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This unique book traces the history of climate change through published accounts dating back hundreds of years. It's like readers have subscriptions to old newspapers and are reading their predecessors' concerns firsthand. The author traces the thoughts and actions of "climate changers" from the Roman and Greek eras and presents eleven inane, outrageously costly schemes that they have proposed over the years, e.g., placing an umbrella over the Sphinx, diverting the Gulf Stream to warm the climate of Eastern Canada, or heating Chicago with underground pipes. He warns that taxpayers can expect…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
This unique book traces the history of climate change through published accounts dating back hundreds of years. It's like readers have subscriptions to old newspapers and are reading their predecessors' concerns firsthand. The author traces the thoughts and actions of "climate changers" from the Roman and Greek eras and presents eleven inane, outrageously costly schemes that they have proposed over the years, e.g., placing an umbrella over the Sphinx, diverting the Gulf Stream to warm the climate of Eastern Canada, or heating Chicago with underground pipes. He warns that taxpayers can expect more of the same types of costly and unnecessary schemes from contemporary climate changers in the near future. Ultimately, readers are left to decide for themselves if climate change is the most serious challenge of our generation that politicians and scientists claim it is. (Spoiler alert: it isn't.) Simply put, history trumps science in the climate change debate.
Autorenporträt
Arthur G. Sharp, a native of Waterbury, CT, is a historian/writer/editor/researcher. He is the author of 19 books and 2,500+ articles on a variety of topics. He earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in history from the University of Hartford (West Hartford, CT) and Trinity College (Hartford, CT) respectively. Sharp served four years in the United States Marine Corps, from which he received an honorable discharge. He taught at the university level for over thirty years, His subjects ranged from Technical & Business Writing to Literature, Management, Business Ethics, and International Management. He edits three military association magazines: The Graybeards (Korean War Veterans Association); The Old Breed News (1st Marine Division Association); and The Chosin Few Digest (Chosin Few Association). He currently lives in Sun City Center, FL. His curiosity and background as an historian led him to do the research for this book, which sheds new light on climate change.