Nuclear power: why vs why

Product Description WHY vs WHY is a unique series of small books that tackle both sides of the hot topics that confront, confuse or trouble most people. Making sense of everything. This series aims to present everything you need to know about a complex topic in an easy-to-read, jargon-free, 2-books-in-1 format... all in one handy, & pocket-sized place. Uniquely, this book presents both sides of the battle with equal prominence & space. Each side has its own front cover. But it's you, the reader, who chooses who goes first. It's part of Pantera Press's push to foster debate in this rapidly changing & confusing world, covering a wide range of big issues... topics which for most of us have no simple, easy answers. In WHY vs WHY Nuclear Power, experts, Barry Brook & Ian Lowe, go head-to-head, each presenting 7 key reasons why you should say yes/no to nuclear power. After each author presents his arguments, his opponent tries to tear each of them apart, both in the book & on this website (with further rebuttals). For readers, this book aims to leave nothing unanswered. Barry & Ian are good writers with strong, well-argued opinions. Who will you agree with? Will one of them change your mind? Read the book & find out. In WHY vs WHY, you get both sides, so you can decide for yourself... The books are also a great tool to help you convince others, people who don't see the light the way you do. Review ... a smart-aleck's guide to winning arguments at the pub.... I just love it... a quick read, an informative read, and a cheap read... under $20... --The Two Murrays, Radio 2UE Pantera Press has come up with a great new idea to foster debate on complex topics... a series of pocket-size books that tackle both sides... --Marc McEvoy, The Sun-Herald Each side gets to make its case and rebut its opponent... There's no name-calling or irrational ranting, just the main arguments, pro and con --Leigh Dayton, The Weekend Australian About the Author BARRY BROOK: Barry Brook is a leading environmental scientist, holding the Sir Hubert Wilkins Chair of Climate Change at the University of Adelaide s Environment Institute. He s published three books, over 150 refereed scientific papers and regularly writes popular articles for the media. Prof. Brook has received a number of distinguished awards for his research excellence (including the Australian Academy of Science Fenner Medal). His focus is on climate change, computational and statistical modelling, systems analysis for sustainable energy, and synergies between human impacts on the biosphere. IAN LOWE: For decades, Ian Lowe AO has been recognised as a leading climate change scientist. He s President of the Australian Conservation Foundation, emeritus professor of science, technology and society at Griffith University, and an adjunct professor at Flinders and Sunshine Coast Universities. Ian has authored or co-authored 20 books, more than 50 book chapters and over 500 other publications or conference papers, with countless contributions to newspapers and other media. He s been a referee for the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change, and attended the Geneva, Kyoto and Copenhagen conferences of the Framework Convention on Climate Change. Prof. Lowe has received a number of distinguished awards for his services to science, technology and environmental studies (including being made an Officer of the Order of Australia, awarded the Centenary Medal, the Eureka Prize and named Humanist of the Year). His contributions have also been recognised by the Prime Minister's Environment Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement and The Queensland Premier s Millennium Award for Excellence in Science. He is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.