Judging from an email, Ian Wishart's new book is days away from shipping. Couldn't see an advert on his Investigate Magazine home page though. Soon, perhaps?I must admit, I'm curious about the contents. I'll be ordering a copy and having a read.
The conclusion seems to be on the cover page, and that alone will infuriate the AGW Gore-ites. No doubt, it will excuse them from having to even read the book.
I'm skeptical about AGW (especially the A part of that) but I'm of the opinion that mankind's score card on pollution control is pretty shoddy, and respecting the environment is simply sensible. And responsible.
I don't usually like to mention my opinion on environmental responsibility and AGW together though.
When talking to an AGW zealot, they might think I'm likely to automatically agree with any or all of their prescriptions to "save the planet". Forget Kyoto, for starters.
Saving the planet is all well and good. I'm interested to see Ian's take on the AGW industry. Forty years ago, we were decades away from an ice age. Acid Rain had apparently wiped out the North American and European forests. We were 5 years away from mass starvation, because (supposedly) the world couldn't handle three billion people.
Now the planet is warming, polar bears are drowning, snows are melting and the population is back to "exploding".
Your Global Footprint score is the modern sin-o-meter and End of Times Disaster Scenarios are marketed with compelling sophistication. They've learned from their past mistakes on how consumers react to over-hyping, and have refined their approach.
It's a bit like watching the evolution of TV programs. In the 60's, it was "Ironsides", then we progressed to the steely realism of "Hill Street Blues" and now shows like CSI seem more real than reality. At least to some people.
Is Ian's book going to be like a peek behind the scenes?
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