Biotechnology and Renewable Energy Book

I was initially a little disappointed when I looked at the publication date (months after I bought it, of course) and realized that this book was written in 1999, and thus probably wouldn't do much to bring me further up to date on the topics of peak oil or climate change. However, it turned out to be a rather lively page-turner written by an oil industry consultant-turned-Greenpeace scientist-turned-college professor-turned-solar energy CEO. This is a first-person firsthand account of the sequence of international political events that eventually led to the Kyoto Treaty, written in much the same style as John Perkins' "Confessions of an Economic Hitman." It won't do much to inform the reader on developments since Bush Jr. took office, but it is good for what it is.