A Look into the Skeptical Environmentalist
Date Submitted: 09/09/2006 23:25:49
Category: / Society & Culture / Environment
Length: 6 pages (1546 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Environment
Length: 6 pages (1546 words)
The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World is an informative yet controversial, extensive yet imperfect book. The author, Bjorn Lomborg, stresses that the state of the world, as a whole, and human life in general is getting better, not worse, and that the alarmist claims of some environmentalists are exaggerated. Lomborg is an expert in statistics, with a background in political science. Thus, he presents an extensive, well-supported and up to date …
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…I feel I am now more environment-minded, especially when it comes to pollution, cancer, recycling, energy, etc. I find this book a refreshing change from the typical scare tactics of extremists trying to voice their opinion, supported with real and relevant facts and less blinding predisposition. Although The Skeptical Environmentalist is lengthy, I would recommend it to others not only as a distinctive viewpoint and source of valid environmental information from which to base opinions.
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