a plan to solve the climate crisis Gore, Al 1948- creator text Emmaus, PA Rodale c2009 monographic eng

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414 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 cm. The former vice president and author of such best-sellers as "An Inconvenient Truth" and "Earth in the Balance" presents a follow-up work to address key environmental issues while profiling and evaluating possible solutions. What goes up must come down -- Where our energy comes from and where it goes -- Electricity from the sun -- Harvesting the wind -- Soaking up geothermal energy -- Growing fuel -- Carbon capture and sequestration -- The nuclear option -- Forests -- Soil -- Population -- Less is more -- The super grid -- Changing the way we think -- The true cost of carbon -- Political obstacles -- The power of information -- Our choice. Al Gore. Includes index. Global warming Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric Environmental policy Environmental protection Human ecology Alternative lifestyles QC981.8 .G56G6735 2009 363.738/74 9781594867347 1594867348 210624 20210624110445.0