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A stunningly honest and refreshing take on the situation at hand.
Clive Hamilton has taken all of the swirling thoughts that have been aimlessly swooshing about in my head and combined them with many things I had not even considered, and finely woven them together into a cohesive and satisfying meditation on the future of our species. He has taken the fine lens of a scientific mind and turned it sharply on those who deny the validity of climate science yet support geoengineering, or those who kn ...more
Clive Hamilton has taken all of the swirling thoughts that have been aimlessly swooshing about in my head and combined them with many things I had not even considered, and finely woven them together into a cohesive and satisfying meditation on the future of our species. He has taken the fine lens of a scientific mind and turned it sharply on those who deny the validity of climate science yet support geoengineering, or those who kn ...more
An incredibly scary book in that Hamilton not only presents the evidence in a clear and precise manner but also why the world and its leaders are psychologically unable to accept the change that will soon be upon us.
It is as if we look up in the sky and can see a massive meteor heading towards Earth but we are unable to focus or comprehend that it is going to wipe us out.
I read this book as it was recommended by Dr. David Suzuki, who has been Canada's most active voice against CO2 emissions and ...more
It is as if we look up in the sky and can see a massive meteor heading towards Earth but we are unable to focus or comprehend that it is going to wipe us out.
I read this book as it was recommended by Dr. David Suzuki, who has been Canada's most active voice against CO2 emissions and ...more
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Sarah
marked it as ecology
Mar 01, 2022
Gustav Osberg
marked it as to-read
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