MARK BOWEN, Ph.D., is the author of Thin Ice, which was praised as "one of the best books yet published on climate change" (New York Review of Books) and named the best science book of the year by NPR's Living on Earth;and Censoring Science, which Kirkus called "amust-read not just for environmentalists but for all politically conscientious readers." He has a Ph.D. in physics.
"Eye-opening... A must-read not just for environmentalists but for
all politically conscientious readers."—Kirkus (starred review)
“A meticulous account of how political appointees in the Bush
administration worked to prevent scientists at the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration from communicating their
research on climate change to the public.”—The Providence
Journal
“This portrait of NASA climate scientist James Hansen and his
decades-long struggle to alert the public about global warming's
perils and potential solutions ranges from deeply disturbing and
frightening to inspiring. Disturbing, as Bowen (Thin Ice)
gives convincing evidence that the Bush administration did its best
to control NASA scientists' communication with the public in order
to undermine belief in global warming and belittle its
consequences. According to Bowen, the administration set up
ideological political loyalists in positions formerly held by
career professionals, gutted NASA's earth science budget, then
denied these actions… Hansen's conviction that tools exist right
now to mitigate the worst effect—if only we will use them—is
surprisingly hopeful.”—Publishers Weekly
“In the end, I believe we should think of James Hansen as an
exceedingly reluctant hero, and an uncomfortable one to boot—the
Bilbo Baggins of climate politics. Here's a guy who really just
wanted to get back to the hobbit hole of his research, but who was
forced by the political situation in which he found himself—and the
failures of others to step up and do the job—to march off and
confront the dragon. But Hansen seized the moment and took the risk
when many others did not, and for that he deserves to be
celebrated.”—New Scientist
Praise for Thin Ice
"One of the best books yet published on climate change . . . The
best compact history of the science of global warming I have
read."―Bill McKibben, The New York Review of Books
“Will appeal to mountaineering and climatology buffs, but should be
read by everyone concerned about the future of our
planet.”—Publishers Weekly
“In a smoothly flowing narrative, [Bowen] describes drilling ice at
high altitudes and explains the science that points to a steady
rise in global temperature as a result of human
activities.”—Scientific American
“Readers will be intrigued by the author's exceptional narrative
and—at the same time—will able to stay safe and warm.”—Booklist
“Amusing and entertaining . . . Thin Ice is at the same
time a scientific biography, a fine introduction to the sciences of
climate change and a vivid description of a geophysicist's work
under most extreme conditions.”―Nature
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