McKenzie Funk

McKenzie Funk, a journalist is Seattle Washington, is the author of Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming. Funk undertook a six-year research project traveling the world to study the economics of global climate change. In crafting the book, he observed a wide variety of projects, experiments, and phenomena in countries from Greenland to South Sudan. The book is based on his interviews with the important players and his observations.

Bill Gates

Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft and an influential philanthropist. His interest in several of the matters covered in Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming and his monetary contributions to pertinent projects are noted in the book.

Nathan Myhrvold

Nathan Myhrvold is a former futurist at Microsoft. He now heads a company called Intellectual Ventures that holds thousands of patents and conducts research on climate change matters.

Lowell Wood

Lowell Wood was...