Field Notes From A Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change

I went to my college orientation Saturday, and we were handed this novel by Elizabeth Kolbert.
At 1st I'm just thinking, gosh, I don't want to read a book about global warming during my last summer as a senior! Anything else!!
So last night I go see the movie "The Happening."  I didn't find it very "good," but ya know.  I remember at the end of the movie a scientist explaining the phenomenon that was "happening," and he said something along the lines of "WE ARE KILLING OUR EARTH! & IT IS RETALIATING!!"  That really creeped me out.  I guess I didn't realize how much people harm the earth.  I myself try to recycle and preserve it, but others don't care anything about it & just litter & take it for granted. 
After watching that movie, I started on the 1st part of Field Notes From A Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change.  I guess I'm just wondering has anyone else already read this book? Is it a good read?
Anyway, I hope you all have a great day!

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