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100 1 _aJohansen, Bruce E.
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245 1 0 _aEco-Hustle! Global Warming, Greenwashing, and Sustainability :
_bGlobal Warming, Greenwashing, and Sustainability /
_cBruce E. Johansen.
264 1 _aSanta Barbara, CA :
_bABC-CLIO, LLC,
_c2015.
264 4 _c©2015.
300 _a1 online resource (289 pages)
336 _atext
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505 0 _aCover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. Problems -- 1. Why So Urgent? Thermal Inertia, Feedbacks, and Tomorrow's News -- 2. Raining on the Corn-Ethanol Parade -- 3. Cap and Hustle and Other Eco-Scams: Making a Buck while the Earth Burns -- 4. "Clean Coal," and Other Oxymoronic Orwellianisms -- 5. Carbon Capture and Sequestration: A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come-and Gone -- 6. Geo-engineering: Sulfur as Savior? -- 7. Greening the Pentagon? The Carbon Footprint of War -- 8. Degrees of Denial: The Contrarians' Alternative Universe -- II. Solutions -- 9. Accounting, Insurance, and Taxation as if It Really Matters -- 10. Genuine Greening in the Corporate World -- Conclusion: Can the System Solve the Problem? -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
520 _aClimate change is more than just a buzzword. It is a reality that society and industry have failed to deal with effectively. "Greenwashing," a term that author Bruce E. Johansen defines as the "environmental sleight of hand" performed by technology and advertising, has us convinced that certain "green" practices are sustainable. In his book, Johansen examines the sanctioned activities and practices commonly touted as environmentally responsible and points out their failings. He explains why the global climate change problem is more urgent than many people think, and provides real-world examples of companies that are taking measures with genuine benefits to the environment. Presenting information relevant to every inhabitant of earth and that environmentalists, climate scientists, and students and educators in environmental studies will find essential reading, this book brings questions about legislation and economics to the forefront and asks whether today's system can support a true effort at sustainable living. It presents honest-and what some readers may find surprising-answers to inquiries into what is really "good for the environment," such as why corn ethanol may be worse for the atmosphere than oil and why coal capture and sequestration may be the worst "green" idea yet.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2021. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aGlobal warming.
650 0 _aClimatic changes
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_xGovernment policy.
650 0 _aEnvironmental policy.
650 0 _aCarbon dioxide mitigation.
650 0 _aSustainable development.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aJohansen, Bruce E.
_tEco-Hustle! Global Warming, Greenwashing, and Sustainability
_dSanta Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO, LLC,c2015
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797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
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