TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pernick,Ron
AU  - Wilder,Clint
TI  - The clean tech revolution: discover the top trends, technologies, and companies to watch 
SN  - 9780060896249 (pbk.)
AV  - TD145 .P47 2008
U1  - 333.794 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Collins Business
KW  - Green technology
KW  - Renewable energy sources
KW  - Energy policy
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Capital investments
N1  - Includes index
N2  - Developing clean technologies is no longer a social issue championed by environmentalists; it's a moneymaking enterprise moving solidly into the business mainstream. In fact, as the economy faces unprecedented challenges from high energy prices, resource shortages, and global environmental and security threats, clean tech--technologies designed to provide superior performance at a lower cost while creating significantly less waste than conventional offerings--promises to be the next engine of economic growth. Here, authors Pernick and Wilder identify the major forces that have pushed clean tech from utopian dream to a revolution in corporate boardrooms, on Wall Street trading floors, and in government offices around the globe. By highlighting eight major clean-tech sectors--solar energy, wind power, biofuels and biomaterials, green buildings, personal transportation, the smart grid, mobile applications, and water filtration--they uncover how investors, entrepreneurs, and individuals can profit from this next wave of technological innovation.--From publisher description
ER  -