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Alexis Madrigal on Powering the Dream (Podcast)
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Wind turbines, solar cells, wave power. If you think these are newfangled technologies, think again. They were fangled long ago, and their story is the meat of Alexis Madrigal's new book, Powering the Dream. Madrigal (a senior editor at The Atlantic and former Wired.com staff writer) has painted a fascinating tale of the quirky geniuses who championed green-tech early on, the fates they met, and the lessons we should learn. In our conversation, he relays some of his favorites stories, explains his ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
