Tag Archives: climate change
Daniel Yergin’s superb new book: a brilliant survey of energy issues
A review of The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World, by Daniel Yergin. @@@@@ (5 out of 5). A survey of virtually every significant aspect of energy in today’s world, touching on every energy source, every significant energy-related technological development of recent decades, and every major location of energy resources, including a short history of each element. Continue reading
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Mass media, genocide, and the fate of the world
A review of Kill the Messenger: The Media’s Role in the Fate of the World, by Maria Armoudian. @@@@@ (5 out of 5). In Kill the Messenger, political scientist and radio broadcaster Maria Armoudian ably examines the central role of mass media in human affairs over the course of the 20th Century. Continue reading
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