LEADER 04234nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910956523503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786613664532 010 $a9781280687594 010 $a1280687592 010 $a9780803243361 010 $a0803243367 035 $a(CKB)3170000000046224 035 $a(EBL)915515 035 $a(OCoLC)792944066 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000600642 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11360266 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000600642 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10601437 035 $a(PQKB)10795259 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC915515 035 $a(OCoLC)808337203 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse16075 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL915515 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10559323 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL366453 035 $a(Perlego)4519007 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000046224 100 $a20111108d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGreen illusions $ethe dirty secrets of clean energy and the future of environmentalism /$fOzzie Zehner 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLincoln $cUniversity of Nebraska Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (462 p.) 225 1 $aOur sustainable future 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780803237759 311 08$a0803237758 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 Consumption 327 $a12. The Architecture of Community13. Efficiency Culture; 14. Asking Questions; Epilogue: A Grander Narrative?; Resources for Future Environmentalists; Notes; Index 330 8 $aWe don't have an energy crisis. We have a consumption crisis. And this book, which takes aim at cherished assumptions regarding energy, offers refreshingly straight talk about what's wrong with the way we think and talk about the problem. Though we generally believe we can solve environmental problems with more energy-more solar cells, wind turbines, and biofuels-alternative technologies come with their own side effects and limitations. How, for instance, do solar cells cause harm? Why can't engineers solve wind power's biggest obstacle? Why won't contraception solve the problem of overpopulation lying at the heart of our concerns about energy, and what will? This practical, environmentally informed, and lucid book persuasively argues for a change of perspective. If consumption is the problem, as Ozzie Zehner suggests, then we need to shift our focus from suspect alternative energies to improving social and political fundamentals: walkable communities, improved consumption, enlightened governance, and, most notably, women's rights. The dozens of first steps he offers are surprisingly straightforward. For instance, he introduces a simple sticker that promises a greater impact than all of the nation's solar cells. He uncovers why carbon taxes won't solve our energy challenges (and presents two taxes that could). Finally, he explores how future environmentalists will focus on similarly fresh alternatives that are affordable, clean, and can actually improve our well-being. Watch a book trailer. 410 0$aOur sustainable future. 606 $aRenewable energy sources$zUnited States 606 $aEnvironmentalism$zUnited States 615 0$aRenewable energy sources 615 0$aEnvironmentalism 676 $a333.79/40973 700 $aZehner$b Ozzie$01814964 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910956523503321 996 $aGreen illusions$94369232 997 $aUNINA