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.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025796471 | 363.73874 S326G 2012 | 1 |
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025746633 | 363.73874 S326G 2012 | 2 |