Rooftop Revolution : How Solar Power Can Save Our Economy#and Our Planet#from Dirty Energy - Danny Kennedy

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

By: Danny Kennedy

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Paperback | 16 October 2012

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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. 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 succinct, 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.
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"Twice as many Americans already work in solar energy as in coal mines--if you want to understand the future, and especially if you want to help shape it, read this book."
-Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature and Eaarth and founder, 350.org

"Paradigm shifts aren't always obvious when you're in the middle of one. Danny Kennedy makes a compelling case for why solar power is the crucial energy technology of the 21st century."
-- Michael Brune, executive director, Sierra Club

"Anyone who cares about boosting our economy, preserving our environment and ensuring the welfare of generations to come, should read this book!"
- Mark Ruffalo, actor

"IRooftop Revolution lays out, in clear and engaging language, how we got into the energy mess we're in and how we can get out - benefiting the planet, creating jobs and saving homeowners money.."
--Annie Leonard, creator of the film and book The Story of Stuff

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Business Strategy Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning The Environment Sustainability

Foreword	p. ix
Prologue: An Energy Primer	p. 1
Sunny Side Up	p. 15
Empires of the Sun Dirty Energy's Petty Politics	p. 35
Role Models for the Rooftop Revolution	p. 53
Take a Walk on the Sunny Side	p. 81
Hot Jobs	p. 109
Energized	p. 127
Epilogue: Fire 2.0
My Ride on the Solar Coaster-So Far	p. 143
Notes	p. 163
Additional Resources	p. 183
Acknowledgments	p. 185
Index	p. 189
About the Author	p. 196
About Sungevity	p. 198
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