Charging Ahead: The Business of Renewable Energy & What It Means for America - Hardcover

John J. Berger

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0788198866 ISBN 13: 9780788198861

Publisher: Henry Holt & Co., 1997

Synopsis

Shows how renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, & electric vehicles, when used together, can sustain a healthy economy & give us back a clean environment. Projects an inspiring yet realistic vision of this energy future & profiles the leading energy scientists, engineers, & entrepreneurs creating the solar, wind, geothermal, electric vehicle, & biomass industries that will change our world. Appraises current policies that have kept us reliant on oil, coal, uranium, & gas resources that pollute the atmosphere, exhaust our economy, & will one day become too expensive. Captures the excitement of creating new industries & reveals the foot-dragging of the government & fossil-fuel giants.

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From the Back Cover

"I found this material interesting and informative."--Vice President Al Gore

"Dr. Berger has laid out a compelling case for what America must do to capture the benefits of renewable energy and conservation. If we can build on his excellent analysis and policy recommendations, our country can avoid spending billions of dollars on foreign oil."--Former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley

About the Author

John J. Berger writes and teaches on energy and natural resource issues and is a consultant on environmental science and policy. He is the author of books on nuclear and renewable energy and is the editor of Environmental Restoration: Science and Strategies for Restoring the Earth (1990).

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co.
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0788198866
• ISBN 13: 9780788198861
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 398