In Earth: The Sequel, Fred Krupp and Miriam Horn take a trip around the world to find the bold energy solutions that the world needs to combat Global Warming and boy, do they succeed! New breakthroughs in solar, wind, biofuels, geothermal, nuclear and wave energy are the stars of this book and the entrepreneurs that are working on these breakthroughs are nothing short of inspiring. The problem, however, is that none of these breakthroughs are likely to advance in our energy marketplace without the help of a Carbon Cap and Trade program, which will set a true price for emitting Carbon Dioxide and provide incentives for developing green energy.
Readers who find the idea of a emissions trading offensive may want to stay away from this book. On the other hand, they may want to read it and rethink their position because the breakthrough's highlighted by Krupp and Miriam are just too important for our future.
The only real criticism I have about Earth: The Sequel is that many may find it too confusing or dry. That's a shame because the message needs to be heard beyond the sphere of eco-geeks (like me) who eat this stuff up. On the Environmental Defense Fund site, there is a video promo for the book which, if expanded on, would make a good movie (ala An Inconvenient Truth) or television show. In other words, television and the big screen should be the sequel to Earth: The Sequel.
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