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 enlarge | Authors: Fred Krupp, Miriam Horn
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 3517
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.2
ISBN: 0393066908
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.042
EAN: 9780393066906
ASIN: 0393066908
Publication Date: March 12, 2008
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 For the Children March 15, 2008
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
This book illuminates how politics, economics and science can come together to wildly accelerate our ability to save the planet and spare the next generation from the catastrophic effects of global warming. I love that Fred Krupp & Miriam Horn argue in favor of channeling the profit motive to create a gigantic tipping point in commercializing alternative energy sources. They chronicle amazing scientists, visionary business people, and forward-looking politicians whose integrated efforts have the potential to save our collective you-know-what.
I'm with John Doerr whose blurb on the back cover draws a parallel between the billions made in the recent tech revolution, and the opportunity inherent in the environmental revolution. He says that in 20 years some 35-year old will be a billionaire because s/he read the book at 15. I plan to read it out loud to my 10 year old.
A Must Read! March 14, 2008
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
Writer Miriam Horn could make a common shopping list engaging and enlightening. We are all lucky that she has not squandered her talent on shopping lists, but has, along with Fred Krupp, written an informative and fascinating account of the exciting work being done to save us from our own excesses. The stories in the book will make you reconsider the dark idea that perhaps the human race is getting what it deserves. This is a vitally important book to buy and a total pleasure to read.
 Inspiring -- lots of creativity and business opportunity March 5, 2008
91 out of 93 found this review helpful
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!
Stop Global Warming. Grow Our Economy. March 4, 2008
73 out of 75 found this review helpful
This book is a must read for everyone interested in the possibilities of our clean energy future and the necessity of stopping global warming.
We have been stuck in a national debate between the doomsayers who warn of the serious threats of global warming and the naysayers who deny global warming is real and are blocking national action.
This book resets the conversation. There is a world of possibility ready to explode with smart national policies that reward low-carbon energy innovation. It's up to us to take this message of hope to decision makers in Washington to pass smart national policy to unleash the innovators.
Absolute must read on the future of national energy policy and solutions.
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