Climate Myths: The Campaign Against Climate Science - Softcover

Climate Myths is both a primer on climate change and a definitive rebuttal of climate science denial. The book can thus be used to help educate students, teachers, and the general public about the controversy over climate change. Climate Myths puts the campaign against climate science in historical, political, and economic context and juxtaposes the claims of climate change deniers with the facts about climate change as revealed by authoritative climate science. Climate Myths dispels common misunderstandings about climate change and spotlights the companies, organizations, and individuals who have promoted climate myths in the course of their highly successful, multimillion dollar climate disinformation campaigns. Drawing on the principles and achievements of climate science, Climate Myths summarizes the imminent threat of rapid climate change, pointing readers toward needed action.

John J. Berger is an American climate specialist and consultant who has written and edited eleven books on energy and environmental issues. His latest book, Climate Myths: The Campaign Against Climate Science, offers a definitive rebuttal of climate science skepticism and denial. He is also the author of the forthcoming Climate Peril: The Intelligent Reader’s Guide to Understanding the Climate Crisis (Spring 2013). It explains how climate normally functions and the perilous consequences of disturbing it. A third climate book for lay readers, Climate Solutions: Turning Global Peril Into Jobs, Profits, and Prosperity will also appear in 2013. Dr. Berger has consulted to the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, Fortune 500 corporations, nonprofit groups, and governmental organizations, including the U.S. Congress. He was cofounder and director of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service, Inc. of Washington, D.C. and founded Restoring the Earth, Inc. His office is located in Berkeley, California where he writes on climate, energy, and natural resources and provides scientific and technical writing as well as editorial consulting services to businesses and individuals.