaries in the coal mine? -- It's getting hotter : the short story -- Global warming: our many worries -- The politics of global warming -- Conclusion: making our top priorities cool. Argues that many of the elaborate actions being considered to stop global warming are too costly and will have little impact, and suggests that society's focus should be on such immediate concerns as fighting HIV/AIDS and maintaining a fresh water supply. |