Plan C: Community Solution To Peak Oil

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
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Author: Pat Murphy ISBN: 9781550923629
Publisher: New Society Publishers Publication: June 1, 2008
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Pat Murphy
ISBN: 9781550923629
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Publication: June 1, 2008
Imprint:
Language: English
Concerns over climate change and energy depletion are increasing exponentially.Mainstream solutions still assume a panacea that will cure our climate ills without requiring any serious modification to our way of life.Plan C explores the risks inherent in trying to continue our energy-intensive lifestyle. Using dirtier fossil fuels (Plan A) or switching to renewable energy sources (Plan B) allows people to remain complacent in the face of potential global catastrophe. Dramatic lifestyle change is the only way to begin to create a sustainable, equitable world. The converging crises of Peak Oil, Climate Change and increasing inequity are presented in a clear, concise manner, as are the twin solutions of community (where cooperation replaces competition) and curtailment (deliberately reducing consumption of consumer goods). Plan C shows how each person's individual choices can dramatically reduce CO2 emissions. It offers specific strategies in the areas of food, transportation and housing. One chapter analyzes the decimation of the Cuban economy when the USSR stopped oil exports in 1990 and provides an inspiring vision for a low energy way of living.Plan C is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in living a lower-energy, saner, and sustainable lifestyle.
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Concerns over climate change and energy depletion are increasing exponentially.Mainstream solutions still assume a panacea that will cure our climate ills without requiring any serious modification to our way of life.Plan C explores the risks inherent in trying to continue our energy-intensive lifestyle. Using dirtier fossil fuels (Plan A) or switching to renewable energy sources (Plan B) allows people to remain complacent in the face of potential global catastrophe. Dramatic lifestyle change is the only way to begin to create a sustainable, equitable world. The converging crises of Peak Oil, Climate Change and increasing inequity are presented in a clear, concise manner, as are the twin solutions of community (where cooperation replaces competition) and curtailment (deliberately reducing consumption of consumer goods). Plan C shows how each person's individual choices can dramatically reduce CO2 emissions. It offers specific strategies in the areas of food, transportation and housing. One chapter analyzes the decimation of the Cuban economy when the USSR stopped oil exports in 1990 and provides an inspiring vision for a low energy way of living.Plan C is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in living a lower-energy, saner, and sustainable lifestyle.

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