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Technology Breakthroughs: Solutions to the Food and Energy Crises

Bibliographic Book Resources and Reference Links

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Overall Curriculum Recommended Books

The Plot to Save the Planet: How Visionary Entrepreneurs and Corporate Titans Are Creating Real Solutions to Global Warming, Brian Dumaine, 2008, http://www.amazon.com/Plot-Save-Planet-Visionary-Entrepreneurs/dp/0307406180

Biotech 2008 Life Sciences: 2020 Vision to 2020, Burrill & Company, 2008, http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reportinfo.asp?report_id=604155&t=t&cat_id=

Earth : the sequel : the race to reinvent energy and stop global warming / Fred Krupp and Miriam Hor, 2008. http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Sequel-Reinvent-Energy-Warming/dp/0393066908/ref=pd_sim_b_2

Other Book Resources

Last Hours Ancient Sunlight, Hartmann, 1998. http://www.amazon.com/Last-Hours-Ancient-Sunlight-Revised/dp/1400051576/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219712045&sr=1-4

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, Pollan, 2007. http://www.amazon.com/Omnivores-Dilemma-Natural-History-Meals/dp/0143038583/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219712274&sr=1-1

Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future, Jeff Goodall, 2006 http://www.amazon.com/Big-Coal-Secret-Behind-Americas/dp/B001B2CI8S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219712539&sr=1-1

Eco- Economy: Building an Economy for the Earth, Lester R. Brown, 2001, http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Eco-+Economy%3A+Building+an+Economy+for+the+Earth

The End of Food, Paul Roberts, 2008. http://www.amazon.com/End-Food-Paul-Roberts/dp/0618606238/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219778933&sr=1-1

Clean Tech Revolution, Wilder Pernick, 2007. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006089623X/ref=pd_thx_sims_1?pf_rd_p=426287601&pf_rd_s=left-2&pf_rd_t=3201&pf_rd_i=typ01&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=05RZPHS4MQRXH5N4PDXA

Earth: The Sequel, Krupp, Horn, 2008. http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Sequel-Reinvent-Energy-Warming/dp/0393066908/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221061297&sr=8-1

Internal Combustion, Edwin Black 2006. http://www.amazon.com/Internal-Combustion-Corporations-Governments-Alternativees/dp/0914153110/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221061400&sr=1-1

Articles and Research Report Resources

Food Technology Breakthroughs

Energy Technology Breakthroughs

Batteries $200 Million for Electric Cars Battery solutions for hybrid vehicles- Auto-Specials-The Economic Times Cobasys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia EEStor Technology The End of Batteries Firms Join Forces on Car Batteries - WSJ.com Google Image Result for http--greenecon.net-wp-content-uploads-2007-12-enr_con.jpg Nanotechnology Now - Press Release QuantumSphere Announces Breakthrough in Clean Hydrogen Production for Industrial and Trans Now We’re Cooking With … Batteries Print Article Newsweek.com Perfect Battery Search Economist.com Plug-in Battery $1000-10mi. The Electric Car Battery War - BusinessWeek
BioFuels Alternative Energy Technology Center (AETE) will produce ethanol for less than $1 per gallon Fleet Owner March 2008 Biodiesel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Biofuels Deemed a Greenhouse Threat - New York Times Carbon Sciences Genetics Researcher Suggests Making Fuel from Artificial DNA - findingDulcinea Green Algae for Carbon Capture & Biodiesel Scientists aim to boost world energy supplies -- with microbes! The search for the perfect fuel - Apr. 22, 2008 UNH Biodiesel Group Venture Capitalists Want to Put Some Algae in Your Tank - New York Times
Coal A Dirty Game - Forbes.com America's Coal Energy Statistics analysis China's CO2 burden falls on U.S. - UPI.com Carbon Sciences' Breakthrough Technology Enables Production of Renewable Gasoline and Other Fuels - MarketWatch Cleaning up CO2 - Environmental Engineers Use Algae for Carbon Dioxide Cleanup Coal EurActiv.com - Financing woes plague EU climate technologies EU - European Information on Climate Change Forbes.com -Rogers Duke Electric FutureGen Goes Up in Smoke... and Clean Coal Technologies Fail Again iNSnet Global Warming and the Future of Coal Carbon Capture and Storage Google Image Result for http--www.ffbookmarks.com-images-NFL%20Player%20Photos-The%20Sneaker%20Game.jpg GreenFuel Technologies Corporation Frequently Asked Questions MIT report debunks China energy myth - MIT News Office Powder River Basin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Power Plant Efficiency Hasn’t Improved Since 1957 CleanTechnica Scientists turning CO2 from coal-fired plants, algae into oil The Bush Administration Takes Two Big Steps Backward on Carbon Capture and Sequestration The Current situation of China’s Electric Power Industry The man who would be Mr. Clean - Dec. 13, 2007 The Need for Additional U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants - Position Statements
ElectronicsMonitoring Can this man save the grid - May. 7, 2008 Duke plans program to cut energy use - Charlotte Business Journal Efficiency Alone Could Cut 30 Percent of U.S. Electric Use and Avoid Need for 60 Percent of Coal-Fired Generation, New Rocky Mo Energy efficiency The elusive negawatt Economist.com Google Taking a Step Into Power Metering - NYTimes.com H.P. Reports Big Advance in Memory Chip Design - New York Times http--www1.eere.energy.gov-consumer-tips-pdfs-energy_savers.pdf Hurdles (Not Financial Ones) Await Electric Grid Update - NYTimes.com Measuring Electric Power at Home Without Special Tools Review the owl electricity meter review Kill-a-Watt Electricity Usage Monitor 8 Get Rich Slowly The Bridge to Smart Technology - BusinessWeek Will Americans learn to love 'smart grid' - NYTimes.com Xynergy Corporation Fast Tracks Form 10 Filing to Achieve Full Reporting Status
GlobalWarming $45 trillion urged in battling carbon emissions - Print Version - International Herald Tribune 'Cleantech' attracts venture capital - Nashville Business Journal An Atlas of Climate Change - US News and World Report Bloomberg.com U.S. Can Technology Save Us From Climate Change China, India and climate change Melting Asia Economist.com CO2 Emissions Report CO2 Pollution and Global Warming When does carbon dioxide become a pollutant (EnvironmentalChemistry.com) Economist.com Greenhouse gas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia How to Win the War on Global Warming - The Environment - TIME McKinsey & Company - Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions How Much at What Cost Op-Ed Columnist - And Then There Was One - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com Possible Fix For Global Warming -- Environmental Engineers Use Algae To Capture Carbon Dioxide Profiting From Climate Change - US News and World Report The Technology Gap in the Climate Debate - Dot Earth - Climate Change and Sustainability - New York Times Blog
PetroleumNaturalGas An Ode to Oil - WSJ.com BUSINESS FORUM PETROLEUM POLICY; It's Time to Put a Tax on Imported Oil - New York Times Detroit Finds Green in Recycled Fuel-Economy Ideas - BusinessWeek EIA - International Energy Outlook 2008-Natural Gas Emerging Energy News GTC rebuts Carnegie Mellon LNG report Energy Double, double, oil and trouble Economist.com Just in Case - WSJ.com Minimum price for petroleum Oil Industry Statistics from Gibson Consulting The Real Question Should Oil Be Cheap Winning the Oil Endgame-Homepage
PlugInHybrid Angeleno Group Leads $15 Million Investment in Miles Electric Vehicles Automakers begin to move on plug-in cars Bloomberg.com Asia BYD Plans Electric Car - WSJ.com Chevy Volt Plug-in Car Batteries Ready for 2010 - GM Technical Center - Popular Mechanics China's First Plug-In Hybrid Car Rolls Out - BusinessWeek Current Chevy Volt Battery and Mule Update GM-VOLT Chevy Volt Electric Car Site Detroit Should Get Cracking on its Googlemobile - BusinessWeek Electric Cars at the Paris Auto Show - TIME Energy Dept.’s Fund for Electric Cars Is Untouched - NYTimes.com Forbes.com - DOE Transport PlugIns Clean Diesel Forbes.com - Magazine Article Forbes.com - Muscle to PlugIn to Hydrogen Cars Gentlemen, start your turnaround - Jan. 8, 2008 GM Joins Utilities To Ensure Plug-In Hybrids Can Plug In Autopia from Wired.com GM Live Green or Die GM shows off Volt, progress toward 2010 launch Business Reuters GM-VOLT Chevy Volt Concept Site » Blog Archive » GM-Volt Exclusive Inside the GM Chevy Volt-E-Flex Battery Lab GM-Volt Chevy Volt Electric Car Site How GM is Accelerating Vehicle Development - 5-1-2003 - Supply Chain Management Review http--aceee.org-pubs-t061.pdfCFID=630939&CFTOKEN=90558437 Hybrid Car Blog - Everything about hybrid cars and plug-in hybrid vehicles Lutz describes Chevy Volt hybrid development Hydrogen, Electric and Biofuel Vehicles - Alt Fuel Technologies are Catching Up to Gasoline - Popular Mechanics Leading the Green Charge Print Article Newsweek.com My Other Car Is a Tata NorwayElectricCarThink » VentureBeat nwi.com Automakers jockey in 'electrifying' race to develop plug-ins Plug-in cars sparking a power shift - Auto Tech- msnbc.com Plug-in hybrid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Popular Mechanics Putting the zoom into electric cars - Nov. 28, 2007 Switched-On Highways Print Article Newsweek.com The Associated Press China battery company launches plug-in hybrid car The car industry's big chill The big chill The Economist The Chevy Volt GM's Huge Bet on the Electric Car -- Printout -- TIME The Road Ahead for Cars Print Article Newsweek.com Toyota Prius Battery Problems - Electric Motors Rethink at Toyota - Popular Mechanics ToyotaPlugIn Wired News - AP News
PolicyDataStatisticsOverall Big Science Role Is Seen in Global Warming Cure - NYTimes.com Can U.S. Go 'Green' Even When Oil Prices Drop NPR Economist's View A Price Floor for Oil EETimes.com - Stimulus breakdown $43 billion for energy technology EIA - Electricity Data, Analysis, Surveys EIA - Federal Financial Interventions and Subsidies in Energy Markets 2007 Electric power transmission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Environmental Capital - WSJ.com Biden's Beliefs Obama's Running Mate Calls Energy America's Top Issue Environmental Capital - WSJ.com Obama’s Big Speech Yes We Can Include Energy Forbes.com - Magazine Article FTD - FT900 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services GAO shines harsh light on advanced energy technology research NetworkWorld.com Community HowStuffWorks World Power Consumption Lots More Information http--www.geni.org-globalenergy-issues-global-energy-index.shtml Obama plan could boost US solar industry - CIOL News Reports Op-Ed Columnist - Mr. Bush, Lead or Leave - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com Power of the Future 10 Ways to Run the 21st Century LiveScience Science policy Blessed are the geeks, for they shall inherit the Earth Economist.com Stagflation Is back - May. 28, 2008 Tech Sector Could Star In U.S. Economic Salvation -- Wall Street Bailout -- InformationWeek Ten most distortionary energy subsidies - Encyclopedia of Earth The 10 big energy myths Environment The Guardian The Oil Drum Net Energy Some Thoughts on the Obama Energy Agenda from the Perspective of Net Energy The power and the glory Economist.com Three Existing Technologies that Will Make Oil Obsolete - Bearings Wasting Our Watts -- Printout -- TIME Who supports increasing petroleum fuel taxes (or oil price floor) - FCNL Issues
SolarWindGeothermalWave 9. Concentrated Solar Photovoltaic (CSPV) - Alternative Energy - TIME Biggest Solar Deal Ever Announced — We're Talking Gigawatts Wired Science from Wired.com Bloomberg.com Exclusive Clean Energy It's Getting Affordable Deepwater Wind - Forbes.com Economist.com Editorial - T. Boone Pickens Rides the Wind - Editorial - NYTimes.com Epoch Times - Lowering Energy Costs Within 10 Years Expect exponential progress csmonitor.com Forbes.com - Magazine Article - Solar FuturePundit Prospects For Solar Thermal Power Germany’s key to green energy csmonitor.com Global Solar Energy Opens Landmark Manufacturing Plant, Sets Full-scale Production Capacity Records Global Warming Solutions Releases Solar Energy Technologies Presentation Hot Rocks Tapping an Underutilized Renewable Resource Scientific American Hydroelectric power Ending a dammed nuisance Economist.com Let The Sun Shine - Forbes.com More Insights Clean Energy and the Credit Squeeze - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com Nanosolar’s Breakthrough - Solar Now Cheaper than Coal » Celsias Nanotechnology Now - Press Release QuantumSphere Announces Breakthrough in Clean Hydrogen Production for Industrial and Trans Op-Ed Contributor - Satellites With Solar Panels Can Beam the Sun’s Energy to Earth. - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com Penn State Live - Solar cell directly splits water for hydrogen PG&E embraces solar thermal power technology PG&E to buy solar power produced by mirrors in the Mojave - International Herald Tribune Photovoltaic Power Extraction Breakthrough Announced by XET Photovoltaics - an elegant technology for electricity (ScienceAlert) Renewable energy German lessons Economist.com Renewable energy regulations may miss the mark, says MIT graduate student - MIT News Office Solar Company Says Its Tech Can Power 90 Percent of Grid and Cars Wired Science from Wired.com#previouspost Solar energy 'power towers' to light up California Green Tech - CNET News Solar Photovoltaic Industry Cost and Price Trends Space solar power Let the sun shine in The Economist The Case for Terrestrial (a.k.a. Nuclear) Energy The Outlook for Investing in Green Energy - US News and World Report The Solar Hype Cycle Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me Xconomy TheStar.com Business The dance of the particles Turning Glare Into Watts - New York Times U.S. DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Home Page Venture capitalist says U.S. losing green race Wave power The coming wave Economist.com www.eia.doe.gov-cneaf-solar.renewables-page-prelim_trends-images-h1_08.gif yergin Renewables becoming competitive in energy markets - Oil & Gas Journal

Bibliographic Book Resources and Reference Links

Agriculture

GeneticModification

Photosynthesis

Batteries

BioFuels

Coal

ElectronicsMonitoring

GlobalWarming

PetroleumNaturalGas

PlugInHybrid

PolicyDataStatisticsOverall

SolarWindGeothermalWave