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Bring a New Optimism to the Climate Discussion with Earth: The Sequel

Target: US Congress
Sponsored by: Environmental Defense Fund

We've heard a lot about the threats - strengthening hurricanes, rising sea level, droughts and more. And we've heard from the naysayers who say it will cost too much to fix.

But two environmental crusaders - Fred Krupp (president of Environmental Defense) and Miriam Horn - have written a book that seeks to bring a new kind of optimism to the discussion on global warming. The book profiles inventors and entrepreneurs who are changing the face of the energy business. In Krupp's own words:

They are the Thomas Edisons and Wright Brothers of the 21st Century. And, they are ready and waiting to scale their inventions and radically transform the $5 trillion energy business. ...

These include such brazen inventions as flying windmills and artificial carbon-eating trees. It means reinventing everything from cars to concrete, replacing the old, dumb, centralized electrical grid with a smart, multidirectional energy network. And it involves remaking the economics of the rainforest.

Please sign the petition today to tell Congress about this amazing new book, and to encourage them to take its optimism to work with them.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 10,000

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Dear Decision Maker,

I have just heard about a new book, Earth: The Sequel, that reveals the race to reinvent the energy economy and solve global warming. The book profiles several of the most promising new energy technologies and the innovators and investors who are busy bringing them to market.

These include dramatic breakthroughs in solar, wind, and biomass technologies. It also explores how we will reinvent everything from cars to concrete and replace yesterday's inefficient electrical grid with tomorrow's smart, multidirectional energy network. And it details how we can remake the economics of the rainforest.

It is a hopeful vision of the future where we turn the planet's most serious environmental threat into our greatest economic opportunity.

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we cannot give up or wallow in despair because we have made a hash of things environmentally. There is much that can be done to not only address the problem, but to create more green jobs. Please read this book and then take effective steps to bring about a new, green future.

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