The Conundrum: How Scientific Innovation, Increased Efficiency, and Good Intentions Can Make Our Energy and Climate Problems Worse

Author:   David Owen
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
ISBN:  

9781594485619


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   07 February 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   David Owen
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:   Riverhead Books,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 18.00cm
Weight:   0.194kg
ISBN:  

9781594485619


ISBN 10:   1594485615
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   07 February 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Inactive
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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Owen's unflinching perspective is particularly refreshing. Mother Jones Elegant... Owen's core argument is not that we shouldn't try to save the environment. Rather, he says that our focus on technological innovation, particularly efficiency, is misguided. Slate A contrarian page-turner Bloomberg Businessweek


Owen's unflinching perspective is particularly refreshing. -Mother Jones Elegant... Owen's core argument is not that we shouldn't try to save the environment. Rather, he says that our focus on technological innovation, particularly efficiency, is misguided. -Slate A contrarian page-turner -Bloomberg Businessweek


Owen's unflinching perspective is particularly refreshing.<i> Mother Jones</i> Elegant... Owen's core argument is not that we shouldn't try to save the environment. Rather, he says that our focus on technological innovation, particularly efficiency, is misguided. <i> Slate</i> A contrarian page-turner <i> Bloomberg Businessweek</i>


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

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