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Vaclav Smil
Vaclav Smil is a Distinguished Professor of Environment and Geography at the University of Manitoba.
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The Limits of Energy Innovation
Vaclav Smil Series: Science and Society 2009-05-13Barack Obama has promised an energy revolution in the world’s largest economy, with renewable sources of power and “green” technologies breaking America’s – and ultimately the world’s – dependence on conventional fuels. But, while the environmental, strategic, and economic benefits are uncontroversial, how realistic is this vision?... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 17014
