“IT TURNS out that there is a hoax involved in climate change. Only the hoax is being perpetrated by public relations efforts by the fossil fuels industry.” Thus begins the most memorable chapter of Global Climate Change.
Better known for his exposés on the flaws of coastal engineering, geologist Orrin Pilkey has turned his attention to this century’s hot environmental topic: climate change. There are no surprises for those familiar with the subject, but the book does a good job of explaining the foundations of climate science to an interested novice.
The chapter on climate change sceptics stands…
