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Northshire Bookstore ReviewReviewed By... Chris MorrowAmy Seidl has written another poignant book about climate change. Finding Higher Ground is an exploration of what it means to be adapting to a changing world. This is not an argument against efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change, but an acknowledgement that we have already altered our biosphere and a discovery of how we can adapt. Both deeply personal and grounded in the latest science, Seidl h... read more>>>
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Publisher CommentsAn internationally recognized expert on the geology of barrier islands, Orrin H. Pilkey is one of the rare academics who engages in public advocacy about science-related issues. He has written dozens of books and articles explaining coastal processes to lay readers, and he is a frequent and outspoken interviewee in the mainstream media. Here, the colorful scientist takes on climate change deniers in an outstanding and much-needed primer on the scienc... read more>>>
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A paradigm shift is roiling the environmental world. For decades people have unquestioningly accepted the idea that our goal is to preserve nature in its pristine, pre-human state. But many scientists have come to see this as an outdated dream that thwarts bold new plans to save the environment and prevents us from having a fuller relationship with nature. Humans have changed the landscapes they inhabit since prehistory, and climate change means ... read more>>>
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Publisher CommentsTechno-Fix questions a primary paradigm of our age: that advanced technology will extricate us from an ever increasing load of social, environmental, and economic ills. Techno-Fix shows why negative unintended consequences of science and technology are inherently unavoidable and unpredictable, why counter-technologies, techno-fixes, and efficiency improvements do not offer lasting solutions, and why modern technology, in the presence of... read more>>>
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