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There are people more knowledgeable then me who have made these points better than I could, I'd recommend Vaclav Smil as a great source on this. The problem is
by Hammershaft 6y ago
There are people more knowledgeable then me who have made these points better than I could, I'd recommend Vaclav Smil as a great source on this. The problem is that his material makes for grim reading, and I think many people researching this subject are drawn to techno optimism even when the numbers don't add up because the subject as a whole is so grim.
- samvher 6y agoDo you have specific recommendations among his writings?
- Hammershaft 6y agohttp://vaclavsmil.com/2017/05/08/energy-and-civilization-a-history/ http://vaclavsmil.com/2017/05/08/energy-and-civilization-a-h... I also recommend looking through his list of books on the sidebar.
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