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thewalrus11's review against another edition
1.0
While this book is well written, it is poorly researched and offers no citations or bibliography. I have followed the stories discussed in this book very closely and learned nothing new from this book. This is merely a collection of inside climate news and alternet blog posts stitched together. The book's credibility is further undermined by it's association with the anti-science RFK, Jr.
chicagoliz's review against another edition
3.0
While there was some dismaying information in this book that everyone should be aware of, and in that sense, it was worthwhile, I felt like I was reading something on Slate or Salon or one of the other online sites where younger people write. There was lots of opinion thrown in, emphasizing how terrible something was, when it was obvious simply from the facts that it was terrible. The writing was amateurish and as such, detracted from the valid points made throughout. It was particularly dismaying to read about what was going on at my alma mater, but the book contained an error -- calling it "Washington University of St. Louis," when the name of the university is "Washington University IN St. Louis." Misnaming a prominent school like this should not happen in a published book, so I'm not sure how well it was edited. A star off for that one.
But, I do highly recommend the book for certain people -- those who already have some awareness of how bad the relationship is between high money polluters and the government. It is indeed dismaying, but I'm sure there are some people who can't see through the book's tone and accept the underlying reality and will therefore dismiss it and the points made therein. This could have been a great book, but there's too much (albeit justified) anger and vitriol and it seemed like a rushed report, rather than a real expose of what's going on. But again, it makes valid points, has some fascinating information, and is a very quick read.
But, I do highly recommend the book for certain people -- those who already have some awareness of how bad the relationship is between high money polluters and the government. It is indeed dismaying, but I'm sure there are some people who can't see through the book's tone and accept the underlying reality and will therefore dismiss it and the points made therein. This could have been a great book, but there's too much (albeit justified) anger and vitriol and it seemed like a rushed report, rather than a real expose of what's going on. But again, it makes valid points, has some fascinating information, and is a very quick read.
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