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From icecaps to hot springs, Discovery Channel's Daily Planet travelled to remote corners of the Earth to find out what we can do to reverse global warming and what people are doing to create a sustainable future. This adaptation of the popular Daily Planet special series on global warming written by host and award-winning science writer Jay Ingram explains what global warming is and possible solutions—even extreme solutions—for dealing with our warming planet. How does the average person make a difference in the fight to stop climate change and global warming? Ingram explains how people are making a difference, from using solar-powered ovens to living off the grid.
About the Author
Jay Ingram has been the host of Discovery Channel Canada’s Daily Planet since it began in 1995. At the time, it was the only hour-long, prime-time daily science show in the world. Prior to joining Discovery, Jay hosted CBC Radio’s national science show, Quirks and Quarks, from 1979 to 1992. During that time he won two ACTRA awards, one for best host, and several Canadian Science Writers’ awards. He wrote and hosted two CBC Radio documentary series and short radio and television science stories for a variety of programs. He was contributing editor to Owl magazine for ten years, and wrote a weekly science column in the Toronto Star for twelve. Jay has also written eleven bestselling books, including The Daily Planet Book of Cool Ideas.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great book,
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This review is from: Daily Planet Book Of Cool Ideas (Paperback)
Its a great book but if you watch daily planet a lot you already know all the things in the book. It basically goes over the global warming issues that have been on the show. Still a great read.
0 of 9 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Daily Planet book of Good Ideas,
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This review is from: Daily Planet Book Of Cool Ideas (Paperback)
The book has some great ideas but never gave enough information on the projects but gave a lot a miss information one the planet at the beginning of the book about climate change which we all know has been get colder since 1992.
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Great Book,
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This review is from: Daily Planet Book Of Cool Ideas (Paperback)
This really is a terrific book. The information was even better than what the description had said. Each topic is covered with useful information, ideas,pictures and written in a way that any age can understand. A nice mix of humour and science delivers idea's from others who want to do something about Global Warming. Just an all around good book and well worth the money.
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cool book of cool ideas,
By D. Kaukler - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Daily Planet Book Of Cool Ideas (Paperback)
Ingram has access to a huge array of media resources that help make this book a visually interesting and informative presentation. It is magazine-style in layout and level of writing. Methods or devices are collected that could stem the impact of the human contribution to the world's climate. In my opinion, the items reviewed span a large range of feasibility from very worthwhile to a little kooky, yet the words are scientifically neutral when describing the projects. The start of the book is a concise and visual review of the global warming issue. This complex subject is well organized and clearly presented with a cool, scientific tone without scaring away the science-phobe. This book is candy to an engineering or scientific mind. Credibility in the author's viewpoint and a comfortable presentation comes from the low-stress verbiage used in most of the book. The technologies and concepts such as those collected here need to be portrayed without the heated emotions the subject usually brings out. Otherwise, the science value of the ideas stream slower to the brain because of political or social obstacles often married with the subject of global warming. Cool thinking is just what this book provides.
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