A review by flexmentallo
The Parrot and the Igloo: Climate and the Science of Denial by David Lipsky

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

An approachable book about a century of the climate change debate. I don't think the first chapter, tracking the invention of electricity, lights, etc... was really particularly relevant to the story being told, and sometimes Lipsky's cute metaphors and callbacks were a little grating. Most frustrating, despite citing Naomi Oreskes' magnum opus, Merchants of Doubt, is that Lipsky completely ignores/misses the rabid anti-communism that drove so much of the denial movement.

Otherwise, this was a charming book that had a great sense character and a relatable, gripping tone.