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Cool It

The Skeptical Environmentalist’s Guide to Global Warming

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A groundbreaking book that transforms the debate about global warming by offering a fresh perspective based on human needs as well as environmental concerns

Bjorn Lomborg argues that many of the elaborate and expensive actions now being considered to stop global warming will cost hundreds of billions of dollars, are often based on emotional rather than strictly scientific assumptions, and may very well have little impact on the world’s temperature for hundreds of years. Rather than starting with the most radical procedures, Lomborg argues that we should first focus our resources on more immediate concerns, such as fighting malaria and HIV/AIDS and assuring and maintaining a safe, fresh water supply - which can be addressed at a fraction of the cost and save millions of lives within our lifetime. He asks why the debate over climate change has stifled rational dialogue and killed meaningful dissent.

Lomborg presents us with a second generation of thinking on global warming that believes panic is neither warranted nor a constructive place from which to deal with any of humanity’s problems, not just global warming. Cool It promises to be one of the most talked about and influential books of our time.

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a must listen in my opinion and some amazing facts you won't hear in the MSM
narration let's it down I feel but the substance is awesome

Amazing and a must listen.

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Fascinating book. Unfortunately no one is listening to reason or even having the debate. We are constantly inundated with doomsday apocalyptic predictions & the purveyors of the climate crisis are not interested in listening to the likes of Bjorn.

The voice of reason

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A must read for people who doubt the narrative of climate catastrophe and need somme balance in a counter argument. It doesn't deny climate change, but does have a lot of facts which back up that is the world is not ending any time soon.

A must for people doubting the narrative.

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Worth a listen as there is plenty of good information regarding climate change. For example, in 1961 there were 5000 polar bears. Jump forward 40 years and their numbers are more like 25000.

The overall message seems to be that man made climate change is real, but the doomsday scenarios of the mainstream media are way off.

Good solid information

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we need to end climate change hysteria and adopt a cool level headed rational approach. why are no major broadcasting corporations featuring this approach?

essential knowledge

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