Presents a scientific view at how carbon dioxide affects climate change, explaining how a buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is contributing to global warming, and discussing various energy innovation methods and techniques that can be used to improve and safeguard the future of the planet.
General Note
"Companion to the PBS documentary"--Dust jacket.
Content Note
Prepare to come about -- Burning to learn -- Peak trees and peak whale oil -- Fossil fuelish; some telling facts -- Abraham Lincoln or your brother-in-law? -- Red, white, and blue-green -- Canting the kayak -- Why accountants and physicists care about the past -- The moving finger writes -- And having writ, moves on -- The great ice that covers the land -- Kindergarten soccer and the last century of climate -- But my brother-in-law said -- The future -- Valuing the future -- Toilets and the smart grid -- Sustainable solutions on the wind -- Sun and water -- Down by the sea, where the water power grows -- Power from the land -- Put it where the sun doesn't shine: nuclear energy and carbon -- Conservation; why saving energy doesn't mean sitting around in the dark -- Game-changers? geoengineering, fusion, and -- Ten billion and smiling.