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One of the key tenets of the environmental movement is the need for greater efficiency in our use of dwindling natural resources, especially coal, natural gas, and oil. If our products are designed to be more energy efficient, so the thinking goes, our environmental impacts will be reduced and our fossil fuels will last longer. In this surprising new look at sustainability and conservation, environmentalist Steve Hallett argues that this thinking...

Krupp, longtime president of the Environmental Defense Fund, and Horn present a stirring and hopeful call to arms as they feature the bold innovators and investors who are reinventing energy and the ways we use it.

Discusses issues pertaining to green energy, covering the history of energy; global warming; nuclear, solar, and wind power; electric cars; biomass; biofuels; and other related topics, and includes quotes, anecdotes, and discussion which were originally published in "USA Today."

"This text argues we're not going to solve the energy problem by convincing everyone to live like it's 1900 because that's not a good thing. Instead of reverting to the past, we have to build a future where we get energy from new places, use it in new ways, and do more with less. Clean coal? Natural gas? Nuclear? Electric cars? We'll need them all. When you look at the numbers, you'll find that we'll still be using fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables...

"Solar power was once the domain of futurists and environmentally minded suburbanites. Today it is part of mainstream America--and the solar industry is booming. Beginning with his solar-powered home in Massachusetts, Philip Warburg travels the country to introduce readers to a surprising array of pioneers who are spearheading America's solar revolution, from business leaders and politicians across the spectrum to students committed to greening...

"Saul Griffith lays out an accessible, rigorously-researched plan to decarbonize the U.S. economy in time to address climate change. His plan, in short, is to "electrify everything." Griffith uses his deep understanding of U.S. energy flows, materials, and clean energy technologies to show that decarbonizing in time to meet climate goals is not only possible, but can be done without major sacrifices in our lifestyles, creating more jobs and a cleaner,...