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Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, sold one of his internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius's life and work, from his tumultuous upbringing in South Africa and flight to the United States to his dramatic technical innovations and entrepreneurial pursuits. Vance uses Musk's story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age: can the...
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A greener world won't come for free ǂb 'A remarkably hopeful and useful book...The climate crisis leaves us no choice but to build a new world and as Sanderson makes clear, we are capable of making it a better one than the dirty and dangerous planet we've come to take for granted.'Bill McKibben,Observer book of the week We depend on a handful of metals and rare earths to power our phones and computers. Increasingly, we rely on them to power our cars...
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Mike Rowe finds the fun in the world's dirtiest, most dangerous jobs. Join Mike on his adventures as he exposes the dirty side of 'clean energy' and help Mike celebrate his 150th Dirty job. With these 27 jobs, you will gain a new appreciation for the hard-working people dedicated to cleaning up our environment and to keeping our lives running smoothly, no matter how dirty they get.
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Another contrarian assessment of America's energy situation--and the gulf between the goals of the green movement and our vast need for power--by the author of Gusher of Lies. Armed with fully footnoted facts and revealing graphics, Bryce explains why most of the hype about renewable energy and "green" technology is just that--hype. He shows why renewable sources like wind and solar are not "green" and why they cannot provide the scale of energy that...
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"An inspiring look at the clean energy revolution combining the instincts of a journalist and the insight of the leader of a national business organization at the forefront of climate policy, Bob Keefe provides the first in-depth look at how the most important climate action in history is reshaping our economy, the way we live, and the future of our planet"--
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"...What's inside? Detailed info on careers in energy, construction, transportation, and more-- plus interviews with individuals working in these fields ; The latest on two- and four- year schools with great green energy-related programs ; Informative and inspirational essays from those at the forefront of environmental organizations, green companies, and college training and sustainability efforts..."--P.[4] of cover.
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