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Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World

by Richard Heinberg
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Synopsis

A stark look at prospects for a truly sustainable culture as the industrial era winds down

About the Author, Richard Heinberg

Richard Heinberg is widely acknowledged as one of the world's foremost Peak Oil educators. A journalist, educator, editor, lecturer, and a Core Faculty member of New College of California where he teaches a program on "Culture, Ecology and Sustainable Community, he is the author of six previous books including The Party's Over and Powerdown.

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Book Details

Published
September 1, 2004
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780865715103

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