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Here is Dr. Patrick Moore's description of his unique thesis as presented in "Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom"."It dawned on me one day that most of the scare stories in the media today are based on things that are either invisible, like CO2 and radiation, or very remote, like polar bears and coral reefs. Thus, the average person cannot observe and verify the truth of these claims for themselves. They must rely on activists, the media, politicians, and scientists - all of whom have a huge financial and/or political interest in the subject - to tell them the truth. This is my effort, after 50 years as a scientist and environmental activist, to expose the misinformation and outright lies used to scare us and our children about the future of the Earth. Direct observation is the very basis of science. Without verified observation it is not possible to know the truth. That is the sharp focus of this book."The book contains 98 color photographs, illustrations, and charts. A key target audience is parents who do not approve of the "progressive" school curriculum and its alarmism about the future of civilization and the natural world. Dr. Moore hopes these parents will read his book and pass it on to their high-school and older children to give them an alternative to the bleak future predicted by the prophets of doom. Many other audiences will also find the book informative and convincing.In 11 chapters the reader is clearly shown that citizens are being misinformed by many environmental doomsday prophesies, ones they cannot verify for themselves. We are told that nuclear energy is very dangerous when the numbers prove it is one of the safest technologies. We are told polar bears will go extinct soon when their population has been growing steadily for nearly 50 years. We are told that there is something harmful in genetically modified food crops when it is invisible, has no name and no chemical formula. We are told severe forest fires are caused by climate change when they are actually caused by poor management of fuel load (dead wood) in the forest. We are told that all the coral reefs will die by 2100 when in fact the most diverse coral reefs are found in the warmest oceans in the world. And of course, we are told that invisible CO2 from using fossil fuels, accounting for more than 80 percent of our energy supply, will make the Earth too hot for life. All of these scare stories, and many more, are simply not true. And this book will convince you, your family, and your colleagues of that. There is no substitute for the truth.Dr. Patrick Moore was one of the co-founders of Greenpeace and sailed on the first Greenpeace campaign against US H-bomb tests in Alaska. Upon receiving his PhD in ecology, he spent 15 years in the top committee of Greenpeace and led many of its environmental campaigns. Greenpeace began as a group of volunteers with noble intentions. Over the years it became very successful with campaigns to save the whales, stop the mass slaughter of baby seals, prevent toxic dumping into the air, water and earth, and many more. Greenpeace found itself in the early 1980s with more than $100 million coming in annually and close to 1,000 people on the payroll. It had become a business and fundraising moved to the top of the priority list. New campaigns were more about using sensationalism, misinformation and fear to attract donations. Dr. Moore said good-bye in 1986 as Greenpeace was turning into a racket peddling junk science. Since then he has strived to be a sensible environmentalist, basing his beliefs on sound science and logical thinking. This book is the culmination of 50 years of learning during Dr. Moore's multi-faceted quest for the truth about environmental issues (an historical account of Dr. Moore's 15 years with Greenpeace and his analysis of environmental subjects are in his previous book, "Confessions of a Greenpeace Dropout - The Making of a Sensible Environmentalist".
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Publisher : Ecosense Environmental (January 14, 2021)
Publication date : January 14, 2021
Print length : 210 pages
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Dr. Patrick Moore
Patrick Moore, Ph.D.
Dr. Patrick Moore has been a leader in the international environmental field for more than 40 years. He is a co-founder of Greenpeace and served for nine years as President of Greenpeace Canada and seven years as a Director of Greenpeace International. As the leader of many campaigns, Dr. Moore was a driving force shaping policy and direction while Greenpeace became the world’s largest environmental activist organization.
In recent years, Dr. Moore has been focused on the promotion of sustainability and consensus building among competing concerns. He was a member of British Columbia government-appointed Round Table on the Environment and Economy from 1990 – 1994. In 1990, Dr. Moore founded and chaired the BC Carbon Project, a group that worked to develop a common understanding of climate change.
Dr. Moore served for four years as Vice President, Environment for Waterfurnace International, a manufacturer of geothermal heat pumps for residential heating and cooling with renewable earth energy. He is a Director of NextEnergy Solutions, the largest distributor of geothermal systems in Canada.
As Chair of the Sustainable Forestry Committee of the Forest Alliance of BC from 1991 – 2002, he led the process of developing the “Principles of Sustainable Forestry” which were adopted by a majority of the industry.
In 2000, Dr. Moore published Trees are the Answer, a photo-book that provides a new insight into how forests work and how they can play a powerful role in solving many of our current environmental problems.
Dr. Moore serves as Chair and Chief Scientist of Greenspirit Strategies Ltd., a consultancy focusing on environmental policy and communications in forestry, agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, mining, biodiversity, chemicals, energy and climate change.
From 2006-2012 he served as co-Chair of the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition, a US-based advocacy mission to build public support for more nuclear energy plants to provide electricity.
In 2013 Dr. Moore, with his brother Michael and other family members, founded the Allow Golden Rice Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to seeing Golden Rice approved for commercial agriculture. 250 million children, mainly in the tropical countries, are deficient in vitamin A and as a result uo to 2 million die each year. The Allow Golden Rice Now! Campaign demands that Greenpeace and their allies discontinue their campaign of opposition to Golden Rice, which could eliminate vitamin A deficiency if cultivated and consumed. In 2019 the Philippines announced it had approved Golden Rice for cultivation.
In 2014 Dr. Moore was appointed Chair of Ecology, Energy, and Prosperity at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.
In 2015 Dr. Moore joined the founding meeting of the CO2 Coalition in Washington DC, chaired by William Happer, and was appointed a founding director of the organization with the aim of educating on the benefits of carbon dioxide for life on Earth. In April 2019, Dr. Moore was elected Chairman of the Board of the CO2 Coalition, and now serves as a director.
In 2021 Dr. Moore published "Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom" exposing the fake news and fake science around 11 claims of disaster including climate change, coral reefs, polar bears, plastic, nuclear energy, and more.
Dr. Moore is an independent ecologist/environmentalist with Ecosense Environmental Inc.
“Speaking Truth to Power Award”, 9th Annual Climate Change Conference, 2014
National Award for Nuclear Science and History, (Einstein Society) Albequerque, New Mexico, 2009
Honorary Doctorate of Science, North Carolina State University, 2005
Ph.D. in Ecology, Institute of Resource Ecology, University of British Columbia, 1974
Ford Foundation Fellowship, 1969-1972
Honours B.Sc. in Biology and Forest Biology, University of British Columbia
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Bruce C. Martin
3.0 out of 5 stars The endorsements of this book lack credibilityReviewed in the United States on March 23, 2021
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I found what Mr Moore had to say about about climate change, ocean acidification, GMO's, nuclear power and other current doomsayer topics to be fascinating reading. In fact I agree with the bulk of his theorizing but it is not what's between the covers of this book that I find troubling, it is the endorsements he chose for the back cover.
One would think the author would call upon highly respected scientists to give a ringing endorsement to this book but instead we are presented with blurbs from Donald Trump and Mike Huckabee! No matter what your politics are certainly any thinking person would agree that these two men are not leading lights in the sciences. If anything they are more representative of the anti science community.
With no backup from the science community for his beliefs, which fall outside of mainstream climate science, I have to wonder why would anyone pay attention to Patrick Moore?
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Demon3
5.0 out of 5 stars This the real story from an insider and a professional scientistReviewed in the United States on February 1, 2021
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So-called "environmental groups" started out with good intentions but they morphed into hugely profitable organizations running into the billions of dollars. Patrick Moore is a Greenpeace founder who left when they abandoned science and decided to chase money instead. He now crusades to expose their deceitful ways by examining their claims and comparing it to the science and evidence. In each case, he conclusively proves that they are feeding us fiction to scare us into donating our money. Read this and you will be able to reassure your children that we are not in an existential crisis after all. Whether you are concerned about global warming, plastics or polar bears, you will find your answers here.
I should add that I am a PhD chemist with 30 years of experience. I fact-checked some of his claims, such as the Google Street View of Henderson Island and found that, just as Dr. Moore said, the beaches are pristine and not polluted as the so-called environmental groups had claimed (see image).
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Martin Fricke
5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST Read for Anyone Interested in Climate ChangeReviewed in the United States on February 24, 2021
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If you read nothing else about the Earth’s climate, be sure to least read this book. This is especially important if you think you have already formed an opinion about climate change. You need to know the FACTS not our politicians’ propaganda.
This book by Dr. Patrick Moore is written at the high school level but has been praised by scientists at the forefront of climate physics. Plus, it’s highly entertaining.
Patrick Moore was the co-founder of Greenpeace, the world’s largest environmental group.
Martin Fricke, Ph.D. (nuclear physics)
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John A. Shanahan
5.0 out of 5 stars Believing in FAKE INVISIBLE CATASTROPHES will bring down your worldReviewed in the United States on February 13, 2021
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Patrick Moore has dedicated his life to understanding and reporting on the real world and exposing fake invisible climate alarmism. The two photos show how weather differs between Lugano and Geneva Switzerland. They are 135 miles apart, mostly in an east-west direction. Lugano is nestled in beautiful Mediterranean weather. Lake Geneva in a winter storm sprayed freezing water that instantly turned to ice on this VW bus. The book, FAKE INVISIBLE CATASTROPHES AND THREATS OF DOOM is excellently written so you can understand all the lies that have been propagated about supposed disastrous man-made global warming. It is a very easy read. You will learn a lot about nature, the lies of the alarmists, and real causes of Earth's climate changes.
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James Kephart
5.0 out of 5 stars Shocker - CO2 isn't a poison that's going to destroy the earth.Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2021
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This wonderfully readable book covers numerous aspects of the CO2/Climate Change debate. I was truly impressed with Patrick Moore's engaging writing style, and his ability to simplify and explain complex scientific concepts. He actually softened my views on GMO food production, and the necessity of converting to Nuclear Energy. He really excels in his argument that increasing CO2 levels are not a bad thing for the earth - CO2 isn't poison, it's plant food!
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Johan V Silen
5.0 out of 5 stars A different story on mass extinction and climate changeReviewed in the United States on January 23, 2021
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It is refreshing to discover new facts and arguments in these for us important questions. Patrick More has presented his arguments in a concise easy to understand way. In any discussion you should know your opponents reasoning. As one of the founders of Greenpeace, he can really nicely show how naked the emperor is. This book should be read by any one wondering about the strange policy decisions lade.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An invitation to thinkReviewed in the United States on February 7, 2021
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An important read for anyone wanting to learn and think about climate issues, as opposed to reciting one dogma or another. There is nothing simple about the science of life, climate, and the evolution of our environment. Moore’s examples and discussions highlight the uncertainty and complexity of searching for real understanding of our world and the effects of CO2 on the future. Clearly, the simplistic doom scenarios fed to us by alarmists and the media are not a search for truth or invitation to learn, rather, they appear to be an invitation to panic in ignorance. One must question the motives of anyone who naively or malevolently proclaims “the science is settled”.
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Albert Brand
5.0 out of 5 stars My take on Fake Catastrophes and Threats of DoomReviewed in the United States on February 5, 2021
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Great book. Really wraps up the climate change scam. Nicely referenced. Not much information on demise of many civilizations in the past due to global cooling.
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Michael Davison
5.0 out of 5 stars The Truth will set CO2 FreeReviewed in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2021
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Patrick Moore should be heading up the Climate Change committees of the U.K., America, Canada, Australia and Europe as these countries are doing the most damage to the well being of their citizens by following non-science driven, Greenpeace orchestrated policies that will destroy wealth, health and the ability to progress. The points made are so well covered even world Presidents & Prime Ministers can understand them, in particular the role of CO2 in promoting LIFE at all levels, and that without a continued increase we could be facing a climate emergency, but rather than it being too warm, CO2 content drops so low as too inhibit plant and animal life - hmmm, that’s tricky. This book should be required reading in all schools as it is school children who have been targeted by the Climate change zealots, and they have the most to lose, not by temperature rising, but by policies that drive costs so high, standards of living drop dramatically. I would like to thank Patrick Moore and all the involved science bodies who have stuck to their beliefs, despite being vilified by the climate mob, truth is usually difficult for most people, but eventually it is accepted. What is a pity however, is that Sir David Attenborough has so readily accepted the climate change narrative, he has a long history of factual reporting and it is a pity he is ending his career on such a low.
Excellent book.
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John Anthony Jarvis
5.0 out of 5 stars Please read this book,and make up your own mind!Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 20, 2021
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This well researched book by Patrick Moore exposes the Climate Change"industry" for what it is,a racket to push the agenda of a few who have a vested interest in promoting the myth that human driven climate change is about to bring an end to life on Earth as we know it.
With his inside knowledge gleaned from having worked for one of the most prominent environmental pressure groups,he is well versed in how pictures and data can be manipulated to create the desired message.
During my formative years,a wise old sage once told me "Believe nothing of what you hear,and only half of what you see"; this advice has held me in good stead over the years,especially when dealing the the output of pressure groups and elements of the mainstream media. Accept nothing,question everything,this book will help!
An excellent work,hard facts drawn from personal experience,not hype.
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rbw152
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2021
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Each chapter covers one of the usual scare stories, plastic junk in the sea, deforestation, acidic oceans etc. and takes them all apart with forensic precision. A handy guide to the hysteria of the moment.
Since some of the news we're being given regarding climate change is downright fraudulent one has to ask what the heck is going on?
The overall picture I got from this book, perhaps unintentionally, was of a technocratic academic elite who seem hellbent on dragging us into a future they think is best for us, regardless of any actual threats, by fair means or foul.
I hope I'm wrong though.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Climate Warming ReadingReviewed in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2021
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This is a tour de force, climate, biology, chemistry, physics, energy, all researched fully referenced. Exposes the dishonesty, fabrication, the inevitable misdirection of policy and resources caused by climate alarmists. Written and researched by a world renown environmentalist Dr Patrick Moore a founder of Greenpeace
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Dr Roger John Clark
4.0 out of 5 stars A calm de-construction of much of modern catatrophism !Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2021
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An entertaining and enlightening antidote to many of today's most over-hyped "scientific" horror stories. It is eye-opening indeed to learn of the complicity of business, political and media interests in the promotion and proliferation of these many fallacious assertions but saddest of all the cynical acquiescence in the process of so many scientists - the very people that us ordinary folk look to for answers and advice in these complex areas and in whose knowledge and integrity we have placed so much reliance.
I heartily commend this well-written, thoroughly researched and extensively referenced little book to all those whose minds may yet still be open to reasoned argument in this age of dis-information and politically motivated propaganda!
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