In the face of today's environmental and economic challenges,
doomsayers preach that the only way to stave off disaster is for
humans to reverse course: to de-industrialize, re-localize, ban the
use of modern energy sources, and forswear prosperity. But in this
provocative and optimistic rebuke to the catastrophists, Robert
Bryce shows how innovation and the inexorable human desire to make
things Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper is providing consumers
with Cheaper and more abundant energy, Faster computing, Lighter
vehicles, and myriad other goods. That same desire is fostering
unprecedented prosperity, greater liberty, and yes, better
environmental protection.Utilizing on-the-ground reporting from
Ottawa to Panama City and Pittsburgh to Bakersfield, Bryce shows
how we have, for centuries, been pushing for Smaller Faster
solutions to our problems. From the vacuum tube, mass-produced
fertilizer, and the printing press to mobile phones, nanotech, and
advanced drill rigs, Bryce demonstrates how cutting-edge companies
and breakthrough technologies have created a world in which people
are living longer, freer, healthier, lives than at any time in
human history.The push toward Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper
is happening across multiple sectors. Bryce profiles innovative
individuals and companies, from long-established ones like Ford and
Intel to upstarts like Aquion Energy and Khan Academy. And he
zeroes in on the energy industry, proving that the future belongs
to the high power density sources that can provide the enormous
quantities of energy the world demands.The tools we need to save
the planet aren't to be found in the technologies or lifestyles of
the past. Nor must we sacrifice prosperity and human progress to
ensure our survival. The catastrophists have been wrong since the
days of Thomas Malthus. This is the time to embrace the innovators
and businesses all over the world who are making things Smaller
Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper.
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