[asa] Gore's book

David commented: "Rich, I think it's important to distinguish the
facts Gore asserts from the images he displays. While it may be true,
as the Real Climate Blog asserts, that Gore states most of the facts
correctly, I can't see how any sober-minded person could view the
string of images presented in that trailer and consider it a fair and
balanced discussion of the problem. The impression I get upon viewing
that trailer is that Florida will be underwater in short order and
millions of starving refugees will soon be streaming into the U.S.
interior. The actual science doesn't support that imagery by a
longshot."

I have not seen the trailer (nor the movie) but I did buy the book and
have sent a review of it to PSCF. Gore's approach is, of course,
qualitative, not quantitative, and in this respect it is useful. The
book itself is poorly constructed (one need sto break the spine to
appreciate many of the pictures and some text, printed on glossy
olored paper, is sehr difficult to read. But I heartily recommend it --
 cheaper than 3 movie tickets and one can revisit it (that's why I
like books).

Burgy (I think I have a copy of the review I sent to PSCF on my web
site at www.burgy.50megs.com)

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Received on Tue Jan 23 11:51:47 2007