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Who Owns the Wind?

Climate Crisis and the Hope of Renewable Energy
By David McDermott Hughes
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Who Owns the Wind? by David McDermott Hughes delves into the complexities and challenges surrounding wind energy development, examining its impact on landscapes, communities, and ownership rights. The book offers an insightful analysis of the intersection between renewable energy initiatives and local political, economic, and social dynamics. Hughes provides a thought-provoking exploration of how the promise of sustainable energy can often clash with issues of land sovereignty and local governance.
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You might enjoy this book if you are interested in the intersection of renewable energy and social justice. It offers a deep dive into the politics surrounding wind power, exploring who benefits from and who is impacted by the push towards green energy solutions. Ideal for readers curious about the political and environmental issues that shape our transition to sustainable energy sources.

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Who Owns the Wind?

Why the wind, and energy it produces, should not be private property

Why the wind, and energy it produces, should not be private property

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The energy transition has begun. To succeed – to replace fossil fuels with wind and solar power – that process must be fair. Otherwise, mounting popular protest against wind farms will prolong carbon pollution and deepen the climate crisis.

David Hughes examines that anti-industrial, anti-corporate resistance, drawing insights from a Spanish village surrounded by turbines. In the lives of these neighbours – freighted with centuries of exploitation – clean power and social justice fit together only awkwardly.

Proposals for a green economy, the Green New Deal, or Europe’s Green Deal require more effort. We must rethink aesthetics, livelihood, property, and, most essentially, the private nature of wind resources.

Ultimately, the energy transition will be public and just, or it may not be at all.

Who Owns the Wind? challenges us to consider the complexities at the intersection of clean energy and social equity, pointing towards a future where these elements can either reconcile or remain in conflict.

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Who Owns the Wind? by David McDermott Hughes receives praise for its innovative exploration of energy democracy and climate justice, offering a critical examination of who should benefit from renewable energy. The book is celebrated for its insightful proposals, blending real-life observations with a call for community ownership of wind power to prevent resistance to energy transitions. It highlights a case study in Spain to underscore these themes, presenting both a political manifesto and a beautifully written piece that connects global energy issues with individual stories.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781839761133

Publisher: Verso Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 October 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Verso Books

Illustration: + 8pp mono plate section

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 262g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

David Hughes is professor of Anthropology at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. He has written articles for Boston Review and three previous books, including Energy without Conscience. As an activist, Hughes has served as president of his faculty union and as a member of the Climate Task Force of the American Federation of Teachers.

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