Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 256 pages
• Published by: W. W. Norton March 12, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0393066908
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0393066906
• Book Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 1.3 pounds

Reader Reviews
This book is a forward-looking, hope-filled preview of how we'll generate energy in the coming decades. I follow environmental and energy issues closely, but a lot in here was new to me. I had no idea that solar technology is getting so sophisticated. And people are finding so many ways to make energy -- from algae and plants, from wind, from waste. Imagining a world without oil and coal is a lot easier for me after reading this. The book is also a tour of the newest wave of start-up companies. I'm a veteran of the first dot-com boom, so the passion and excitement of these inventors was fun to see. They come from all sorts of backgrounds, and I liked hearing about the difficult problems they're solving. Some of them will fold, but some of them will hit the jackpot. My brother is looking for new business ventures and is exploring renewable energy projects -- I marked a good half-dozen pages for him to get ideas from! Comment | | (Report this)