{"product_id":"the-future-is-now-solving-the-climate-crisis-with-todays-technologies-9780735241961","title":"The Future Is Now: Solving the Climate Crisis with Today's Technologies","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e*NATIONAL BESTSELLER*\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An optimistic book that looks at existing technologies and how they can be used now to address the environmental emergency.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Vancouver Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSaving our planet is not only possible--it's possible \u003ci\u003enow.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLook around you. Everything that powers up, gets warm, or moves uses energy. All we have to do is gather it up and put it to work. And that's the good news: we already have the technology we need to capture the free energy of the sun, wind, ocean waves, and the heat of Earth itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe bad news isn't \u003ci\u003enews\u003c\/i\u003e anymore. Climate change is no longer something for future generations to worry about or in far-off places like the Arctic where polar bears are affected. It's a clear and present danger with record-high temperatures, wildfires, and water supplies dwindling. Climate change is here now--but so are the sustainable technologies we need to solve it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlternative energy sources such as wind, solar, and geothermal alone may not be enough, but additional power can come from innovative new places: small nuclear reactors the size of an office desk, or space-based solar power satellites that can capture sunlight, convert it to microwaves, and beam it to the ground. Here, Bob McDonald turns his focus to global energy sources to show us that a greener future is achievable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Future Is Now\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of immense optimism that counteracts the sense of doom hanging over most discussions about the environment. A new green age is upon us--let this book be your guide to the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOB MCDONALD has been the host of CBC Radio's \u003ci\u003eQuirks \u0026amp; Quarks\u003c\/i\u003e since 1992. He is a regular science commentator on CBC's \u003ci\u003eNews Network\u003c\/i\u003e and a science correspondent for CBC TV's \u003ci\u003eThe National\u003c\/i\u003e. His book \u003ci\u003eMeasuring the Earth with a Stick\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Canadian Science Writers Association Book Award. He has been honoured with the 2001 Michael Smith Award for Science Promotion from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; the 2002 Sandford Fleming Medal from The Royal Canadian Institute; and the 2005 McNeil Medal for the Public Awareness of Science from the Royal Society of Canada. In November 2011, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50916211884306,"sku":"9780735241961","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b4830544-b810-46f0-acee-b09fbef2f760.jpg?v=1738844434","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-future-is-now-solving-the-climate-crisis-with-todays-technologies-9780735241961","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}