Reviews
"Melville's tale of a cross-country drive in a decades-old Mercedes converted to run on used cooking oil is... a hopeful, goodhearted portrait of those he meets—be they Minnesota wind farmers or hippie diesel mechanics — who are getting a head start on building the post-carbon future, a tomorrow fueled by a refreshing optimism, as well as by grease."
— Newsweek
"Melville has a breezy, unpretentious style as well as the ability to work in the occasional edifying digression-a brief history of wind power, for instance, or a discussion with a professor about cellulosic ethanol-without disrupting the book's brisk, novelistic pace. At trip's end, Melville explains to his pal that they have proven something important: "If two goobers like us can actually get in a car and drive across the country without fossil fuels or putting a lot of carbon into the air, the answers for sustainability are easier than people think."
— Audubon Magazine
"A lot of interesting data . . . about renewable energy's promise and pitfalls."-- New York Post
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