Global Energy Innovation: Why America Must Lead (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313397219)

The world is entering the Third Industrial Revolution, an era of remarkable progress in science and technology that will require a global shift away from reliance on fossil-fuel and carbon-based energy. This book explains how America can lead the effort to reverse global warming and become the world leader in global energy innovation.

America is trailing other parts of the developed world in terms of its development of--and commitment to--renewable energy. In Europe and Asia, sustainable communities, smart green grids, and emerging environmentally sound technologies are becoming common. The United States must move beyond the lethargy and defeatism of the 9/11 era, rediscover its ability to lead in technological inventiveness, and revitalize its economy via the creation of green jobs and sustainable, carbon-neutral communities. Because the lives of America's children and grandchildren are at stake, America must act quickly.

Global Energy Innovation: Why America Must Lead explains why the emerging Third Industrial Revolution will become the largest social and economic megatrend of the post-modern era. With its comprehensive, up-to-date examination of renewable energy systems and related green technologies, this book represents a call-to-action that will benefit any reader, regardless of their status as a lay person, scholar, or scientist.

Author: Woodrow W. II Clark,Grant Cooke
ISBN-10: 031339721X
ISBN-13: 9780313397219
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 11/04/2011
Pages: 212
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.10w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/01/2012 pg. 120
Choice 06/01/2012
Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2012 pg. 268