Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming
by Fred Krupp, Miriam Horn
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Read in March, 2008
This book is a great introduction into the latest renewable energy technologies and businesses that are resulting from billions of dollars of investment pouring in from the Venture Capital community in Silicon Valley. The author reinforces his belief that pure capitalism and profit seeking in the $3 trillion energy market will be the driver behind accelerating advances that will make possible unprecedented breakthroughs in how we make and use energy. As is typical with most business books, the...more
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The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming The Earth's environment has limits. Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has long recognized that those limits can ignite economic growth and ecological prosperity at the same time. Earth: The Sequel written by Krupp and Miriam Horn, a journalist and staffer at EDF, begins with a case study of how we can solve global warming and improve our economy by addressing the need for limits. In the early 1980's sulfur dioxide em...more
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Read in June, 2008
I'm about half way through the book. It's encouraging that there are so many 'capitalists' out there who are trying to help us through the energy crisis - global warming debacle. If only there weren't so many already established who are threatened by anything other than more oil, more oil, and still more oil. If you're a believer in capitalism seizing new opportunities to excel, I think you will find this book interesting. If you're someone who's feeling a bit over-whelmed by the environme...more
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Read in February, 2008
I skimmed this book, to see what Fred had to say. Basically, there are technical solutions out there that can solve global warming.
I wanted him to make a stronger case that we need to set up the regulation to promote these technologies. That, I think is the most important argument, and while he made it, I felt like he let me down. Of course, I did just skim the book.
I wanted him to make a stronger case that we need to set up the regulation to promote these technologies. That, I think is the most important argument, and while he made it, I felt like he let me down. Of course, I did just skim the book.
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Read in April, 2008
Very good and informative book- I loved all of it. I would recommend this, though, only to people who are geeky about renewable energy and climate change stuff- could be a little too technical if you're not nerdy over it. I found the stuff in this book absolutely amazing and learned so much about whats already going on with the alternative energy world.
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Read in April, 2008
Really more of a "pamphlet" than a book - this only has value if you read it very near the publication date. I suspect that virtually everything in it will be completely out of date within months.
Nevertheless, it's well organized and presented. If you're interested in the business opportunities around green technologies, it is a must read.
Nevertheless, it's well organized and presented. If you're interested in the business opportunities around green technologies, it is a must read.
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An interesting review of the different energy technologies out there. But this book does not get into the details of the cap and trade system or the market based solutions that the book is supposedly about. Also, the title makes no sense. That said, I agree with most of what it says.
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recommends it for:
everyone who has their head where it belongs :P
this is an amazing and hopeful look at global warming and the tools already in our hands to combat it. It does expose the global conspiracy to suppress alternative energies in favor of Petroleum lobbyists, et al.
very worthwhile- highly recommended
very worthwhile- highly recommended
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This book seems to address industrial-scale energy efforts past, present, and future. It details the major players, as well as, the various technologies involved, but explained at a level for lay-people.
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I am half way through this book. I expected an environmentalist's rant, but what I am getting is a lot of new information on energy sources and the companies that are involved in their development.
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Read in March, 2008
A little academic, but very informative. A book about what's going right. Who the new innovators are and how we will save ourselves.
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A must read. Strikes to the heart of our planets energy generation & our races options for our survival
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