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Mark Lynas “The God Species”

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ISBN 978-0-00-731342-6. “The Gods Species – How the Planet can survive the Age of Humans” was written by Mark Lynas and published by Fourth Estate in 2011. Lynas’s “Six Degrees” remains one of the finest books on Climate Change that anyone should read. It is for good reason that it won the Royal Society Prize for Science Books and is one of Post-carbon Living’s top rated books. So when Lynas turned against his old buddies in the green movement and called for the support of GM crops and Nuclear power he turned from being just an awesome author but also one with interesting views. Views we have a lot of sympathy for. Continue reading →

Mark Lynas “Six Degrees”

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ISBN 978-0-00-720904-0. “Six Degrees – Our Future on a Hotter Planet” by Mark Lynas. Published by Fourth Estate in 2007. There are few books that cross the desk, here at Post-Carbon Living, that truly stand out. Robert Kennedy’s “Crimes Against Nature” was one, Chris Goodall’s “How to Live a Low Carbon Life” and Richard Heinberg’s “The Party’s Over” are others. These books all have one thing in common – they pretty much make all other books on the topic redundant in being a truly defining work. We tend to be critical of many books for various failings but we were hard-pressed to find a single thing wrong with this little gem. Perfect. 10 out of 10. Continue reading →

Mark Lynas “Carbon Counter”

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ISBN 978 0 00 724812 4. This Book, although looking like one of those Collins Pocket Reference Guides, is actually classified under “Politics/Current Affairs” and is written by Mark Lynas. I actually read the entire thing before I realised who wrote it. Mark is famous for his books “High Tide” and “Six Degrees” where he plots the damage that Global Warming can, and will, do to mankind. Mark liberally borrows from so many of the other books you will see reviewed on these pages such as “How we can save the Planet” by Mayer Hillman and “Heat” by George Monbiot. Continue reading →