Rooftop Revolution: Join the Fight to Save Our Economy - and Our Planet - from Dirty Energy

Danny Kennedy (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

216 Seiten

2012
Berrett-Koehler (Verlag)
978-1-60994-664-7 (ISBN)

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In the wake of the Solyndra collapse, solar power's detractors - particularly the fans of fossil fuel have been proclaiming that solar is just a hippie pipe dream. He breaks down the 100,000 jobs solar has already created in America and explains how it could create far more.

In the wake of the Solyndra collapse, solar power's detractors - particularly the fans of fossil fuel have been proclaiming that solar is just a hippie pipe dream. But as Danny Kennedy points out, Solyndra failed precisely because it was unable to compete in a red hot industry. The signs are everywhere: the United States and China have for the first time invested more money in clean, renewable energy than in dirty fossil fuels. Germany already gets 25% of its power from the sun and created 250,000 clean energy jobs in the process. Warren Buffet just bought a $2 billion solar project in the Southwestern desert. But these are facts the mainstream media has largely failed to report.
In this hard-hitting book Kennedy shows that solar can save money, create jobs, and restore the environment - it's only politics and perception that are preventing it. For consumers, he describes the technological advances that have now made solar so cost-efficient and practical it's now competitive with gas and coal electricity. He breaks down the 100,000 jobs solar has already created in America and explains how it could create far more. Decrying the lack of leadership in this area on the part of both political parties, he outlines how we can take advantage of this historic opportunity to free ourselves from dependence on destructive and declining forms of energy and unleash the unlimited power of the sun.

Danny Kennedy is a passionate activist, successful green-tech entrepreneur and recognized opinion leader on global environmental issues. He was recently named 2011 "Innovator of the Year" by PBS' program, Planet Forward, for providing an innovative, high-impact and commercially viable solution that responds to the world's environmental challenges. Kennedy founded the leading residential solar power company, Sungevity, in 2007, where he now serves as president and board member and oversees government relations and community engagement programs. Kennedy has worked on climate and energy issues for over two decades. Prior to starting Sungevity, he served as a campaign manager for Greenpeace Australia Pacific. In the US, Kennedy ran Greenpeace's California Clean Energy Campaign in 2001-02, which helped create the state's current Solar Initiative providing substantial market support and helping many citizens go solar.

Foreword
Prologue: An Energy Primer
Chapter 1: Sunny Side
Chapter 2: Empires of the Sun - Dirty Energy's Petty Politics
Chapter 3: Role Models for the Rooftop Revolution
Chapter 4: Take a Walk on the Sunny Side
Chapter 5: Hot Jobs
Chapter 6: Energized
Epilogue: Fire 2.0 The Sungevity Saga - So Far

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.10.2012
Verlagsort	San Francisco
Sprache	englisch
Maße	141 x 216 mm
Gewicht	302 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
ISBN-10	1-60994-664-2 / 1609946642
ISBN-13	978-1-60994-664-7 / 9781609946647
Zustand	Neuware