The conundrum : how scientific innovation, increased efficiency, and good intentions can make our en...
The conundrum : how scientific innovation, increased efficiency, and good intentions can make our en...
The conundrum : how scientific innovation, increased efficiency, and good intentions can make our energy and climate problems worse / David Owen.
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Publisher
Brunswick, Vic. : Scribe Publications, 2012.
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English
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Physical content
1 online resource (ix, 261 pages)
Content type
text
Media type
computer
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online resource
Publication information
Publisher
Brunswick, Vic. : Scribe Publications, 2012.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2012.
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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.
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Summary
Hybrid cars, fast trains, compact fluorescent light bulbs, solar panels, carbon offsets: everything you've been told about living green is wrong. In this elegant, fascinating narrative, David Owen takes you through the history of energy and the quest for efficiency, arguing that our best efforts are still at cross purposes to our true goal - living...
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The conundrum : how scientific innovation, increased efficiency, and good intentions can make our energy and climate problems worse / David Owen.
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Also available in print.
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74VKm0KkJlzX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKm0KkJlzX
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ISBN
9781921942648 (electronic book)
DDC
628
MMS ID
991020712219702626
