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PLOT TO SAVE THE PLANET DUMAINE Global Warming HC Book
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 9780307406187
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0307406180
ISBN-13
9780307406187
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63178832
Product Key Features
Book Title
Plot to Save the Planet : How Visionary Entrepreneurs and Corporate Titans Are Creating Real Solutions to Global Warming
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Green Business, Industrial Management, Environmental Economics, Power Resources / Alternative & Renewable
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
20.8 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-000277
Reviews
"We've all read the dire warnings about global warming. Now, here's a great book about the opportunities for ingenuity and entrepreneurship. Brian Dumaine describes the visionaries who are at the forefront of green technology and how they are not only going to save the planet but create an economic boom in the process. His case studies include inspiring entrepreneurs, mavericks, and imaginative academics all allied in a noble cause." -Walter Isaacson, CEO of the Aspen Institute and author of Einstein:His Life and Universe "Brian Dumaine has given us a superb and informative tour of the emerging new energy economy." -R. James Woolsey, VantagePoint, venture partner and former CIA director From the Hardcover edition.
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
658.4/083
Synopsis
American entrepreneurs, corporate tycoons, and financiers are plotting what they do best-creating new industries that change the world and making billions in the process-a plot that will ultimately save the planet. The Plot to Save the Planet is an illuminating and inspiring look at the "conspiracy" to make green technology the Silicon Valley of the twenty-first century-the creator of massive numbers of jobs and huge amounts of wealth. Suddenly, the ugly mudslinging between environmentalists and big business has abated, and these two previously opposed forces are now strange bedfellows in a race to head off climate change. How is this new frontier being shaped? Brian Dumaine is your guide in this intriguing look into the very near future filled with colorful and informative stories about the entrepreneurs, investors, and corporate mavericks who are managing to pull off the feat of combining economic growth and environmental protection to battle global warming. You'll read about: The savvy investors: Why Warren Buffett is investing heavily in wind power; and why John Doerr, the venture capitalist and early backer of Google, is saying that "green tech is bigger than the Internet and could be the biggest economic opportunity of the twenty-first century." The cars of the future: The competitively priced plug-in hybrids that will get 60 miles to the gallon, and the battle being waged by fifteen start-ups competing to capture the electric car market. The fuels without fossils: New sources of energy from plants such as prairie grass and algae that could capture a big chunk of the $300 billion U.S. wholesale gasoline market. The corporate mavericks: Companies such as Duke Energy and GE who are creating the low-carbon business models of the future, as well as cleaner ways to provide our power needs. The energy-miser homes and buildings: The new Bank of America Tower in New York City and the green low- and middle-income homes being constructed by visionaries who were told it couldn't be done and still be affordable. The "thin film" solar energy: How it is making the cost of heating a home comparable to traditional methods without emitting greenhouse gas. Plenty of obstacles still exist-among them resistance from the rich and powerful owners of the world's oil supply, developing nations such as China with their reliance on coal, and an American public reluctant to give up their McMansions, SUVs, and extreme air-conditioning. But the battle cry has been sounded. The green overhaul of the utility, energy, construction, shipping, and automobile industries is well on its way and-contrary to prevailing fears-the ultimate solutions will sustain the environment without demanding huge sacrifices to our contemporary comforts and lifestyles., In this refreshing, unusual, and innovative look at the environment, Dumaine offers an insightful character-driven account of green technology, the fortunes it will create, and the players preparing to win it all.
LC Classification Number
HD75.6.D84 2008
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