Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing To Save CivilizationW. W. Norton & Company, 2009 M09 22 - 368 pages “[Brown’s] ability to make a complicated subject accessible to the general reader is remarkable.”—Katherine Salant, Washington Post As fossil fuel prices rise, oil insecurity deepens, and concerns about climate change cast a shadow over the future of coal, a new energy economy is emerging. Wind, solar, and geothermal energy are replacing oil, coal, and natural gas, at a pace and on a scale we could not have imagined even a year ago. For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, we have begun investing in energy sources that can last forever. Plan B 4.0 explores both the nature of this transition to a new energy economy and how it will affect our daily lives. |
Contents
Chapter 02 | 28 |
Chapter 03 | 55 |
Chapter 04 | 78 |
Chapter 05 | 109 |
Chapter 06 | 142 |
Chapter 07 | 167 |
Chapter 08 | 192 |
Chapter 09 | 215 |
Chapter 10 | 240 |
Chapter 11 | 269 |
Chapter 12 | 340 |
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