Energy at the Crossroads
Global Perspectives and Uncertainties
Ranked #20 in Energy
An objective, comprehensive, and accessible examination of today's most crucial problem: preserving the environment in the face of society's insatiable demand for energy.
In Energy at the Crossroads, Vaclav Smil considers the twenty-first century's crucial question: how to reconcile the modern world's unceasing demand for energy with the absolute necessity to preserve the integrity of the biosphere. With this book he offers a comprehensive, accessible guide to today's complex energy issues--how to think clearly and logically about what is possible and what is... more
In Energy at the Crossroads, Vaclav Smil considers the twenty-first century's crucial question: how to reconcile the modern world's unceasing demand for energy with the absolute necessity to preserve the integrity of the biosphere. With this book he offers a comprehensive, accessible guide to today's complex energy issues--how to think clearly and logically about what is possible and what is... more
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Bill Gates CEO/Microsoft[On Bill Gates's reading list in 2011.] (Source)
Roger Pielke Jr Provides a basic grounding in the mathematics of energy – where we get our energy from and the momentum of the global energy system. (Source)
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