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100			_aBjørn Lomborg
245			_aThe Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World
082			_a363.7
260			_aUnited Kingdom _bCambridge University Press _c2016
520			_aThe Skeptical Environmentalist challenges widely held beliefs that the environmental situation is getting worse and worse. The author, himself a former member of Greenpeace, is critical of the way in which many environmental organisations make selective and misleading use of the scientific evidence. Using the best available statistical information from internationally recognised research institutes, Bjørn Lomborg systematically examines a range of major environmental problems that feature prominently in headline news across the world. His arguments are presented in non-technical, accessible language and are carefully backed up by over 2500 footnotes allowing readers to check sources for themselves. Concluding that there are more reasons for optimism than pessimism, Bjørn Lomborg stresses the need for clear-headed prioritisation of resources to tackle real, not imagined problems. The Skeptical Environmentalist offers readers a non-partisan stocktaking exercise that serves as a useful corrective to the more alarmist accounts favoured by campaign groups and the media.
655			_aScience
655			_aNonfiction
655			_aEnvironment
655			_aPolitics
655			_aEconomics
655			_aEcology
655			_aGeography
655			_aSustainability
655			_aSkepticism
655			_aClimate change
655			_aHuman ecology
655			_aGlobal environmental change
655			_aPollution
650			_aGlobal Citizenship (BIN1064-N)
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