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

4.0

Just as infuriating, if not more, as “Merchants of Doubt”. Reading these two in particular back to back has actually felt very valuable, because despite tracing more or less the same story, Lipsky adds additional historical context and then picks up the threads where the aforementioned book left off (having been published in 2010). Particularly damning for me were the last few chapters, chronicling events like Climategate and the thoroughly unhelpful Obama + Trump presidencies. Meandering though this was, I am glad I read it!

“What voters learned was that even with Democrats, they got the same climate nothing they’d become accustomed to from Reagan, Congress, and two George Bushes. It was emotionally different: a fond, supportive, well-informed nothing. But still nothing.”