02862nam 2200601Ia 450 991080860220332120240416171834.01-59726-795-3(CKB)2560000000054838(OCoLC)692204486(CaPaEBR)ebrary10437869(SSID)ssj0000428910(PQKBManifestationID)12174768(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000428910(PQKBWorkID)10429638(PQKB)10840895(MiAaPQ)EBC3317494(Au-PeEL)EBL3317494(CaPaEBR)ebr10437869(OCoLC)923187578(EXLCZ)99256000000005483820100104d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrStraight up America's fiercest climate blogger takes on the status quo media, politicians, and clean energy solutions /Joseph J. Romm1st ed.Washington, DC Island Pressc20101 online resource (246 p.)Includes index.1-59726-716-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.The status quo media -- Uncharacteristically blunt scientists -- The clean energy solution -- Peak oil? Consider it solved -- The clean energy new deal -- The Bush-Cheney reign of error -- The right-wing disinformation machine -- Diagnosing someone with anti-scientific syndrome (ASS) -- Why are progressive so lousy at messaging? -- Conclusion : is the global economy a Ponzi scheme?In 2009, Rolling Stone named Joe Romm to its list of "100 People Who Are Changing America." Romm is a climate expert, physicist, energy consultant, and former official in the Department of Energy. But it's his influential blog, one of the "Top Fifteen Green Websites" according to Time magazine, that's caught national attention. Climate change is far more urgent than people understand, Romm says, and traditional media, scientists, and politicians are missing the story. Straight Up draws on Romm's most important posts to explain the dangers of and solutions to climate change that you won't find in newspapers, in journals, or on T.V.Climatic changesUnited StatesCommunication in sciencePolitical aspectsUnited StatesGlobal warmingPress coverageUnited StatesScientistsPsychologyClimatic changesCommunication in sciencePolitical aspectsGlobal warmingPress coverageScientistsPsychology.551.6Romm Joseph J1594116MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808602203321Straight up4056467UNINA