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  • Descriptions and ordering information for the climate change book 'Planning Ahead For Future Generations'.
  • For wholesale enquiries for 'Planning Ahead' contact John Ibbotson at lighthouse@mira.net
  • Descriptions and ordering information for the various Australian lighthouse books and other products produced by John Ibbotson. [Products]
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  • For wholesale orders of the lighthouse books contact:
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    john@boatbooks-aust.com.au

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Planning Ahead For Future Generations
By Highlighting Climate Change Myths
By John Ibbotson
ISBN 978-0-9581214-3-9 New 7/2007
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Planning Ahead For Future Generations is a “readable” book that sets out to:
- Describe what the greenhouse effect is, and how it works.
- Show that anthropogenic (man-made) green house gases, mainly CO2, are NOT the major cause of any changes that are occurring to the world’s climate.
- Show that the IPCC and Kyoto provide misleading information, do not really succeed in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and whose underlying agenda is to gain power and make money.
- Show, using Victoria as an example that giving up on fossil fuels, without having an alternative fully operational, will lead to a significant deterioration in Victorian’s standard of living.
- Describe what we need to do, to build a safe and productive environment, not only for our children, but for all people who call earth “home”.

Lately the Earth’s climate has been pleasantly benign but it now appears to be changing for the worse (?) and we, The People, have being fingered as the culprits. We have been using excessive amounts of fossil fuels and we have soot on our hands. This has resulted in an irrational rush to do anything that sounds like it will reduce the amount of greenhouse gases produced that are going into the atmosphere. Some of the things are achievable, some are not, and some will actually do more harm than good. Most are not necessary.

The severity of our “crime” though, and what we should do about it, is anything but clear. Depending who is preaching from the pulpit it goes from:
“There will be ups and downs around the world but The People will be able to handle them” (which is what I believe) to;
“The world is about to end and you will be fried, frozen, flooded or famished unless you start living like our forefathers and doing what we say”.

I believe Planning Ahead for Future Generations By Highlighting Climate Change Myths will give the reader something to think about so that they will be able to question the rationality of the plans that are currently in vogue. It is a case where being a little sceptical, is prudent. By doing this and rejecting the irrational plans being thrust upon The People, we will avoid the real catastrophe, which is to stop using economical fossil fuels before there is a real replacement in place. By continuing to use them, we will be well equipped to prosper in whatever climate comes our way, and in the process leave a better world for future generations.




Lighthouses of Australia - The Offshore Lights   [Offshore Lights]

This is a fascinating collection of 500 photographs and stories about Australia’s offshore lighthouses, their spectacular locations and the people who maintain them.

It is a companion book to Lighthouses of Australia Images from the End of an Era and between them they provide photographs and information for over 450 of Australia’s coastal, highway and major harbour lighthouses.




Lighthouses of Australia - Images from the End of an Era   [Images from the End of an Era]

by John Ibbotson is a book for people who love lighthouses. It contains images of over 220 Australian lights as they were at the end of the twentieth century in 500 brilliant photographs. Combined with concise, informative captions, 12 detailed location maps, a history of lighthouses, a chronological list of over 400 Australian lights and a section on lighthouse museums the book provides something for everybody who has an interest in lighthouses or the sea.

To see the New South Wales Main Index, a State Index, Map and a Sample Page, the Museum section map and some of the Chronological list Click Here

Limited stock available




Lighthouses of Australia - A Visitors Guide   [A Visitors Guide]

by John Ibbotson provides information needed to visit over 150 of Australia's most scenic and historic lighthouses, both the easy ones and the difficult ones. It is a hard cover, A5, 264 page take-it-with-you book containing: Eight location maps, 180 brilliant colour photographs and a description of each lighthouse, a brief historical description, an ease of access rating, directions on how to visit them, the operators who will take you out to see them (some are off the beaten track and difficult to get too), the cost, the visiting hours and whether there is accommodation available in the keepers' cottages. There are also 100 different definitions of lighthouse terms and historical facts. The book can be used as a planning guide for visiting specific lighthouses or as a travelling companion so that you can check if there are any notable lights along the way.



Lighthouses of Australia - Location Map   [Location Map]

A full colour map (or chart) that shows the location of 'all' 400 lighthouses in Australia. It includes a numbered list and an alphabetical list of all the lighthouses.



Lighthouses of Australia - Art Prints   [Art Prints]

Archival quality prints, up to 330 x 420mm (13" x 19"), from any photograph in the books, are available. Contact the author on lighthouses@mira.net for more information.