{"product_id":"9781475835830","title":"Demystifying Climate Change: An Energy Story on Science, History, Threats, and Opportunities","description":"An astounding cultural shift took place 150 years ago. Good science, hard work, and innovation propelled humanity into a world of convenience, comfort, and health that kings of old could never have imagined. It also cast a long shadow.\u003cbr\u003eToday, we stand at a cross-road. Will we continue to limit ourselves to 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century fossil fuel inefficiencies and pollution, thereby denying future generations the affluence we enjoy? Or will we gather the courage to move into a cleaner, safer more abundant solar powered world?\u003cbr\u003eUsing historical anecdotes as well as modern story-telling and basic science, this book describes how humans are changing the chemistry of our air and oceans. The great life-giving cycles that maintain a livable environment are being altered, causing wide range of consequences.\u003cbr\u003eSerious as the situation is, it is also an opportunity. Very real solutions, both technological and economic are addressed. There is a promising future that awaits if we, as a species, are willing to take on the challenges of growth and change.","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174754337008,"sku":"9781475835830","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781475835830_p0.jpg?v=1769893724","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781475835830","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}