Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 174
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Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-4758-3581-6 • Hardback • October 2017 • $83.00 • (£64.00)
978-1-4758-3582-3 • Paperback • October 2017 • $42.00 • (£35.00)
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Jeffrey Loehr is a strategy advisory and growth specialist, helping businesses understand and manage uncertainty in the future. Climate change is becoming a major issue and opportunity for business and Jeff is passionate about understanding, managing and improving the implications.
Margaret Loehr has had a career as a high school science teacher of biology, chemistry and Advanced Placement Physics. Because of her long term involvement with, and concern for youth, and understanding of the threats of the world we are leaving them, she has chosen to devote her time to education on climate realities and solutions.
Preface
Part I – The Nature of Energy
Chapter 1: The Protagonist—Energy
Chapter 2: Doing the Numbers—Measuring Energy and Power
Chapter 3: The Dancer—Changing Forms of Energy
Chapter 4: Can’t Be Made, Can’t Be Destroyed—Still Dancing
Chapter 5: Wellspring of Energy—Surprise! It’s All Nuclear
Part II – The Ways of the Natural World
Chapter 6: Homage to Sol
Chapter 7: Storms Brewing—The Water Cycle
Chapter 8: Solid Sunshine—The Carbon Cycle
Chapter 9: How is a Saturn Moon Rocket Similar to a Cow? Respiration and Combustion
Chapter 10: How is a Saturn Moon Rocket Different From a Cow? Fossil Fuels
Part III – Global Warming and Climate Change—Why Should We Care?
Chapter 11: Giver of Life—The Greenhouse Effect
Chapter 12: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Chapter 13: So What? Consequences of a Warming Planet
Chapter 14: The Other Guy Did It!
Chapter 15: The Trouble with Scientists
Part IV – How Did We Get to Here?
Chapter 16: From the Dawn of Humanity until the Industrial Revolution
Chapter 17: Four Revolutions
Part V – The Way Forward
Chapter 18: Getting More for Less—Efficiency
Chapter 19: Electricity—The Problem and the Future
Chapter 20: Turbine Free Electricity—Photovoltaics
Chapter 21: What Else?
Chapter 22: Just Keep Thinking
Chapter 23: The Third Rail Solution – Population
Chapter 24: Why Are We Slow to Act?
Part VI – The Business of Energy
Chapter 25: Disruption and Jobs
Chapter 26: “Free Market”—The Cost of Energy
Chapter 27: Looking for the Possible—Some Free Mlarket Solutions
Chapter 28: Capitalism—Yea or Nay?
Part VII – Into the Next Revolution
Chapter 29: What Lies Ahead?
Chapter 30: Ending the Gaian War
Epilogue: Lessons From the Past
Frequently Asked Questions
Appendix A: Units of Measuring Energy and Power
Appendix B: Electricity Terms
Websites Referenced
Glossary
Annotated Bibliography
About the Authors
Demystifying Climate Change is a comprehensive breakthrough book, which was long overdue. Jeffery and Margaret did an outstanding job of articulating the challenges and opportunities of Climate Change. Readers will find Demystifying Climate Change well laid out, fact based, thoroughly researched, and easy to read. A must read for all students of environmental sustainability and industrial ecology.
— Sam Geil, Founder, International Green Industry Hall of Fame
This book takes climate disruption, a subject historically riddled with pervasive confusion and despair, and walks the reader through the science and the impacts with effortlessness, wit, and— most refreshingly— with hope.
— Seth B. Darling, Author of “How to Change Minds About Our Changing Climate”
Maybe the perfect person to explain and demystify climate change is a former high school science teacher. Margaret and Jeff have collaborated to explain everything from the basics of energy to the latest proposals for a carbon tax in a way that is approachable, straightforward, and easy to follow. It’s perfect for someone that wants a thorough understanding of the most consequential issue that mankind has ever faced.
— Steve Richard, Founder of Sustainable Lafayette and Regional Leader for the Climate Reality Project
Demystifying Climate Change is a must-read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the scientific, historical, political, and economic implications of this most urgent issue. As a high school science teacher I am particularly excited about the book’s potential as a resource for educators. In everyday language and an entertaining style, the Loehrs lay out the information we need to help our students (and ourselves!) make sense of this complex issue. I highly recommend the book for any concerned citizen, but it is especially well-suited for use by teachers, down to the bulleted summaries and thought-provoking discussion questions at the end of each chapter.
— Elizabeth Coleman, Biology Teacher, C.K.McClatchy High School, Sacramento, CA
As a high school government teacher, I recognize there is no issue more central to the world our students will inherit than global warming. Addressing the human, environmental and economic impacts of a changing climate, Jeffrey and Margaret have written the essential primer for informed citizen involvement. They explain the science and historical context of our energy systems followed by a clear-eyed perspective on personal and policy choices before us. This book is ready-made for classroom use, book clubs, and community workshops. Most importantly, the Loehrs write with humor, generosity, honesty and hope. I look forward to sharing the lessons in Demystifying Climate Change with my students and fellow teachers.
— Lori Jablonski, Instructor in History and International Studies Program, C.K. McClatchy High School, Sacramento,CA