289: The Deniers, Fully Revised: The World-Renowned Scientists Who Stood Up Against Global Warming Hysteria, Political Persecution and Fraud by Lawrence Solomon

(During the month of September I'm recommending conservative titles with which every well-read progressive should be familiar.)

The Deniers, Fully Revised: The World-Renowned Scientists Who Stood Up Against Global Warming Hysteria, Political Persecution and Fraud

Solomon claims that when he began his research for this book he presumed there was a scientific consensus that humans were the cause of global warming. He wanted to better understand why some scientists might dissent from the prevailing view. After multiple interviews with scientists who disagreed with the standard story about anthropogenic climate change he began to change his mind. This book is a collection of interviews with scientists who think the common wisdom on global warming in wrong.

Why this is libertarian/conservative: Since Al Gore made global warming his signature issue after his 2000 candidacy for the presidency the idea that human behavior is changing the climate has polarized the political landscape. The good thing about science is that it's not supposed to have an ideological bias. Scientists are always trying to prove each other wrong (presumably). Check out this book and see if you think the dissenters might be on to something.