Book Review - The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight
Anyone who doesn't believe in global warming or the negative affect we're having on our planet should read this book and see if their belief stays the same. Thom Hartman has clearly done his homework and presents a lot of research.
His main point is that we're quickly using up our 'ancient sunlight' by which he means plantlife, oil, natural gas and coal mostly. The causes for this mass use is attributed to our exponential increase in population and our transition from a hunter/gatherer society to an agricultural then industrial one.
He offers some solutions though they all seem rather minor.
We did this for book club and I gotta say, most of us were pretty depressed after reading it. Sure, we're probably going to have enough natural resources left in our lifetime...but our kids? It's a pretty bleak picture.
His main point is that we're quickly using up our 'ancient sunlight' by which he means plantlife, oil, natural gas and coal mostly. The causes for this mass use is attributed to our exponential increase in population and our transition from a hunter/gatherer society to an agricultural then industrial one.
He offers some solutions though they all seem rather minor.
We did this for book club and I gotta say, most of us were pretty depressed after reading it. Sure, we're probably going to have enough natural resources left in our lifetime...but our kids? It's a pretty bleak picture.
