Meltdown: The Predictable Distortion of Global Warming by Scientists, Politicians, and the Media

Michaels Cato Institute, Patrick J.

ISBN 10: 1930865597 / ISBN 13: 9781930865594

Published by Cato Institute, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Meltdown: The Predictable Distortion of Global Warming by Scientists, Politicians, and the Media
• Publisher: Cato Institute
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1930865597
• ISBN 13: 9781930865594
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

An eminently readable and often humorous critique, Meltdown documents hundreds of exaggerations from scientists, politicians and the media, and ties them together with the common thread of rational self-interest.

About the Author

Patrick J. Michaels is research professor of environmental studies at the University of Virginia and senior fellow in environmental studies at the Cato Institute. He is past president of the American Association of State Climatologists, winner of the American Library Association s worldwide competition for public service writing, and an author of the 2003 climate science "Paper of the Year," awarded by the Association of American Geographers.