Danny Kennedy

Rooftop Revolution (eBook, ePUB)

How Solar Power Can Save Our Economy-and Our Planet-from Dirty Energy

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Biggest Untold Economic Story of Our Time Here is the truth that the powerful Dirty Energy public relations machine doesn't want you to know: the ascent of solar energy is upon us. Solar-generated electricity has risen exponentially in the last few years and employment in the solar industry has doubled since 2009. Meanwhile, electricity from coal has declined to pre-World War II levels as the fossil fuel industry continues to shed jobs. Danny Kennedy systematically refutes the lies spread by solar's opponents-that it is expensive, inefficient, and unreliable; that it is kept alive only by subsidies; that it can't be scaled; and many other untruths. He shows that we need a rooftop revolution to break the entrenched power of the coal, oil, nuclear, and gas industries Solar energy can create more jobs, return our nation to prosperity, and ensure the sustainability and safety of our planet. Now is the time to move away from the dangerous energy sources of the past and unleash the amazing potential of the sun.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. August 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781609946661
• Artikelnr.: 38331106

Autorenporträt

Danny Kennedy is the founder and president of Sungevity, Inc., a leading residential solar power company. He was named Innovator of the Year by the PBS program Planet Forward in 2011.

Inhaltsangabe

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