Earth, the sequel : the race to reinvent energy and stop global warming / Fred Krupp and Miriam Horn
- Author:
- Krupp, Fred
- Additional Titles:
- Race to reinvent energy and stop global warming
- Published:
- New York : W. W. Norton, [2009]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2009
- Physical Description:
- 296 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Additional Creators:
- Horn, Miriam
- Contents:
- A new industrial revolution -- Harnessing the sun, part I -- Harnessing the sun, part II -- Fuels from living creatures -- New sources of biofuels -- Ocean energy -- Power from the earth -- Reconsidering coal -- Today's solutions -- A world of possibility.
- Summary:
- The forecasts are grim and time is running out, but that's not the end of the story. In this book, Fred Krupp 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 Earth: The Sequel the reader will encounter the bold innovators and investors who are reinventing energy and the ways we use it. These entrepreneurs are poised to remake the world's biggest business and save the planet - if political leaders give them a fair chance to compete.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 0393334198
9780393334197 (pbk.)
9780393066906 (hbk.)
0393066908 (hbk.) - Note:
- Description based on surrogate.
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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