{"product_id":"global-energy-innovation-woodrow-w-ii-clark-9780313397219","title":"Global Energy Innovation: Why America Must Lead","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerica 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobal Energy Innovation: Why America Must Lead\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Woodrow W. II Clark,Grant Cooke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031339721X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313397219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2012 pg. 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 268","brand":"Woodrow W. II Clark","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47421050454271,"sku":"9780313397219","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf7263de-2087-422a-bea2-ae2940bfeb68.jpg?v=1761526562","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/global-energy-innovation-woodrow-w-ii-clark-9780313397219","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}