Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (899 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393334198 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Good News for Renewable Energy Glenn Gallagher Earth the Sequel has great descriptions on the many renewable energy sources being developed by brilliant people. It is a very hopeful and positive book, and it appears that there are quite a few sources of energy that are completely sustainable, which will be affordable in the near future. It's quite possible that some of the more fanciful ideas will never be brought to a commercial level, but some. "Earth: The Sequel" according to Ralph D. Hermansen. If you vote or want to be an informed citizen, you must read "Earth: The Sequel" by Fred Krupp and Miriam Horn. I thought that I was up to speed on renewable energy, alternate energy, or global warming, but my eyes were opened wider from reading this book. It is written in a interesting style, making personal the success stories of inventors and entrepeneurs. The same material could make your mind w. "Alternative Energy Information" according to Carola. Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming, is an excellent book and should be read by all Americans. It gives a good overview of the different types of alternative energy sources. It is a valuable resource for all of us to better understand the issues surrounding energy and global warming.
He lives in Connecticut. She works at Environmental Defense Fund and lives in New York City.In his twenty-three years as president of Environmental Defense Fund, Fred Krupp has been the foremost champion of harnessing market forces for environmental ends. . Miriam Horn is the author of two previous books, including the New York Times best-selling Earth: The Sequel
In this book, Fred Krupp, longtime president of Environmental Defense Fund, brings a surprisingly hopeful message: We can solve global warming. And in doing so, we will build the new industries, jobs, and fortunes of the twenty-first century.In these pages the reader will encounter the bold innovators and investors who are reinventing energy and the ways we use it. How to harness the great forces of capitalism to save the world from catastrophe. The forecasts are grim and time is running out, but that’s not the end of the story. These entrepreneurs are poised to remake the world’s biggest business and save the planetif America’s political leaders give them a fair chance to compete.12 illustrations
This optimistic book brims with similar ideas, balancing jargon-heavy science with engaging profiles of individuals who are blending business and science in an attempt to save the planet. The authors argue in favor of strict federal carbon caps, which would induce innovators to explore new ways to control carbon dioxide emissions. The book notes the global and historical successes of cap and trade mechanisms, such as the Clean Air Act of 1990. New technologies that would benefit from such a logical, elegant, market-based approach include one as basic as an Arizona natural gas power plant that vents its smokestack waste into a vast greenhouse, where it nourishes algae used for manufacturing biodiesel, and one as a radical as harnessing the kinetic energy of molecules as a power source. Designed specifically to control sulfur dioxid