The Parrot and the Igloo: Climate and the Science of Denial

by David Lipsky

Book Overview

In 1956, the New York Times prophesied that once global warming really kicked in, we could see parrots in the Antarctic. In 2010, when science deniers had control of the climate story, Senator James Inhofe and his family built an igloo on the Washington Mall and plunked a sign on top: AL GORE'S NEW HOME: HONK IF YOU LOVE CLIMATE CHANGE. In The Parrot and the Igloo, best-selling author David Lipsky tells the astonishing story of how we moved from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039386670X
• ISBN13: 9780393866704
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"