We've been saving the planet for decades now and the crises have only got worse. Many of
us-environmentalists included-continue to live deeply unsustainable lives. At home affluent
citizens buy green while at work they maximise profits with dirty energy and toxic industries
that are poisoning poorer communities. With brevity humour and plenty of attitude Jenny Price
tracks save the planet enthusiasm through strategies that range from ridiculously ineffective
(Prius-buying and carbon trading) to flat-out counterproductive (greenwashing and public
subsidies to greenwash). We need to imagine far better ways to use and inhabit environments.
Why aren't we cleaning up the messes we've already made? And why do so many people hate
environmentalists? Price offers trailblazing answers along with powerful ideas for how to
divest from self-destruction and invest in mutual survival.
