Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization
by Lester R. Brown
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company 2009
ISBN/ASIN: 0393337197
ISBN-13: 9780393337198
Number of pages: 384
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Wind, solar, and geothermal energy are replacing oil, coal, and natural gas, at a pace and on a scale we could not have imagined even a year ago. For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, we have begun investing in energy sources that can last forever. Plan B 4.0 explores both the nature of this transition to a new energy economy and how it will affect our daily lives.
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