About the Author

David Owen is a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author more than a dozen books. He lives in northwest Connecticut with his wife, the writer Ann Hodgman.

Reviews

“Owen's unflinching perspective is particularly refreshing.”—Mother Jones

“Elegant... Owen's core argument is not that we shouldn't try to save the environment. Rather, he says that our focus on technological innovation, particularly efficiency, is misguided.”—Slate

“A contrarian page-turner”—Bloomberg Businessweek