Interview with Michael E. Mann, author of The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet
Michael E. Mann, author of The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet recommends some fantastic books! Before jumping into the interview, please check out Michael's book:
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Recycle. Fly less. Eat less meat. These are some of the ways that we've been told we can save the planet. But are individuals really to blame for the climate crisis?
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The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet
Seventy-one per cent of global emissions come from the same hundred companies, but fossil-fuel companies have taken no responsibility themselves. Instead, they have waged a thirty-year campaign to blame individuals for climate change. The result has been disastrous for our planet.
In The New Climate War, renowned scientist Michael E. Mann argues that all is not lost. He draws the battle lines between the people and the polluters - fossil-fuel companies, right-wing plutocrats, and petro-states - and outlines a plan for forcing our governments and corporations to wake up and make real change.
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Q. Do you have a favourite smart thinking book (and why that book)?
The great Carl Sagan’s Demon-Haunted World is my bible. It is the definitive work on the role of science in fact-based decision making.
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A prescient warning of a future we now inhabit, where fake news stories and Internet conspiracy theories play to a disaffected American populace "A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought."--Los Angeles Times How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don't understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science? Pulitzer Prize-winning author and distinguished astronomer Carl Sagan argues that scientific thinking is critical not only to the pursuit of truth but to the very well-being of our democratic institutions.
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
Casting a wide net through history and culture, Sagan examines and authoritatively debunks such celebrated fallacies of the past as witchcraft, faith healing, demons, and UFOs. And yet, disturbingly, in today's so-called information age, pseudoscience is burgeoning with stories of alien abduction, channeling past lives, and communal hallucinations commanding growing attention and respect. As Sagan demonstrates with lucid eloquence, the siren song of unreason is not just a cultural wrong turn but a dangerous plunge into darkness that threatens our most basic freedoms.
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Q. What's the most recent smart thinking book you've read (and how would you rate it)?
I very much enjoyed Race for Tomorrow by Simon Mundy, which "takes us on a trip around the world, from the southern end of South America to the northern reaches of Greenland, telling the extraordinary tales of ordinary people of all stripes who are already finding themselves on the frontlines of the climate crisis” (that’s from the blurb I wrote for the book). I give it five stars!
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In this extraordinary journey through 26 countries, Simon Mundy meets the people on the front lines of the climate crisis, showing how the struggle to respond is already reshaping the modern world - shattering communities, shaking up global business, and propelling a groundbreaking wave of cutting-edge innovation.
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Race for Tomorrow: Survival, Innovation and Profit on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis
HOW is China's green energy push driving a hazardous mining rush in Congo?
WHY is a maverick scientist building a home for engineered mammoths in northeast Siberia?
CAN an Israeli fake meat startup make a fortune while helping to save the Amazon?
WILL Greenland's melting sea ice put its people at the centre of a global power struggle?
WHO are the entrepreneurs chasing breakthroughs in fusion power, electric cars, and technology to suck carbon from the atmosphere?
As the impacts of climate change cascade across the planet and the global economy, who is battling to survive the worst impacts - and who is chasing the most lucrative rewards?
Telling unforgettable human stories from six continents, this is an account of disaster, of promise, of frantic adaptation and relentless innovation, of hope, of survival, and of the forces that will define our future.
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Q. Do you have a favourite childhood book?
The Lorax. It instilled in my very early on an appreciate for the natural world and the importance of environmental stewardship.
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Celebrate the original eco warrior! After fifty years his message is more important than ever, so enjoy Dr. Seuss's trademark rhyme in this anniversary edition of the classic environmental fable.
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The Lorax
"Mister! He said
with a sawdusty sneeze,
I am the Lorax.
I speak for the trees."
The Lorax is a timeless classic that has been using humour and rhyme to raise awareness of the destruction of the environment for more than fifty years.
Join the long-suffering crusader and help save the planet with this very special anniversary edition of Dr. Seuss's beloved, and still achingly relevant, ode to conservation.
The perfect gift for boys and girls passionate about our planet, or just those who love to read.
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Easons €9.80
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Q. Do you prefer reading on paper, Kindle or listening to an audiobook?
Honestly, I prefer an old fashioned paper book in my hands. But I’ve increasingly turned toward ebooks and audiobooks as an environmentally-friendlier alternative.
Q. Do you have a favourite bookshop (and why that shop)?
It’s a tie between City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco and Powell’s Books in Portland (and not just because both have been kind enough to promote my books on occasion).
Many thanks to Michael for some fantastic book recommendations! Please don't forget to check out Michael's book The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet.
Daryl
Image Copyrights: Scribe Publications (The New Climate War), Random House USA Inc (The Demon-Haunted World), HarperCollins Publishers (Race for Tomorrow, The Lorax).
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