Books by Bruno

Bruno Wiskel is “The Prosperous Farmer” and has combined 32 years of grain growing, cattle wrangling, sheep shearing, hog handling, fish frying, goat herding, fruit producing, tree planting, board sawing and vegetable raising know-how into a series of publications that show precisely how other agriculturally minded people can make more money and have more fun in their farming operations.
Bruno is the author of 4 books: The Emperor's New Climate - Debunking the Myth's of Global Warming Designing & Landscaping the Family Home Woodlot Management Tree and Shrubs of the Prairies

The Emperor's New Climate - Debunking the Myth's of Global Warming

If you are skeptical about the gloom and doom global warming pundits are claiming? Do you believe that that Kyoto Accord is nothing more than a climate change Bre-X? Then this book is for you! Bruno Wiskel is a professional geologist who uses the rock record to show that not only is climate change "Business as Usual" but that it has been happening continuously for the last four and a half billion years. In his book "the Emperor's new climate, Bruno illustrates beyond a shadow of a doubt that that the current run up in temperature and sea level rise is merely a continuation of a process that started 18,000 years ago.

While modern climatologists are screaming about a sea level rise of 3mm per year that will drown cities, erode coastlines and cause destruction and pestilence in general, they have completely forgotten to mention about the 120 metres of sea level rise since 16,000 BC that coincided exactly with the retreat of the continental glaciers.

If you think the Kyoto Accord is about stopping climate change, I am also selling bridges on this website, just click on dupedagain.com. The Kyoto Accord is no more about stopping climate change than George Bush's war on terror is about liberating the Iraqis. Using economic principles so simple, even a member of parliament can understand them, "The Emperor's New Climate" shows in great detail why the Kyoto Protocol could never work.

"The Emperor's New Climate" debunks 16 global warming myths:

1. That carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse gas.
2. That global warming started in 1750 as a result of human produced greenhouse gasses.
3. That humans are responsible for global warming.
4. That global warming is the result from the increase of greenhouse gasses.
5. That global warming will cause more violent weather.
6. That global warming will cause mass extinctions.
7. That the Kyoto accord was implemented to stop global warming.
8. That the Kyoto accord will stop the global increase of carbon dioxide.
9. That signing the Kyoto accord was economically and politically good for Canada.
10. That the Canadian participation in Kyoto will help reduce global warming.
11. That Global warming is bad for Canada.
12. That scientists are in agreement of causes and effect of global warming.
13. That scientists and politicians are committed to reducing their own greenhouse gasses.
14. Using alternative energy is better than using fossil fuel.
15. Planting trees will stop the rise of greenhouse gasses.
16. That global warming will cause a sea level rise that will flood Canada's coastlines.

Everything from Sea level rise to planting trees to save our royal rear ends is covered in this book in a concise and humorous manner. Its the book you have been waiting for!!!

What the Critics are saying:

"Its the best read by far that I've found in the natural-versus-manmade argument. [Bruno's] got the technical stuff as well as the deft tongue laymen like me enjoy so much" -George Lee Managing Editor, The PEGG

"..if you want to find out the nuts and bolts of the anti-Kyoto viewpoint, all in one place and from a writer without an apparent vested interest, this book is well worth your time." - Book review Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta.

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Designing & Landscaping the Family Home

This book is perfect for people who are thinking of building a new house in the next couple of years but don’t want to pay exorbitant energy bills. The book was based on author’s own 5500 square foot home located 150 km north of Edmonton, that cost less than $35 per square foot to build (In 2000) and uses less than $200 of natural gas per year to heat (averaged over the last seven years). Topics include principles of energy efficiency, how the weather affects your home, proper time to build, orientation, alternative energy and landscaping for energy efficiency. If you are tired of paying outrageous heating bills then this is the book for you.

Chapters of this invaluable reference volume include

• Understanding the effects of weather
• Techniques for weatherproofing
• Heating your home for free
• Alternate energy sources
• Saving big money on construction costs
• Timing building to save money
• Integrating home and landscape design

The book contains all of the reference material for Bruno's blockbuster course "Building an Energy Efficient Home for Less"

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Woodlot Management

A comprehensive guide to having fun and making money from small forested areas. Originally written as a reference text for Alberta-Pacific's Woodlot Management Program, the book is based on recognized forestry management practices used in Bruno's own 125 acre woodlot. The book would be of great interest to people who live on a farm, acreage or lake property who would like to maximize the financial and aesthetic benefits of small forested areas on their property. Chapters include: A History of Forests in Canada All About Trees Evaluation of an Existing Woodlot Improving the Woodlot Harvesting Reforestation Marketing Forest Products Animals in Forest Management A Real Life Woodlot Example

Some offbeat topics found in the book include information on tree farming and orchards, managing for wildlife, and using beavers in your logging operation.

The book makes a perfect companion to Bruno's course, "Woodlot Management" or a private tour of his woodlot!

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Tree and Shrubs of the Prairies

Complete guide of Prairie Hardy Trees and Shrubs. Tons of pictures!!

This book is the ultimate guide to selecting the perfect tree or shrub for your landscape design. Full colour photo's of many of the trees hardy to the Canadian Prairies. A must have!!

The book makes a perfect companion to Bruno's course, "Pruning Trees and Shrubs of the Prairies"

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Bruno Wiskel, The Prosperous Farmer
RR # 1, Boyle, Alberta T0A 0M0
Phone: (780) 689-2944
Fax: (780) 689-2945
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