Green Illusions: The dirty secrets of clean energy and the future of environmentalism

摘要

The author's main message, which is not revealed until you've paged through roughly half the book, is that we do not have an energy supply crisis, but rather a consumption or demand crisis-we simply use and waste too much. Another key message, revealed after half a dozen chapters in which the author systematically criticizes and rejects nearly all forms of energy and fuel types, but particularly renewable energy resources as dirty, impractical and expensive is to admit that, "Some day, renewable energy will supply most of humanity's energy needs." Why the author has chosen to categorically reject, and then embrace renewable technologies-and efficient use of energy-is a puzzle.