Book
The madhouse effect : how climate change denial is threatening our planet, destroying our politics, and driving us crazy
Publication Information
New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
Physical Description
xv, 186 pages : illlustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
"The Madhouse Effect portrays the intellectual pretzels into which denialists must twist logic to explain away the clear evidence that human activity has changed Earth's climate. Toles's cartoons collapse counter-scientific strategies into their biased components, helping readers see how to best strike at these fallacies. Mann's expert skills at science communication aim to restore sanity to a debate that continues to rage against widely acknowledged scientific consensus. The synergy of these two climate science crusaders enlivens the gloom and doom of so many climate-themed books--and may even convert die-hard doubters to the side of science"--Amazon.com.
Contents
- Science : how it works
- Climate change : the basics
- Why should I give a damn?
- The stages of denial
- The war on climate science
- Hypocrisy, thy name is climate change denial
- Geoengineering, or, "What could possibly go wrong?"
- A path forward.