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Green Illusions

The Dirty Secrets of Clean Energy and the Future of Environmentalism

Szerző: Ozzie Zehner

Nyelv:

Kötés: Puha kötésű

Kiadó: University of Nebraska Press

Elérhetőség: Beszállítói készleten

Küldés 10-16 napon belül

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We don't have an energy crisis. We have a consumption crisis. And this book, which takes aim at cher...

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Szerző

Ozzie Zehner

Nyelv

Angol

Kötés

Könyv - Puha kötésű

Kiadva

2012

oldal

464

EAN

9780803237759

ISBN

0803237758

Enbook ID

04923160

Kiadó

University of Nebraska Press

Súly

678

Méretek

154 x 228 x 29

Teljes leírás

We don't have an energy crisis. We have a consumption crisis. And this book, which takes aim at cherished assumptions regarding energy, offers refreshingly straight talk about what's wrong with the way we think and talk about the problem. Though we generally believe we can solve environmental problems with more energy more solar cells, wind turbines, and bio fuels alternative technologies come with their own side effects and limitations. How, for instance, do solar cells cause harm? Why can't engineers solve wind power's biggest obstacle? Why won't contraception solve the problem of overpopulation lying at the heart of our concerns about energy, and what will? This practical, environmentally informed, and lucid book persuasively argues for a change of perspective. If consumption is the problem, as Ozzie Zehner suggests, then we need to shift our focus from suspect alternative energies to improving social and political fundamentals: walkable communities, improved consumption, enlightened governance, and, most notably, women's rights. The dozens of first steps he offers are surprisingly straightforward. For instance, he introduces a simple sticker that promises a greater impact than all of the nation's solar cells. He uncovers why carbon taxes won't solve our energy challenges (and presents two taxes that could). Finally, he explores how future environmentalists will focus on similarly fresh alternatives that are affordable, clean, and can actually improve our well-being.