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Energy: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth
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The book critically examines the environmental impact of humanity's insatiable demand for energy, revealing the hidden costs of both traditional and renewable sources. It highlights the destructive consequences of oil spills, nuclear disasters, and invasive energy projects like wind farms and solar plants on ecosystems and communities worldwide. The narrative emphasizes that no landscape is immune to the repercussions of unchecked energy development, threatening precious ecosystems, wildlands, and even public health in the pursuit of continuous growth.
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Energy: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth, Richard Heinberg
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- Released
- 2012
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- Title
- Energy: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Richard Heinberg
- Publisher
- WATERSHED MEDIA
- Released
- 2012
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 165
- ISBN13
- 9780970950086
- Category
- Ecology
- Description
- The book critically examines the environmental impact of humanity's insatiable demand for energy, revealing the hidden costs of both traditional and renewable sources. It highlights the destructive consequences of oil spills, nuclear disasters, and invasive energy projects like wind farms and solar plants on ecosystems and communities worldwide. The narrative emphasizes that no landscape is immune to the repercussions of unchecked energy development, threatening precious ecosystems, wildlands, and even public health in the pursuit of continuous growth.