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A seek out the modern Nikola Tesla - considered a mad scientist by his modern culture for predicting global warming more than a century ago - fuels this examination of weather issues, which presents thinkers and inventors who are working to find possible ways out of the energy turmoil. From Louis Michaud, a retired refinery engineer who claims we can funnel the vitality of man-made tornadoes, to a professor and a entrepreneur who are running a company that genetically modifies algae so that it can secrete ethanol naturally, they and their unorthodox methods are profiled through first-person interviews, exposing the social, economic, financial, and personal barriers that prevent them from making an impact using their ideas. The prevailing state of green energy systems, such as solar, wind, biofuels, smart grid, and energy safe-keeping, is also explored, creating a feeling of anticipation against a backdrop of weather dread.