Summary of Michael E. Mann's The New Climate War

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#1 The origins of the climate wars lie in the past climate wars, when the findings of science began to conflict with the agendas of powerful vested interests. These campaigns were aimed at obscuring public understanding of the underlying science and discrediting the scientific message.

#2 The late nineteenth century saw the birth of the science-denier-for-hire, in the form of Thomas Stockmann, an amateur scientist in a small Norwegian town. He was attacked by the townspeople when he tried to warn the town’s residents about the dangers of its medicinal hot springs being polluted by chemicals.

#3 The environmental movement was sparked by Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring, which exposed the dangers of DDT. The pesticide was eventually banned, but not before causing irreparable damage to bird populations.

#4 The work of Carson and other scientists studying the effects of industrial toxins on humans and the environment led to awareness of other threats, such as lead pollution.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669350156

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#1

The origins of the climate wars lie in the past climate wars, when the findings of science began to conflict with the agendas of powerful vested interests. These campaigns were aimed at obscuring public understanding of the underlying science and discrediting the scientific message.

#2

The late nineteenth century saw the birth of the science-denier-for-hire, in the form of Thomas Stockmann, an amateur scientist in a small Norwegian town. He was attacked by the townspeople when he tried to warn the town’s residents about the dangers of its medicinal hot springs being polluted by chemicals.

#3

The environmental movement was sparked by Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring, which exposed the dangers of DDT. The pesticide was eventually banned, but not before causing irreparable damage to bird populations.

#4

The work of Carson and other scientists studying the effects of industrial toxins on humans and the environment led to awareness of other threats, such as lead pollution.

#5

The 1970s and 1980s saw the emergence of truly global environmental threats, which were quickly dismissed by industry groups who stood to profit from the dangers.

#6

The Republican Party, led by President George H. W. Bush, signed the 1990 Clean Air Act, which required coal-fired power plants to scrub sulfur emissions before they exited the smokestacks.

#7

Despite the many scientists who have spoken out about the dangers of climate change, there are still many in power who deny it.

#8

Carl Sagan was a cultural phenomenon as well as a scientist. He had an unparalleled ability to engage the public with science. He made me realize it was possible to spend a lifetime satisfying one’s scientific curiosity by posing and answering such fundamental