Climate Confusion: How Global Warming Hysteria Leads to Bad Science, Pandering Politicians and Misguided Policies that Hurt the Poor
by: Roy Spencer
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The current frenzy over global warming has galvanized the public and cost taxpayers billons of dollars in federal expenditures for climate research. It has spawned Hollywood blockbusters and inspired major political movements. It has given a higher calling to celebrities and built a lucrative industry for scores of eager scientists. In short, ending climate change has become a national crusade.
And yet, despite this dominant and sprawling campaign, the facts behind global warming remain as confounding as ever.
In Climate Confusion, distinguished climatologist Dr. Roy Spencer observes that our obsession with global warming has only clouded the issue. Forsaking blindingly technical statistics and doomsday scenarios, Dr. Spencer explains in simple terms how the climate system really works, why man's role in global warming is more myth than science, and how the global warming hype has corrupted Washington and the scientific community.
The reasons, Spencer explains, are numerous: biases in governmental funding of scientific research, our misconceptions about science and basic economics, even our religious beliefs and worldviews.From Al Gore to Leonardo DiCaprio, the climate change industry has given a platform to leading figures from all walks of life, as pandering politicians, demagogues and biased scientistsforge a self-interested movement whose proposed policy initiatives could ultimately devastate the economies of those developing countries they purport to aid.
Climate Confusion is a much needed wake up call for all of us on planet earth. Dr. Spencer's clear-eyed approach, combined with his sharp wit and intellect, brings transparency and levity to the issue of global warming as he takes on wrong-headed attitudes and misguided beliefs that have led to our state of panic. Climate Confusion lifts the shroud of mystery that has hovered here for far too long and offers an end to this frenzy of misinformation in our lives.
The current frenzy over global warming has galvanized the public and cost taxpayers billons of dollars in federal expenditures for climate research. It has spawned Hollywood blockbusters and inspired major political movements. It has given a higher calling to celebrities and built a lucrative industry for scores of eager scientists. In short, ending climate change has become a national crusade.
And yet, despite this dominant and sprawling campaign, the facts behind global warming remain as confounding as ever.
In Climate Confusion, distinguished climatologist Dr. Roy Spencer observes that our obsession with global warming has only clouded the issue. Forsaking blindingly technical statistics and doomsday scenarios, Dr. Spencer explains in simple terms how the climate system really works, why man's role in global warming is more myth than science, and how the global warming hype has corrupted Washington and the scientific community.
The reasons, Spencer explains, are numerous: biases in governmental funding of scientific research, our misconceptions about science and basic economics, even our religious beliefs and worldviews.From Al Gore to Leonardo DiCaprio, the climate change industry has given a platform to leading figures from all walks of life, as pandering politicians, demagogues and biased scientistsforge a self-interested movement whose proposed policy initiatives could ultimately devastate the economies of those developing countries they purport to aid.
Climate Confusion is a much needed wake up call for all of us on planet earth. Dr. Spencer's clear-eyed approach, combined with his sharp wit and intellect, brings transparency and levity to the issue of global warming as he takes on wrong-headed attitudes and misguided beliefs that have led to our state of panic. Climate Confusion lifts the shroud of mystery that has hovered here for far too long and offers an end to this frenzy of misinformation in our lives.
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Rating: - Great Content, Execution Could Have Been Better
I gave Climate Confusion (CC) 4 stars. I would have given it 5 stars based upon its content and ideas, but I thought the execution of this book left a little to be desired.
I'll deal with CC's literary value first.Now, it certainly was an easy read and the chapter organization was by-and-large well thought out. I'm not a fast reader and finished the 191-page book in about one week. Spencer has a very conversational style - you almost feel like you are in his classroom and he is a ... Read More
Rating: 
- Exposing the "Muths"
I came to this page when I clicked on a link in my g-mail, "Climate Change Muths Exposed by NASA Climatologist"
Muths.
Then I find that the "most helpful" review is from the author himself, who, surprise surprise, rated his own work five stars.
I won't be wasting my time or money on this one.
I just got back from Peru.I've been to Alaska.I'm not a geologist, but I can see with my own eyes glaciers are smaller than they were even a decade ago. ... Read More
Rating: - Easy there fanboys...
This book does lack in citations, there's no questioning that. But I don't think that this book was ever intended to be a text book arguement. The title alone says it all, it says this book is going to be biased and here's why I believe what I believe. If you wanted a completely non-biased book, go read a book with the title "Global Warming: Completely Unbiased" or "Global Warming: Raw and Uncut".
I enjoyed the book for what it was, an informal discussion on global warming and why some ... Read More
Rating: - We need more heretical books like this!
The author makes it clear from the start that he isn't a global warming denier, he believes that the globe is warming, but that the global warming phenomenon that we see in the media today is hyper-sensationalized. His main denial is that the warming that we are experiencing is not anthropogenic, or at least that there is no evidence that it is.
Spencer points out to the reader that this book is meant to make a break from most other climate change material, he make the comment that "if ... Read More
Rating: 
- A Challenge to the Mainstream
Roy Spencer, an extremly credible climate scientist and formerly of NASA offers up an alternative approach (and a welcome approach) to James Hansen's doomsday scenario.Dr. Spencer concludes that obviously man kind is contributing to our environment however he hesitates to say that man-kind is the cause of global warming.Most of the book shows the dangers of mixing politics with science and what happens when the two inevidably collide.This book is filled with facts, cited sources and his own climate ... Read More
- Great Content, Execution Could Have Been BetterI gave Climate Confusion (CC) 4 stars. I would have given it 5 stars based upon its content and ideas, but I thought the execution of this book left a little to be desired.
I'll deal with CC's literary value first.Now, it certainly was an easy read and the chapter organization was by-and-large well thought out. I'm not a fast reader and finished the 191-page book in about one week. Spencer has a very conversational style - you almost feel like you are in his classroom and he is a ... Read More
- Exposing the "Muths"I came to this page when I clicked on a link in my g-mail, "Climate Change Muths Exposed by NASA Climatologist"
Muths.
Then I find that the "most helpful" review is from the author himself, who, surprise surprise, rated his own work five stars.
I won't be wasting my time or money on this one.
I just got back from Peru.I've been to Alaska.I'm not a geologist, but I can see with my own eyes glaciers are smaller than they were even a decade ago. ... Read More
- Easy there fanboys...This book does lack in citations, there's no questioning that. But I don't think that this book was ever intended to be a text book arguement. The title alone says it all, it says this book is going to be biased and here's why I believe what I believe. If you wanted a completely non-biased book, go read a book with the title "Global Warming: Completely Unbiased" or "Global Warming: Raw and Uncut".
I enjoyed the book for what it was, an informal discussion on global warming and why some ... Read More
- We need more heretical books like this!The author makes it clear from the start that he isn't a global warming denier, he believes that the globe is warming, but that the global warming phenomenon that we see in the media today is hyper-sensationalized. His main denial is that the warming that we are experiencing is not anthropogenic, or at least that there is no evidence that it is.
Spencer points out to the reader that this book is meant to make a break from most other climate change material, he make the comment that "if ... Read More
- A Challenge to the MainstreamRoy Spencer, an extremly credible climate scientist and formerly of NASA offers up an alternative approach (and a welcome approach) to James Hansen's doomsday scenario.Dr. Spencer concludes that obviously man kind is contributing to our environment however he hesitates to say that man-kind is the cause of global warming.Most of the book shows the dangers of mixing politics with science and what happens when the two inevidably collide.This book is filled with facts, cited sources and his own climate ... Read More
