For over 20 years, Fred Krupp, the President of the Environmental Defense Fund, has championed the power of the markets to solve environmental issues. In his latest book, "Earth: The Sequel", Krupp and Miriam Horn explain the roots of the cap and trade system, how it works and how human ingenuity combined with renewable energy can stop global warming and create jobs.

Krupp and Horn detail how various forms of renewable energy fit into the climate and energy equation. Ranging from solar to wind to biomass to biofuels to ocean energy, the authors push the boundaries to detail how these cutting edge developments can transform our economy.

While the authors focus on energy generation, what they do not detail is how the transformation of our grid system into a smart grid can force changes at the nodes. For anyone looking to venture out on the cutting edge of how renewable energy can transform our lives, this book is for you. The authors do a very good job cutting through the misinformation and clutter on Cap and Trade and explain how this tool helps accelerate the reinvention our energy infrastructure.

"Earth: The Sequel" by Fred Krupp and Miriam Horn is available at Second Chapter in Middleburg on The GreenShelf, where you will also find many other titles of interest to conservationists.