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""[Brown's] ability to make a complicated subject accessible to the general reader is remarkable."" —Katherine Salant, Washington Post ""Lester Brown is one of the pioneers and heroes of global environmentalism. If the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize had been extended to a third recipient, the logical candidate would have been Lester Brown."" —E. O. Wilson As fossil fuel prices rise, oil insecurity deepens, and concerns about climate change cast a shadow over the future of coal, a new energy economy is emerging. Wind, solar, and geothermal energy are replacing oil, coal, and natural gas, at a pace and on a scale we could not have imagined even a year ago. For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, we have begun investing in energy sources that can last forever. Plan B 4.0 explores both the nature of this transition to a new energy economy and how it will affect our daily lives.

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A great blueprint for combating climate change. -- Bryan Walsh - Time Lester Brown is one of the pioneers and heroes of global environmentalism. If the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize had been extended to a third recipient, the logical candidate would have been Lester Brown. -- E. O. Wilson Lester Brown tells us how to build a more just world and save the planet... in a practical, straightforward way. We should all heed his advice. -- Former President Bill Clinton In this impressively researched manifesto for change, Brown bluntly sets out the challenges and offers an achievable road map for solving the climate change crisis. -- The Guardian A great book which should wake up humankind! -- Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum Brown gives concise, but very informative, summaries of what he regards as the key issues facing civilization as a consequence of the stress we put on our environment... a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate. -- The Ecologist

"""A great blueprint for combating climate change."" -- Bryan Walsh - Time ""Lester Brown is one of the pioneers and heroes of global environmentalism. If the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize had been extended to a third recipient, the logical candidate would have been Lester Brown."" -- E. O. Wilson ""Lester Brown tells us how to build a more just world and save the planet... in a practical, straightforward way. We should all heed his advice."" -- Former President Bill Clinton ""In this impressively researched manifesto for change, Brown bluntly sets out the challenges and offers an achievable road map for solving the climate change crisis."" -- The Guardian ""A great book which should wake up humankind!"" -- Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum ""Brown gives concise, but very informative, summaries of what he regards as the key issues facing civilization as a consequence of the stress we put on our environment.... a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate."" -- The Ecologist"

Praise for previous editions: ...Brown bluntly sets out the challenges and offers an achievable road map for solving the climate crisis. The Guardian on Plan B 3.0 Brown is an effective Cassandra. His picture of climate-change-induced chaos is terrifying and convincing.. Andrew Simms, New Scientist on Plan B 2.0

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Lester R. Brown is the president of Earth Policy Institute, a research organization in Washington, DC. He has been honored with numerous prizes, including a MacArthur Fellowship, the United Nations Environment Prize, and Japan's Blue Planet Prize.

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