Suggested Reading
LIBRARY
Search the catalogue of the Brockville Public Library for keywords "climate change", "energy", "global warming" or "peak oil". Tip: Include the quotation marks to search for a phrase.
Titles available at Brockville Public Library 2008:
Global warming and climate change - Annotative Bibliography [PDF]
BOOKS
"The Geography of Hope: A Tour of the World We Need", Chris Turner, Random House Canada, 2007, ISBN-13: 978-0679314653
"The Carbon Buster's Home Energy Handbook", Godo Stoyke, New Society Publishers, 2007, ISBN 9780865715691
"Heat: How to Stop the Planet from Burning", George Monbiot, Doubleday Canada, 2006, ISBN 978-0-385-66221-5
"The Weather Makers", Tim Flannery, HarperCollins, 2005, ISBN 978-0-00-200831-0
"An Adaptation Strategy for Eastern Ontario", Philippe Crabbé, K. Gajewski, M. Robin, D. Lean, R. Droste, R. Narbaitz, D. Krewski, and R. Needham, University of Ottawa, Conference: Adapting to Climate Change in Canada 2005; Montreal, 2005
"The Carbon Buster's Home Energy Handbook: Slowing Climate Change and Saving Money", Godo Stoyke
"The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other
Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-first Century", James Howard Kunstler
"With Speed and Violence: Why Scientists Fear Tipping Points in Climate Change", Fred Pearce
"Collapse", Jared Diamond, Viking, 2005, ISBN 0-670-03337-5
"The Winds of Change: Climate, Weather, and the Destruction of Civilizations", Eugene Linden
"Worldchanging: A User's Guide to the 21st Century", Alex Steffen
"Ecoholic: Your Guide to the Most Environmentally Friendly Information, Products and Services in Canada", Adria Vasil
"The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living", William H. Kemp
"The Self Sufficient Life And How To Live It", John Seymour
"Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future", Bill McKibben
"Life, Money and Illusion", Mike Nickerson
"Thriving During Challenging Times: The Energy, Food and Financial Independence Handbook", Cam Mather
REVIEWS OF DENIER CLAIMS
Avery and Singer: Unstoppable hot air, RealClimate responses to "Unstoppable Global Warming Every 1500 Years" by Dennis Avery and Fred Singer.
How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic, website
New Scientist: Climate change: A guide for the perplexed, website
Climate Denial Crock of the Week, the collected videos of Peter Sinclair’s excellent “Climate Denial Crock of the Week” series
Skeptical Science: Getting skeptical about global warming skepticism
ONLINE
A brief history of climate change, from BBC News
Environment Canada: Frequently Asked Questions about the Science of Climate Change - 2008 Update
From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007: Ontario
RealClimate: Start Here, blog
"The Global Warming Survival Guide", Time Magazine special report, April 2007
Peak Oil 101, website and blog
Live-Sustainably.org, website
The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change, weblinks
EnergyBulletin.net, news service
The Oil Drum, blog
The Community Solution, website
How science tests climate theories, news analysis
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Accelerating Rapidly, website
"Sustainable Energy - without the hot air", website, book
Climate Signals - An Inventory of Climate Change Impact Reports, website
Last modified: 2012/01/11
