Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom

Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom is a contrarian take on modern environmentalism by Dr. Patrick Moore, one of the original co-founders of Greenpeace. Moore, who served nine years as President of Greenpeace Canada and seven years as a Director of Greenpeace International, argues that the environmental movement has been hijacked by political and financial interests that promote fear over science.

The book systematically examines eleven claims of environmental catastrophe — including climate change, coral reef destruction, polar bear extinction, ocean acidification, plastic pollution, nuclear energy dangers, and more. Moore’s central thesis is that most of today’s environmental scare stories are based on phenomena that are either invisible (like CO2 and radiation) or very remote (like polar bears and coral reefs), making it impossible for ordinary people to verify the claims for themselves. This, he argues, creates a system where activists, media, politicians, and even scientists can promote alarm without accountability.

Drawing on his decades of environmental work and scientific training (he holds a Ph.D. in ecology), Moore presents data and arguments that challenge mainstream environmental narratives. The book is aimed at readers who are skeptical of environmental alarmism and want an alternative perspective grounded in the author’s experience as both an environmentalist and a scientist.