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    Global Warming Primer: Answering Your Questions About The Science, The Consequences, and The Solutions
    Global Warming Primer: Answering Your Questions About The Science, The Consequences, and The Solutions
    Global Warming Primer: Answering Your Questions About The Science, The Consequences, and The Solutions
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    Global Warming Primer: Answering Your Questions About The Science, The Consequences, and The Solutions

    By Jeffrey Bennett

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    Is human-induced global warming a real threat to our future? Most people will express an opinion on this question, but relatively few can back their opinions with solid evidence. Many times we've even heard pundits say "I am not a scientist" to avoid the issue altogether. But the truth is, the basic science is not that difficult. Using a question and answer format, this book will help readers achieve three major goals: To see that anyone can understand the basic science of global warming;  To understand the arguments about this issue made by skeptics, so that readers will be able to decide for themselves what to believe; To understand why, despite the "gloom and doom" that often surrounds this topic, the solutions are ones that will not only protect the world for our children and grandchildren, but that will actually lead us to a stronger economy with energy that is cheaper, cleaner, and more abundant than the energy we use today.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBig Kid Science
    Release dateAug 1, 2016
    ISBN9781937548803
    Global Warming Primer: Answering Your Questions About The Science, The Consequences, and The Solutions

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      Global Warming Primer - Jeffrey Bennett

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      Introduction

      Preservation of our environment is not a liberal or conservative challenge; it’s common sense.

      — President Ronald Reagan, Jan. 25, 1984 (State of the Union address)

      Is human-induced global warming a real threat to our future? Most people will express an opinion on this question, but relatively few can back their opinions with solid evidence. This is true on both sides, as many believers are no better able to explain the scientific case for global warming than skeptics are to make a case against it. Many times we’ve even heard politicians and media pundits say I am not a scientist to avoid the issue altogether.

      But the truth is, the basic science is not that difficult. Sure, Earth’s climate is complex, and therefore so are many details of the science of global warming, but I can tell you from my own teaching experience that the key ideas are understandable to most fourth- and fifth-graders. Indeed, even the more arcane details that you may hear debated in the media are usually simple enough once you focus on the heart of the matter. So if you want to understand and act intelligently on this issue, then I hope you’ll continue reading. By the end of this book, I believe you’ll be fully equipped to have an informed opinion about global warming.

      Before we begin, let me tell you a little about the origins and goals of this book. The origins lie in my more than 30 years of experience in teaching and writing about science and mathematics. This experience has led me to conclude that one of the primary problems with science education (both in the United States and globally) is that we too often allow students — or the public — to get hung up on details before they understand the key big picture ideas. Global warming offers a prime example, because the media debate is filled with endless arguments about topics like the intricacies of computer models or climate feedbacks, even while the basic science is almost completely ignored. I’ve been fortunate to have had some success in offering a big picture approach to global warming with material I’ve written (along with coauthors) for my college textbooks and for a children’s book (The Wizard Who Saved the World), as well as with my online global warming primer. This book represents my attempt to take the same big picture approach to a wider

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