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Global warming
Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Publication Date
2006
Language
English
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Beverly Farms - Adult Nonfiction
QC 981.8 .G56 G574 2006
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QC 981.8 .G56 G574 2006
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ch. 1. Is the threat of global warming real?
1. Global warming poses a serous threat / Geoffrey Lean
2. Global warming does not pose a serious threat / John F. McManus
3. Most scientists agree that global warming is a human-caused problem / Naomi Oreskes
4. Many scientists do not agree that global warming is a human-caused problem / Greening Earth Society
ch. 2. What causes global warming?
1. Human activity causes global warming / Thomas R. Karl, Kevin E. Trenberth
2. Human activity does not cause global warming / William M. Gray
3. Sport utility vehicles contribute to global warming / Sierra Club
4. Sport utility vehicles do not contribute to global warming / Sal Rosken
5. Solar activity causes global warming / Ian Clark
6. Radiation from the earth's core causes global warming / Gary Novak
ch. 3. What will be the effects of global warming?
1. Global warming is causing the polar ice caps to melt / Charles W. Petit
2. Natural fluctuations are causing the polar ice caps to melt / Jens Bischof
3. Global warming benefits life on earth / Dennis Avery
4. Global warming harms life on earth / Ross Gelbspan
ch. 4. Should measures be taken to combat global warming?
1. Greenhouse gas emissions should be reduced / Fred Krupp
2.Greenhouse gas emissions need not be reduced / Sallie Baliunas
3. Greenhouse gas emissions cannot be reduced with current technology / William Kovacs
4. Nuclear power can combat global warming / John McCain
5. Nuclear power should not be used to combat global warming / Coalition of Groups
6. Alternative energy sources should be pursued / Lester R. Brown
7. Alternative energy should not be pursued / Jerry Taylor, Peter VanDoren
8. The Kyoto Protocol can help address global warming / Hamish McRae
9. The Kyoto Protocol cannot address global warming / Christopher DeMuth.
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073772935
9780737729368
9780737729368
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