Global warming could change life on earth as we know it. Fiercer storms, rising seas, and severe drought could become the new normal. But it doesn't have to be that way — a stable climate is within our reach.

The high-stakes race is on. The competitors are the smartest minds in America. And the prize will be the biggest explosion of wealth ever witnessed. Fred demonstrates methods for harnessing the great forces of capitalism to save the world from catastrophe. In sharp contrast to most of what you read about global warming, Fred approaches this topic with optimism. The men and women Fred profiles are transforming the energy sector. They are to paving a way, once again, for the United States to lead the world out of crisis.

-Three young scientists (a surfer and his pals) who genetically engineer yeast so it can ferment sugar into green fuel that can go right into existing pipelines, cars, trucks and planes.

-A bioengineer redesigning viruses so that they assemble themselves into the most powerful batteries ever seen.

-A tribe of Native Americans, for two thousand years fisherman in the roughest Pacific waters, who are now exploiting the power of the waves for a different kind of profit.

-A frontiersman who keeps his ice hotel frozen all summer long with the energy of hot springs.