Book Review: Field Notes from a Catastrophe

Elizabeth Kolbert’s Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature and Climate Change is an excellent, accessible book that contains a collection of articles originally written for the New Yorker.  Kolbert uses snapshots from her travels, interviews and research to educate the reader about man’s impacts on the environment.  Far from being condescending or depressing, Kolbert [...]

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Increased Carbon Dioxide Emissions? Bye Plants!

You may have heard some high-profile human-induced climate change skeptics tote the benefits of increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere for plant life.  Some lobby groups have even released press releases and documents to senators and the public in an attempt to further the illusion that there is no scientific consensus that humans are affecting [...]

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