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The must-read summary of Wendy Williams and Robert Whitcomb's book: "Cape Wind: Money, Celebrity, Class, Politics, and the Battle for Our Energy Future on Nantucket Sound".
This complete summary of "Cape Wind" gives an overview of the authors' insight into the drama that arose when Jim Gordon proposed to build a 468 megawatt wind farm of the shores of Cape Cod. It highlights how money can hijack democracy and how privilege must be challenged for...
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The must-read summary of Robert Bryce's book: "Power Hungry: The Myths of "Green" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future".
This complete summary of "Power Hungry" by Robert Bryce, a prominent American journalist, presents his argument that green energy in the US is a myth, as renewables are not in fact particularly green, and carbon capture and sequestration is unlikely to ever work. He states that the only feasible and workable energy strategy...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Fred Krupp and Miriam Horn's book "Earth: The Sequel" explains how capitalism, as the most powerful economic force in the world, is the only engine of change that has the strength to stop global warming. In their book, the authors demonstrate how this can be achieved by installing a cap-and-trade initiative, providing genuine economic incentives for companies and reducing their carbon footprint. This summary...
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The must-read summary of Thomas Friedman's book: "Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution — and How It Can Renew America".
This complete summary of the ideas from Thomas Friedman's book "Hot, Flat and Crowded" shows that we are at a nexus of global warming (hot), globalization, which means an affluent middle class wants to enjoy success, even at environmental expense (flat) and population growth (crowded). Green solutions are the...
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