Boiling point; how politicians, big oil and coal, journalists and activists are fueling the climate crisis--and what we can do to avert disaster.QC981 2004-003223 0-465-02761-X Boiling point boiling point, temperature at which a substance changes its state from liquid to gas. A stricter definition of boiling point is the temperature at which the liquid and vapor (gas) phases of a substance can exist in equilibrium. ; how politicians, big oil and coal, journalists and activists are fueling the climate crisis--and what we can do to avert disaster. Gelbspan, Ross. Basic Books, [c]2004 254 p. $22.00 Gelbspan (a former journalist with The Washington Post and The Boston Globe) warns that we ignore the realities of global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. at our own peril The designated contingency, risk, or hazard against which an insured seeks to protect himself or herself when purchasing a policy of insurance. Among the various types of perils for which insurance coverage is available are fire, theft, illness, and death. PERIL. . He reports on how the U.S. Government, especially under the administration of George W. Bush, is ignoring scientific evidence of global warming and sabotaging global efforts to address the crisis. He also criticizes large energy companies and other corporations for funding distorted global warming science, journalists for failing to report on the facts properly, and US environmental activists for operating with outmoded out·mod·ed adj. 1. Not in fashion; unfashionable: outmoded attire; outmoded ideas. 2. No longer usable or practical; obsolete: outmoded machinery. and limited assumptions regarding how to combat the problem. |
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