Joe Shuster is a chemical engineer, entrepreneur, and businessman who has spent his entire career in engineering and management roles in diverse technically oriented companies—many addressing energy-related issues. He co-founded Minnesota Valley Engineering, which under his guidance, became the world’s leading manufacturer of high-technology, low-temperature cryogenic equipment used in industry, medicine, agriculture, and transportation. MVE designed and manufactured hydrogen handling equipment, enhanced oil recovery systems, and transportation fuel systems. Shuster was also the founder of Teltech, a national science and engineering consulting firm that produced hundreds of technical dossiers, including reports on gas turbines, photovoltaic manufacturing processes, natural gas purification, fuels cells and many other energy related topics.Why I wrote this book…
We can grab the moment and the opportunity, or we can go on as usual and apply a multitude of ineffective feel-good band-aid fixes. Which will it be? Your children and grandchildren want to know. I am encouraged. Americans typically choose to do the right thing during crises. And this is a crisis.
Indeed, with diligent effort the United States can transform a colossal problem, a perfect storm of epic proportions and cataclysmic prospects, into a golden opportunity and a glorious future. I sincerely hope this book stimulates optimism, courage, spirited discussion, and rapid action.
I have no axes to grind, no vested interests to protect, no political positions to advance, no biases to hide. Neither politics nor profits motivate me. Politicians from both parties have been hostage to special interest groups resulting in bad energy policy. Similarly, I will donate any profit from this book to energy research.
I want to hear from you!
If you can present a better-quantified proposition, I want to hear from you—and more importantly, the country needs to hear it.
