THE HYPE ABOUT HYDROGEN/Climate Change/Environment/Energy/NEW/HB/DJ/Free Ship

Description: Description: A thoughtful and authoritative look at climate change and one of the proposed solutions to the problem. Interesting to see how much progress has been made since the book was written a decade and a half ago… From the Publisher’s Description: “Is hydrogen the silver bullet that will solve our energy and environmental problems? The conventional wisdom—among groups including environmentalists, mainstream media commentators, industry analysts, American car makers, and even President Bush—seems to be that emission-free hydrogen fuel cells will rescue us in a matter of years, or at most a decade or two. Not so fast, says Joseph Romm. In The Hype about Hydrogen, he explains why hydrogen isn't the quick technological fix it's cracked up to be, and why counting on fuel cells to sweep the market is not a viable strategy for combating climate change. Buildings and factories powered by fuel cells may indeed become common after 2010, Romm argues, but when it comes to greenhouse-gas emissions from transportation—a crucial sector—hydrogen is very unlikely to have a significant impact until after 2040. Since the climate can't wait that long, we must act now to speed the adoption of energy-efficient and renewable energy technologies that are already commercially available. The Hype about Hydrogen offers a hard-nosed, highly readable analysis of the politics, business, and technology of hydrogen and climate protection. At a time when it's often hard to separate science from spin, Romm offers a hype-free explanation of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, reveals the oractical difficulties of making the transition to a hydrogen economy, and shows why, given increasingly strong evidence of the gravity of climate change, neither government policy nor business investment should be based on the belief that hydrogen cars will have meaningful commercial success in the near or medium term.” About the Author: Joseph J. Romm helped oversee hydrogen and transportation fuel cell research in various positions in the Department of Energy during the Clinton administration. Currently the Executive Director of the Center for Energy and Climate Solutions (www.cool-companies.org), and a Principal with the Capital E Group (www.cap-e.com), he is the author of Cool Companies: How the Best Businesses Boost Profits and Productivity by Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions. VISIT MY EBAY STORE FOR OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST(Click This Link) Please inquire about discounts for purchases of multiple items. Shipping: Free media rate shipping in US. International shipping as appropriate (See Shipping and Payments Tab on this listing page for further details). We make every attempt to describe items clearly and completely. Please read our listings carefully, inspect posted images of the item, and let us know if you have any questions before you bid. All buyers must pay according to Ebay policies. If you have any questions about this, please email me. International bidders should contact me for a quote on shipping before bidding. Whenever possible, international shipping will be Ebay Standard International Delivery Shipping or in Priority flat rate envelopes. Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.

Price: 9.5 USD

Location: Riverside, Rhode Island

End Time: 2024-08-05T20:08:15.000Z

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