iambartacus's review
3.0
Full disclosure: I hold a degree in environmental science and work in natural resources, so you can take my opinion with however many grains of salt you want, but this book could seriously have used some fact checking. It read a little bit like a witch hunt/Republican debate.
This book just came across weirdly. I can see some of the author's points, sure, but the rest it seemed like someone in these industries was paying him to write what he did. He treats people who are concerned like idiots. I would argue that it's good to show awareness and concern for your surroundings, even if you aren't presently hurtling towards doom, it never hurts to keep making sure you aren't about to get hit by a bus kind of thing. Inducing environmental panic in people isn't the right answer probably at this point, but neither is telling them nothing is wrong and we can continue consuming ALL THE THINGS. Climate change or no, that's just not realistic.
This book just came across weirdly. I can see some of the author's points, sure, but the rest it seemed like someone in these industries was paying him to write what he did. He treats people who are concerned like idiots. I would argue that it's good to show awareness and concern for your surroundings, even if you aren't presently hurtling towards doom, it never hurts to keep making sure you aren't about to get hit by a bus kind of thing. Inducing environmental panic in people isn't the right answer probably at this point, but neither is telling them nothing is wrong and we can continue consuming ALL THE THINGS. Climate change or no, that's just not realistic.
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