04234nam 2200685Ia 450 991095652350332120200520144314.097866136645329781280687594128068759297808032433610803243367(CKB)3170000000046224(EBL)915515(OCoLC)792944066(SSID)ssj0000600642(PQKBManifestationID)11360266(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000600642(PQKBWorkID)10601437(PQKB)10795259(MiAaPQ)EBC915515(OCoLC)808337203(MdBmJHUP)muse16075(Au-PeEL)EBL915515(CaPaEBR)ebr10559323(CaONFJC)MIL366453(Perlego)4519007(EXLCZ)99317000000004622420111108d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGreen illusions the dirty secrets of clean energy and the future of environmentalism /Ozzie Zehner1st ed.Lincoln University of Nebraska Pressc20121 online resource (462 p.)Our sustainable futureDescription based upon print version of record.9780803237759 0803237758 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Unraveling the Spectacle; Part I: Seductive Futures; 1. Solar Cells and Other Fairy Tales; 2. Wind Power's Flurry of Limitations; 3. Biofuels and the Politics of Big Corn; 4. The Nuclear-Military-Industrial Risk Complex; 5. The Hydrogen Zombie; 6. Conjuring Clean Coal; 7. Hydropower, Hybrids, and Other Hydras; Part II: From Here to There; 8. The Alternative-Energy Fetish; 9. The First Step; Part III: The Future of Environmentalism; 10. Women's Rights; 11. Improving Consumption12. The Architecture of Community13. Efficiency Culture; 14. Asking Questions; Epilogue: A Grander Narrative?; Resources for Future Environmentalists; Notes; IndexWe 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 biofuels-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. Watch a book trailer. Our sustainable future.Renewable energy sourcesUnited StatesEnvironmentalismUnited StatesRenewable energy sourcesEnvironmentalism333.79/40973Zehner Ozzie1814964MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910956523503321Green illusions4369232UNINA