Jeff Goodell: 4 books
How to Cool the Planet
Geoengineering and the Audacious Quest to Fix Earth's Climate
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2010
“Thoughtful, informative, and darkly entertaining. It’s the best treatment of this important (and scary) topic you can find.” —Elizabeth Kolbert
Right now, a group of scientists is working on ways to minimize the catastrophic impact of global warming. But they’re not designing hybrids...
Sunnyvale
The Rise and Fall of a Silicon Valley Family
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2009
In Sunnyvale, California, in 1979, Jeff Goodell's family lived quietly on Meadowlark Lane, unaware that their town was soon to become ground zero in the digital revolution. Over the course of the next decade, as Silicon Valley boomed, the Goodell family unraveled.
Splintered by their parent's...
The Water Will Come
Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
"An immersive, mildly gonzo and depressingly well-timed book about the drenching effects of global warming, and a powerful reminder that we can bury our heads in the sand about climate change for only so long before the sand itself disappears." (Jennifer Senior, New York Times)
A New York Times...
Big Coal
The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2007
Long dismissed as a relic of a bygone era, coal is back -- with a vengeance. Coal is one of the nation's biggest and most influential industries -- Big Coal provides more than half the electricity consumed by Americans today -- and its dominance is growing, driven by rising oil prices and calls for...