Global warming
by
 
Scherer, Lauri S.

Title
Global warming

Author
Scherer, Lauri S.

ISBN
9780737756814

Publication Information
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, ©2012.

Physical Description
141 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Series
Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints
 
Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints.

Contents
Ch. 1. Is global warming occuring?. The planet is warming / Bryan Appleyard ; The planet is not warming / Mike Maguire ; Humans' carbon dioxide emissions are causing global warming / National Academy of Sciences ; Humans' carbon dioxide emissions do not cause any significant warming / David Evans -- ch. 2. Does global warming pose a serious threat?. The effects of global warming will be catastrophic / Steve Connor and Michael McCarthy ; The effects of global will not be catastrophic / Bjorn Lomborg, interviewed by Gene Epstein ; Global warming threatens crop growth / Kent Garger ; Global warming is creating perfrfect crop conditions / James Taylor.
 
Global warming is causing extreme weather / Environment New Jersey Research & Policy Center ; Global warming is not causing extreme weather / Anne Jolis -- ch. 3. How can global warming be minimized?. Reducing air pollution can slow global warming / Veerabhadran Ramanathan and David G. Victor ; Reducing some air pollution will accelerate global warming / Eli Kintisch ; A plan to power 100 % of the planet with renewables / Mark Z. Jacobson and Mark A. Delucchi ; Switching to renewable energy is prohibitively expensive / Doug L. Hoffman ; Cutting carbon emissions will slow global warming / Barry Brook ; Cutting carbon emissions will hurt the economy / Alan Bressler.

Abstract
"Global Warming: Introducing Issues with Opposing Viewpoints is a series that examines current issues from different viewpoints, set up in a pro/con format"-- Provided by publisher.

Subject Term
Global warming.
 
Global temperature changes.
 
Carbon dioxide.
 
Carbon dioxide. (OCoLC)fst00846814
 
Global temperature changes. (OCoLC)fst00943494
 
Global warming (OCoLC)fst00943506

Added Author
Scherer, Lauri S.


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