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鈥淚T TURNS out that there is a hoax involved in climate change. Only the hoax is being perpetrated by public relations efforts by the fossil fuels industry.鈥� Thus begins the most memorable chapter of Global Climate Change.

Better known for his expos茅s on the flaws of coastal engineering, geologist Orrin Pilkey has turned his attention to this century鈥檚 hot environmental topic: climate change. There are no surprises for those familiar with the subject, but the book does a good job of explaining the foundations of climate science to an interested novice.

The chapter on climate change sceptics stands out for its passionate description of how industrial groups spread doubt among the public. Energy empires were systematic in their approach: identifying vulnerable audiences (鈥渙lder, less educated males鈥� and 鈥測ounger, lower-income women鈥�), and the sources they trusted (鈥渢echnical sources鈥�), before releasing targeted documents arguing, for instance, that climate change would be a boon for plant growth. As the authors point out, that is only a half-truth.

Scattered throughout the book are Mary Edna Fraser鈥檚 batiks, inspired by satellite and aerial photographs (such as Gulf Oil Spill, right), which turn global catastrophes into works of art. Her beautiful illustrations have the same effect as the Earth from the Air photo series by Yann Arthus-Bertrand: landscapes are flattened into abstract patterns, illustrating our planet鈥檚 unique beauty in the hope that, once impressed, you will want to protect it.