The Conundrum: How Trying to Save the Planet is Making Our Climate Problems Worse

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Conundrum: How Trying to Save the Planet is Making Our Climate Problems Worse
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Lord David Owen
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:219
Dimensions(mm): Height 184,Width 114
Category/GenreGlobal warming
Social impact of environmental issues
Sustainability
ISBN/Barcode 9781780721057
ClassificationsDewey:333.79
Audience
General
Illustrations Illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Short Books Ltd
Imprint Short Books Ltd
Publication Date 3 May 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Hybrid cars, fast trains, energy-efficient light bulbs, solar panels, carbon offsets... Forget everything you ever thought you knew about living green.

Author Biography

David Owen is a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of a dozen books. He lives in northwest Connecticut with his wife, the writer Ann Hodgman.

Reviews

David Owen sounds a wake-up call for everyone who thinks they're solving the problems of climate change and resource depletion by eating local, buying more fuel-effi cient cars, and fitting their house with compact fluorescents' * Publishers Weekly * Owen's critique resonates far beyond the United States - He gently dismantles the foundation of standard environmental behaviour with a series of succinctly turned arguments that (are) - presented with considerable wit and self-deprecation * Freakonomics.com *