Hope for a Heated Planet: How Americans Are Fighting Global Warming and Building a Better Future
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Rejecting cries of gloom and doom, Hope for a Heated Planet shows how the fight against global warming can be won by the grassroots efforts of individuals. Robert K. Musil, who led the Nobel Peace Prize winning organization Physicians for Social Responsibility, explains that a growing new climate movement can produce unprecedented change in the economy, public health, and home while saving the planet. Musil draws on personal experience and compelling data in this practical and rigorous analysis of the causes and cures for global warming. The book presents all the players in the most pressing challenge facing society today, from the massive fossil fuel lobby to the enlightened corporations that are joining the movement to go green. Musil thoroughly explains the tremendous potential of renewable energy sources wind, solar, and biofuel and the startling conclusions of experts who say society can do away entirely with fossil fuels. He tells readers about the engaged politicians,...Похожие книги
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