Apollo''s Fire - Igniting America''s Clean Energy Economy

Informationen zum Autor Jay Inslee is a Representative in the United States House of Representatives, representing the First District of the State of Washington, in the Seattle area. He is a recognized leader in Congress on energy issues and is the prime sponsor of the New Apollo Energy Act, a comprehensive plan to build a clean energy economy in America. Congressman Inslee was elected in 1998 and serves on the Energy Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He was recently named by Nancy Pelosi to the new House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. Bracken Hendricks is a senior fellow with the Center for American Progress and former executive director of the Apollo Alliance, an organization of environmental organizations, businesses, and labor organizations dedicated to building a new energy future for America. Mr. Hendricks formerly served as Special Assistant to the Office of Vice President Al Gore and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration where he worked on the Interagency Climate Change Working Group. He holds a Master's Degree in Public Policy and Urban Planning from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Klappentext "Apollo's Fire" is a thoughtful, optimistic book, based on sound facts. No one before has tied together the concepts of economic growth and greenhouse gas reductions with such concrete examples. No one has previously told the real stories of the people who are right now on the front lines of the energy revolution. The co-authors, one a U.S. Congressman who is the primary sponsor of the New Apollo Energy Act, and the other the founder of the Apollo Alliance, have joined their experience, expertise, and passion for a clean energy future to lay out the path to stop global warming and gain energy independence. Zusammenfassung How we can conquer global warming! gain energy independence and enjoy prosperity?

Product details

• Authors: Bracken Hendricks, Hendricks Bracken, Jay Inslee, Jay Hendricks Inslee, Inslee Jay
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2009
• EAN: 9781597266499
• ISBN: 978-1-59726-649-9
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Climate Change, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Energy Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, United States of America, USA, Energy industries & utilities, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies, Energy industries and utilities