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Book SynopsisBetween global warming, overflowing landfills and collapsing fisheries, the environment is constantly, ominously, in the news. Virtually all the commentary is negative, which is understandable given the potential consequences of so much of what humanity is doing.
Table of ContentsForeword.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Part I. Overview.
Chapter 1. Clean Tech - This Time It's for Real.
Chapter 2. We Came, We Saw, We Trashed the Place.
Part II. Clean Energy.
Chapter 3. Fossil Fuels Fiasco.
Chapter 4. Solar Power - From Social Statement to Serious Solution.
Chapter 5. Wind - No Breakthroughs Needed.
Chapter 6. Geothermal - The Heat beneath Our Feet.
Chapter 7. Transportation - Green Machines.
Chapter 8. Energy Storage - The Key to a Clean-Tech Takeover.
Chapter 9. Biofuels - Miles per Acre.
Chapter 10. The Hydrogen Economy - A Dream Deferred.
Chapter 11. Emissions Trading - Climate Change Capitalism.
Chapter 12. Smart Grid - The New Wired World.
Part III. Other Clean Technologies.
Chapter 13. Water - Liquid Gold.
Chapter 14. Green Building - Sunny and Cool.
Chapter 15. Agriculture - Eight Billion Mouths to Feed.
Chapter 16. Green Materials - Lighter, Stronger, Cleaner.
Chapter 17. Pollution Control - Trash Is a Terrible Thing to Waste.
Part IV. Investing in a Green Boom.
Chapter 18. Bubbles and Bear Markets.
Chapter 19. Green Mutual Funds.
Chapter 20. Clean Tech in Bite-Sized Pieces.
Chapter 21. Short Candidates - Who Loses When Clean Tech Wins?
Chapter 22. How to Trade Foreign Stocks.
Chapter 23. Breakthroughs - Tomorrow's Game-Changers.
Chapter 24. Creating a Research Program.
About the Author.
Index.
