pt. I: The science and the future. The climate beast -- 2000-2025 : reap the whirlwind -- 2025-2050 : planetary purgatory -- 2050-2100 : hell and high water -- pt. II: The politics and the solution. How climate rhetoric trumps climate reality -- The technology trap and the American way of life -- The electrifying solution -- Peak oil, energy security, and the car of the future -- The U.S.-China suicide pact on climate -- Missing the story of the century -- Conclusion : the end of politics.