"Hope Jahren is an award-winning geobiologist, a brilliant writer, and one of the seven billion people with whom we share this earth. The Story of More is her impassioned open letter to humanity as we stand at the crossroads of survival and extinction. Jahren celebrates the long history of our enterprising spirit--which has tamed wild crops, cured diseases, and sent us to the moon--but also shows how that spirit has created excesses that are quickly...

As the planet's need for energy increases, all available potential resources are considered, and the benefits and risks must be weighed. This book examines the use of coal as a fuel source, and discusses the pros and cons of its continued use.