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Shorting the Grid

The Hidden Fragility of Our Electric Grid

by Meredith Angwin ...

When rolling blackouts come to the electric grid, they will be old news to the grid insiders.Only the electricity customers will be surprised.Grid insiders know how fragile the grid is becoming. Unfortunately, they have no incentive to solve the problems because near-misses increase their profits.Meredith Angwin describes how closed meetings, arcane auction rules, and five-minute planning horizons ... Read more

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When rolling blackouts come to the electric grid, they will be old news to the grid insiders.Only the electricity customers will be surprised.Grid insiders know how fragile the grid is becoming. Unfortunately, they have no incentive to solve the problems because near-misses increase their profits.Meredith Angwin describes how closed meetings, arcane auction rules, and five-minute planning horizons
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Path to Zero

12 Climate Conversations That Changed the World

by Tucker Perkins ...

Tucker Perkins' Path to Zero shows how we can reverse climate change and create a cleaner environment for future generations by putting aside our biases and working together for change.Climate catastrophe-inspired narratives like “Electrify Everything!” have a grip on people’s minds. The simplicity of the solution to the most complex endeavor ever faced by humans—the journey to a net zero future ... Read more

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Tucker Perkins' Path to Zero shows how we can reverse climate change and create a cleaner environment for future generations by putting aside our biases and working together for change.Climate catastrophe-inspired narratives like “Electrify Everything!” have a grip on people’s minds. The simplicity of the solution to the most complex endeavor ever faced by humans—the journey to a net zero future
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Campaigning for Clean Air

Strategies for Pro-Nuclear Advocacy

by Meredith Angwin ...

Award-winning author Meredith Angwin guides you in your pro-nuclear advocacy, from a day when you are quietly typing at your computer to the day when you take the microphone in front of a legislative committee. Her book contains anecdotes, examples, and insights that will inspire and support your work toward a clean energy future. ... Read more

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Award-winning author Meredith Angwin guides you in your pro-nuclear advocacy, from a day when you are quietly typing at your computer to the day when you take the microphone in front of a legislative committee. Her book contains anecdotes, examples, and insights that will inspire and support your work toward a clean energy future.
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Shorting the Grid

The Hidden Fragility of Our Electric Grid

by Meredith Angwin ...

Narrated by Eric G. Meyer ...

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10 hours 13 min

Grid insiders know how fragile the grid is becoming. Unfortunately, they have no incentive to solve the problem because near-misses increase their profits. Meredith Angwin describes how closed meetings, arcane auction rules, and five-minute planning horizons will topple the reliability of our electric grid. Shorting the Grid shines light on the vulnerabilities of our grid, and includes suggestions ... Read more

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Grid insiders know how fragile the grid is becoming. Unfortunately, they have no incentive to solve the problem because near-misses increase their profits. Meredith Angwin describes how closed meetings, arcane auction rules, and five-minute planning horizons will topple the reliability of our electric grid. Shorting the Grid shines light on the vulnerabilities of our grid, and includes suggestions
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Campaigning for Clean Air: Strategies for Pro-Nuclear Advocacy

by Meredith Angwin ...

Narrated by Pamela Almand ...

Unabridged

7 hours 6 min

Pro-nuclear people can make important contributions to the energy debate. Advocates appreciate the importance of nuclear power for clean air and for our planet’s future. This book will help you make your voice heard.In this book, award-winning author Meredith Angwin guides you in your advocacy:• Support nuclear energy while simply sitting at your computer• Support nuclear energy in public, using ... Read more

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Pro-nuclear people can make important contributions to the energy debate. Advocates appreciate the importance of nuclear power for clean air and for our planet’s future. This book will help you make your voice heard.In this book, award-winning author Meredith Angwin guides you in your advocacy:• Support nuclear energy while simply sitting at your computer• Support nuclear energy in public, using
... Read more

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A Question of Power

Electricity and the Wealth of Nations

by Robert Bryce ...

Narrated by Robert Bryce ...

Unabridged

8 hours 41 min

An “informative and highly readable” (Foreign Affairs) breakdown of the history of electricity and the impact of global energy use on the world and the environmentGlobal demand for power is doubling every two decades, but electricity remains one of the most difficult forms of energy to supply and do so reliably. Today, some three billion people live in places where per-capita electricity use is ... Read more

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An “informative and highly readable” (Foreign Affairs) breakdown of the history of electricity and the impact of global energy use on the world and the environmentGlobal demand for power is doubling every two decades, but electricity remains one of the most difficult forms of energy to supply and do so reliably. Today, some three billion people live in places where per-capita electricity use is
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A Question of Power

Electricity and the Wealth of Nations

by Robert Bryce ...

An “informative and highly readable” (Foreign Affairs) breakdown of the history of electricity and the impact of global energy use on the world and the environmentGlobal demand for power is doubling every two decades, but electricity remains one of the most difficult forms of energy to supply and do so reliably. Today, some three billion people live in places where per-capita electricity use is ... Read more

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An “informative and highly readable” (Foreign Affairs) breakdown of the history of electricity and the impact of global energy use on the world and the environmentGlobal demand for power is doubling every two decades, but electricity remains one of the most difficult forms of energy to supply and do so reliably. Today, some three billion people live in places where per-capita electricity use is
... Read more

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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need

by Bill Gates ...

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical—and accessible—plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, ... Read more

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**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical—and accessible—plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology,
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Saving Us

A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World

by Katharine Hayhoe ...

United Nations Champion of the Earth, climate scientist, and evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe changes the debate on how we can save our future in this nationally bestselling “optimistic view on why collective action is still possible—and how it can be realized” (The New York Times).Called “one of the nation’s most effective communicators on climate change” by The New York Times, Katharine ... Read more

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United Nations Champion of the Earth, climate scientist, and evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe changes the debate on how we can save our future in this nationally bestselling “optimistic view on why collective action is still possible—and how it can be realized” (The New York Times).Called “one of the nation’s most effective communicators on climate change” by The New York Times, Katharine
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Clearing the Air

A Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change in 50 Questions and Answers

by Hannah Ritchie ...

***A FINANCIAL TIMES & NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF 2025*A Bill Gates Top Pick for 2025: "One of the clearest explanations of the climate challenge I’ve read.”"A refreshingly pragmatic and undoomy book."—The GuardianClear, simple answers to the most common and vexing questions about climate change that we can take action on right now.**We can’t afford to delay climate action, but with all the ... Read more

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***A FINANCIAL TIMES & NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF 2025*A Bill Gates Top Pick for 2025: "One of the clearest explanations of the climate challenge I’ve read.”"A refreshingly pragmatic and undoomy book."—The GuardianClear, simple answers to the most common and vexing questions about climate change that we can take action on right now.**We can’t afford to delay climate action, but with all the
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Mad Like Tesla

Underdog Inventors and their Relentless Pursuit of Clean Energy

by Tyler Hamilton ...

An "illuminating and important" look at the scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs who are working to save us from catastrophic climate change ( New York Journal of Books).Nikola Tesla was considered a mad scientist by the society of his time for predicting global warming more than a hundred years ago. Today, we need visionaries like him to find sources of alternative energy and solutions to ... Read more

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An "illuminating and important" look at the scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs who are working to save us from catastrophic climate change ( New York Journal of Books).Nikola Tesla was considered a mad scientist by the society of his time for predicting global warming more than a hundred years ago. Today, we need visionaries like him to find sources of alternative energy and solutions to
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Electrify

An Optimist's Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future

by Saul Griffith ...

An optimistic--but realistic and feasible--action plan for fighting climate change while creating new jobs and a healthier environment: electrify everything.Climate change is a planetary emergency. We have to do something now—but what? Saul Griffith has a plan. In Electrify, Griffith lays out a detailed blueprint—optimistic but feasible—for fighting climate change while creating millions of new ... Read more

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An optimistic--but realistic and feasible--action plan for fighting climate change while creating new jobs and a healthier environment: electrify everything.Climate change is a planetary emergency. We have to do something now—but what? Saul Griffith has a plan. In Electrify, Griffith lays out a detailed blueprint—optimistic but feasible—for fighting climate change while creating millions of new
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