Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit
Subtitle: 10 clean technologies to save our world
By: Tom Rand
Publisher: Eco Ten Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780981295206
Subjects: Green technology; Clean energy industries; Energy development; Renewable energy sources
Description: In this book the author and engineer, Cleantech authority, venture capitalist, pragmatic entrepreneur and philosopher, doesn't provide a 3 easy steps approach to fixing our dependence on fossil fuels. But he does show it's possible to do without them. By giving an in depth look at 10 technologies that together can bring a clean future, free of fossil fuels, he provides education and hope. This is a clarion call, a directive that we act quickly and collectively (governments, corporations and individuals) to provide future generations the opportunity to live in a sustainable world. Unique in being accessible to the general public, his message is not just important, but understandable and entertaining. His personal views and anecdotes are combined with a hard-headed engineering and business perspective. Beautiful photographs bring the text to life. It is this generation's job to save the world we know for the next. This book shows us how.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Solar; title: Wind; title: Geothermal; title: Biofuels; title: Hydropower; title: Ocean; title: Smart buildings; title: Transportation; title: Efficiency and conservation; title: The energy Internet.; title: The book is about making an energy transition from fossil fuels to clean technologies, by changing to 100% renewable energy. It includes detailed descriptions of the technologies required - solar energy, wind power, geothermal energy and more.