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Iain Murray

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Sign up todayThe Really Inconvenient Truths
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Learn moreDid you know that pollutants and estrogen from contraceptives are causing male fish in America to develop female sex organs? Or that ethanol, the liberals' favorite fuel, is destroying the world's rainforests? We hear about AIDS in Africa, but the number one killer of children in Africa is malaria, and guess who banned the pesticide that used to have malaria under control? Iain Murray's exposโยฎ reveals how environmental blowhards actually do more to waste energy, endanger species, and kill people than those they finger while capitalism, hunting, and old-fashioned property rights have made the planet better.
Iain Murrayย is the director of projects and analysis at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) where he is also a senior fellow in energy, science, and technology. His articles have appeared in such publications as the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. He holds a BA and MA from the University of Oxford, an MBA from University of London, and a diploma from the Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine.
Robertson Dean has played leading roles on and off Broadway and at dozens of regional theaters throughout the country. He has a BA from Tufts University and an MFA from Yale. His audiobook narration has garnered ten AudioFile Earphones Awards. He now lives in Los Angeles, where he works in film and television in addition to narrating.
Audiobook details
Narrator:
Robertson Dean
ISBN:
9781481583527
Length:
10 hours 30 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing
Publication date:
June 13, 2008
Edition:
Unabridged
Reviews
“Iain Murray, again and again, demonstrates that the motivating passion for environmentalism is too often a desire for political control first and environmental improvement second. He has the keenest of eyes for spotting where science ends and utopianism takes its place—and rationally explaining why this is folly.”
โDean keeps his reading fairly evenhanded. When the text calls for skepticism, he injects it, but he never rants. His pleasant, engaging voice keeps one listeningโฆA well-organized thesis and a well-read audio.โ
โEver wonder about the story of the Cuyahoga River catching fire in Cleveland? Or the accuracy of Rachel Carsonโs dire warnings about DDT? Or the systematic attempt to discredit prominent scientists who question that there is a significant man-made impact on global temperatures? If you care about the environment, Iain Murrayโs book is a valuable resource. Murrayโs book questions politically correct myths that endanger both the environment and public safety.โ
โWith detailed analysis and insight borne of his unique experience, Iain Murray reveals the consequences for which the โenvironmentalistโ establishmentโand their political and media enablersโhave yet to be held accountable, too busy rushing off to once again wreak destruction in the name of another โgreatest threat:โ global warming. Murrayโs account almost makes one yearn for an international criminal court. Almost.โ
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