Jean-Paul Fortom-Gouin, aka the Phantom, is man on an anti-whaling mission who wangles his way onto the International Whaling Commission with a snappy suit and ticket from the Panamanian government. His nemesis, Ches Stubbs, skipper of the whaling ship Ch

Plimer argues that there has been no critical due diligence of the science of climate change, dogma dominates, sceptics are pilloried and 17th century thinking promotes prophets of doom, guilt and penance.

"A narrative account of how water has shaped human society from the ancient past to the present"--Provided by publisher.

"Chartres and Varma ably combine sound science and intelligent writing to illuminate the enormous technical and managerial challenges inherent in meeting the world's rapidly growing water needs."--Roberto Lenton, Chair, Inspection Panel, The World Bank.

A psychological exploration of how the love of nature can coexist in our psyches with apathy toward environmental destruction.