| Description |
xx, 437 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Our sustainable future.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
I: Seductive futures -- Solar cells and other fairy tales -- Wind power's flurry of limitations -- Biofuels and the politics of big corn -- The nuclear-military-industrial risk complex -- The hydrogen zombie -- Conjuring clean coal -- Hydropower, hybrids, and other hydras -- II: From here to there -- The alternative-energy fetish -- The first step -- III: The future of environmentalism -- Women's rights -- Improving consumption -- The architecture of community -- Efficiency culture -- Asking questions -- Epilogue: A grander narrative? |
| Subject |
Renewable energy sources.
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Environmentalism.
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| ISBN |
9780803237759 |
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0803237758 |
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