global warming

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global warming

Global warming

1991
Discusses the issue of the greenhouse effect and possible solutions to the global warming trend.

Global warming

2009
Presents brief discussions of various reasons for global warming and possible solutions, covering ozone later depletion, the Kyoto protocol, melting arctic ice, public transportation, green homes, ocean acidification, and other related topics, with illustrations.

The god species

saving the planet in the age of humans
2011

Buildings of the future

2008
Explains the cause and effects of global warming, describes the contribution of buildings to global warming, and discusses building techniques and technologies and consumer actions that can reduce the amount of wasted energy.

Sixty days and counting

2007
With the climate rapidly changing, newly elected President Phil Chase decides to focus his administration on the problem of global warming and appoints Charlie Quibler, who has a young son to care for, and Frank Vanderwal, who recently suffered brain trauma when he and his espionage lover, Caroline Barr, foiled a conspiracy to steal the election from Chase, to head the team of scientists working on a solution.

Maximum Ride

the final warning
2009
While on a mission to Antarctica to save the world from global warming, fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride and the other members of the Flock--a band of genetically modified children who can fly--are pursued by their creator, the Uber-Director, who wants to auction them off to the highest bidder.

Hothouse earth

the greenhouse effect and gaia
1990

Global warming

are we entering the greenhouse century?
1989
Examines the causes of world-wide climate change that may raise world temperatures by 10 degrees F in less than 100 years and describes the likely consequences.

Heaven and earth

global warming the missing science
2009
Presents an argument against the influence of human activity on global warming, examining natural trends of the Earth's position, the Sun, ocean currents, and plate tectonics while criticizing the ideas of those such as Al Gore, claiming that he uses scientific misrepresentations to argue his theories.

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