The Efficiency Trap: Finding a Better Way to Achieve a Sustainable Energy Future

by Steve Hallett

Book Overview

One of the key tenets of the environmental movement is the need for greater efficiency in our use of dwindling natural resources, especially coal, natural gas, and oil. In this surprising new look at sustainability and conservation, environmentalist Steve Hallett argues that this thinking is fundamentally flawed. In fact, based on the example of coal use throughout the Industrial Revolution, more efficiency leads to more consumption, faster depletion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616147253
• ISBN13: 9781616147259
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"