{"product_id":"the-energy-reader-overdevelopment-and-the-delusion-of-endless-growth-9780970950093","title":"The Energy Reader: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Energy Reader\u003c\/i\u003e takes an unflinching look at the environmental devastation created by our thirst for energy--including supposedly \"clean\" renewable sources. From oil spills, nuclear accidents, and mountaintop-removal coal mining to oversized wind farms and desert-destroying solar power plants, virtually every region of the globe is now experiencing the consequences of out-of-control energy development. Essentially no place is sacred, no landscape safe from the relentless search for energy resources to continue powering a culture based on perpetual growth. Precious wildlands, fragile ecosystems, even our own communities and children's health are at risk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing essays by more than thirty of the most brilliant minds in the fields of energy, society, and ecology, \u003ci\u003eThe Energy Reader\u003c\/i\u003e lifts the veil on the harsh realities of our pursuit of energy at any price, revealing the true costs, benefits, and limitations of all our energy options. Contributors include Wes Jackson, Bill McKibben, Sandra B. Lubarsky, Richard Heinberg, Philip Cafaro, Wendell Berry, Juan Pablo Orrego. Collectively, they offer a wake-up call about the future of energy and what each of us can do to change course. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUltimately, the book offers not only a deep critique of the current system that is toxic to nature and people, but also a hopeful vision for a future energy economy--in which resilience, health, beauty, biodiversity, and durability, not incessant growth, are the organizing principles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Butler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Watershed Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780970950093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Butler\u003c\/b\u003e is an activist and writer whose books include \u003ci\u003ePlundering Appalachia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWildlands Philanthropy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Wuerthner\u003c\/b\u003e is a photographer and author who has published more than 30 books on America's wild places. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Publications Director of Post Carbon Institute, \u003cb\u003eDaniel Lerch\u003c\/b\u003e is the lead editor and manager of the Institute's major print publications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Heinberg\u003c\/b\u003e is a leading thinker on peak oil and the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Party's Over\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePowerdown\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe End of Growth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Watershed Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40957992665203,"sku":"9.78097E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_93b9f7d8-aca5-46e5-b2e7-daf259be7295.jpg?v=1694784177","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-energy-reader-overdevelopment-and-the-delusion-of-endless-growth-9780970950093","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}