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Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom

By: Dr. Patrick Moore
Narrated by: Amy L. Strayer
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Here is Dr. Patrick Moore's description of his unique thesis as presented in Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom.

"It dawned on me one day that most of the scare stories in the media today are based on things that are either invisible, like CO2 and radiation, or very remote, like polar bears and coral reefs. Thus, the average person cannot observe and verify the truth of these claims for themselves. They must rely on activists, the media, politicians, and scientists - all of whom have a huge financial and/or political interest in the subject - to tell them the truth. This is my effort, after 50 years as a scientist and environmental activist, to expose the misinformation and outright lies used to scare us and our children about the future of the Earth. Direct observation is the very basis of science. Without verified observation it is not possible to know the truth. That is the sharp focus of this book."

A key target audience is parents who do not approve of the "progressive" school curriculum and its alarmism about the future of civilization and the natural world. Dr. Moore hopes these parents will listen to his book and pass it on to their high-school and older children to give them an alternative to the bleak future predicted by the prophets of doom. Many other audiences will also find the book informative and convincing.

In 11 chapters, the listener is clearly shown that citizens are being misinformed by many environmental doomsday prophesies, ones they cannot verify for themselves. We are told that nuclear energy is very dangerous when the numbers prove it is one of the safest technologies. We are told polar bears will go extinct soon when their population has been growing steadily for nearly 50 years. We are told that there is something harmful in genetically modified food crops when it is invisible, has no name and no chemical formula. We are told severe forest fires are caused by climate change when they are actually caused by poor management of fuel load (dead wood) in the forest. We are told that all the coral reefs will die by 2100 when in fact the most diverse coral reefs are found in the warmest oceans in the world. And of course, we are told that invisible CO2 from using fossil fuels, accounting for more than 80 percent of our energy supply, will make the Earth too hot for life. All of these scare stories, and many more, are simply not true. And this book will convince you, your family, and your colleagues of that. There is no substitute for the truth.

Dr. Patrick Moore was one of the co-founders of Greenpeace and sailed on the first Greenpeace campaign against US H-bomb tests in Alaska. Upon receiving his PhD in ecology, he spent 15 years in the top committee of Greenpeace and led many of its environmental campaigns. Greenpeace began as a group of volunteers with noble intentions. Over the years, it became very successful with campaigns to save the whales, stop the mass slaughter of baby seals, prevent toxic dumping into the air, water, and earth, and many more. Greenpeace found itself in the early 1980s with more than $100 million coming in annually and close to 1,000 people on the payroll. It had become a business and fundraising moved to the top of the priority list. New campaigns were more about using sensationalism, misinformation and fear to attract donations. Dr. Moore said good-bye in 1986 as Greenpeace was turning into a racket peddling junk science. Since then he has strived to be a sensible environmentalist, basing his beliefs on sound science and logical thinking. This book is the culmination of 50 years of learning during Dr. Moore's multi-faceted quest for the truth about environmental issues.

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The style and delivery of this book could have been presented better. I think it is good to hear from dissenting voices on current climate debates. That said I felt that the author was disparaging and disrespectful towards people who are accused of treating people as climate deniers etc. This isn't helpful in progressing the discourse as it perpetuated this pathology.

I had to fact check a few elements in the book and was surprised that some of his arguments appeared to be true.

A good accessible title.

Interesting Counter-Narrative

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... interestingly different take on various 'crisis' and 'eco-talking points'... Coming from one of the Founders of Greenpeace itself

Enlightening

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This book can really open your mind - if you thought you knew about all the lies...you might discover a few new ones.

Amy Strayer is one of the best narrators I have heard on Audible. Inflection and expression in every sentence....and knows how to pronounce the plural of process. A rarity these days!

Balanced views and excellent narrator

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Very well explained here all the subjects Patrick Moore has worked on. I followed much the same path through the political landscape. Therefore I followed his thinking for many years. This is a very complete story. Strongly recommended.

The complete story of his work.

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why is this not being discussed and debated in, never mind the media, but schools and places of education. Wether the arguments are correct or wrong they ought to be address

must read (no matter what you believe)

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