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Clean Energy Nation : Freeing America From the Tyranny of Fossil Fuels by CONGRESSMAN JERRY MCNERNEY MARTIN CHEEK is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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In the vein of “An Inconvenient Truth,” a sobering assessment of our nation's energy policies and a stirring call for change. Dangerous CO2 emissions, massive oil spills, dwindling supplies—the problems with fossil fuels are driving a long-overdue reassessment of our nation's energy policies. U.S. Congressman Jerry McNerney, a renewable energy engineer and the first representative with expertise in energy independence, leads the way to change. In Clean Energy Nation, he and journalist Martin Cheek make an impassioned argument for drastically reducing dependency on fossil fuels and developing sustainable, readily available energy sources—solar, wind, biofuel, geothermal, and hydrogen-based power. Bringing together a rare combination of scientific knowledge, political savvy, and insightful journalism, the authors reveal the pros and cons of alternative energy sources and examine how our nation became addicted to fossil fuels in the first place. The book reads like the dramatic story it is, complete with dire projections about peak oil and grim scenarios of rising oceans...keen insights into policies and players that have stalled progress on climate change and favored big oil...and as

Author

CONGRESSMAN JERRY MCNERNEY MARTIN CHEEK

Publisher

AMACOM American Management Association

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780814413739

Subjects

Science, Political Science, Economics

Rating

3.5 / 5 (6 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14