Coming Clean
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Author Description
"Americans are awakening to just how costly and destructive our fossil-fuel habit has become - to the environment, our national security and stature, our health, and especially our pocketbooks. We want to take action, to move our country down the path to clean energy, but we're not sure how. Coming Clean provides the road map, showing how we, as motivated citizens, can promote real solutions and collectively pressure government and corporations to change their energy priorities. Author Michael Brune tracks the myriad ways our thirst for dwindling supplies of oil and coal corrupts national policy and international finance, harms poor communities worldwide, and wreaks havoc on the climate. He describes the most promising developments in renewables, biofuels, and efficient design, and outlines an inspiring vision of the clean energy future within our reach."--BOOK JACKET.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
Americans are increasingly aware of the detrimental impacts of their fossil fuel consumption and seek actionable steps toward clean energy solutions. The book outlines a roadmap for citizens to advocate for and implement real solutions, pressuring government and corporations to shift energy priorities. It details how the demand for oil and coal influences national policy, international finance, harms vulnerable communities, and exacerbates climate change. The author also highlights promising advancements in renewable energy, biofuels, and efficient design, presenting a vision for an achievable clean energy future.
THE SCOPE MAP
- Analysis of the environmental, national security, health, and economic costs of fossil fuel dependence.
- Exploration of how the pursuit of dwindling oil and coal supplies corrupts national policy and international finance.
- Examination of the harm inflicted on poor communities worldwide by the global energy thirst.
- Detailed look at the havoc wreaked on the climate by current energy practices.
- Overview of promising developments in renewable energy technologies.
- Discussion of biofuels as a viable alternative energy source.
- Exploration of efficient design principles for energy conservation.
- Presentation of an inspiring vision for a clean energy future accessible to all.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
The book is presented as a guide for citizens seeking to understand and influence energy policy towards cleaner alternatives. It aims to empower individuals by detailing the multifaceted costs of fossil fuel reliance and by showcasing viable clean energy solutions. The author's approach combines critical analysis of current energy systems with an optimistic outlook on the potential for a sustainable future. The work is framed to encourage active participation in driving systemic change within government and corporate energy priorities.
Page Count:
269
Publication Date:
2008-01-01
ISBN-10:
1578051908
ISBN-13:
9781578051496
Non-Fiction
Science
Politics
Energy policy
Environment
Climate Change
Activism
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