Environment - Scott J. Pearson’s Book Review

From Knowledge to Power: The Comprehensive Handbook for Climate Science & Advocacy

By Scott J. Pearson | March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 by Scott J. Pearson

Climate science is a hot topic these days, and many books (like Bill Gates’ How to Avoid a Climate Disaster) provide introductions to the topic for a popular audience. Those books are written to be digested by the masses, but detailed academic work is often lacking in them. Enter Perona’s textbook. (He calls it a “handbook,” but it more resembles an interdisciplinary textbook.) He explains the nitty-gritty of the science and extends the reasoning from…

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A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement & a Vision for the Future

By Scott J. Pearson | September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 by Scott J. Pearson

Sir David Attenborough is well-known to fans of the BBC in the United Kingdom for his interesting explorations on various topics, especially ones relating to natural history. In this book, he further dives into natural history about how the world has changed during his lifetime. His picture is quite bleak, with much of our wilderness becoming subsumed by humanity’s growth. Still, he manages to propose several hopeful strategies out of this crisis if we begin…

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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have & the Breakthroughs We Need

By Scott J. Pearson | August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 by Scott J. Pearson

It’s no secret that climate change has begun to affect human lifestyles. Unfortunately, world politics and economics are ill-positioned to deal with this crisis. If we can’t agree that vaccines are a good thing, how can we agree on the difficult sacrifices required to preserve our planet for future generations? Despite this (or perhaps because of this), Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and the philanthropy Gates Foundation, is lending not only his name but also…

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Green Your Routine: A Transition from Mindless Consumerism to Mindful Consumption

By Scott J. Pearson | May 15, 2021May 15, 2021 by Scott J. Pearson

Many times, pro-environment reforms get labeled as inefficient, expensive, or pie-in-the-sky. A lot of this happens because economic forces want to maintain the status quo. In this work, Abad presents a series of practical steps that can make your lifestyle (i.e., your routine) more environmentally friendly. Together, these simple changes can help the ecosystem – and save you money! For each proposed change, he computes the net-benefit for our planet as well as for your…