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Energy Myths and Realities

Energy Myths and Realities

By Vaclav Smil

Bringing Science to the Energy Policy Debate. AEI Press, 2010.

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A brief summary of Energy Myths and Realities

An unrelenting criticism of popular beliefs, theories, and myths about energy production and consumption, using an analytical filter to critically examine proposed solutions to the energy crisis.

Key insights in Energy Myths and Realities

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What do you get from this book? A fact-based, unbiased examination of energy debates and possible energy alternatives
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Electric cars can’t compete with affordable gasoline-powered vehicles, and their electricity consumption outweighs any clean energy usage
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Although nuclear energy is important for a sustainable, clean energy future, public perception of its risks is too high
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Small-scale renewable energy can’t compete with major energy producers like coal, gas, and oil
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The earth will not likely run out of oil soon, nor will a declining supply bring a major, catastrophic disaster
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Capturing and cleaning CO2 emissions is not as effective as solving the reasons for those emissions in the first place
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The rush to use plant-based fuels as an alternative energy source ignores all of their disastrously negative side effects
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Although the potential of wind energy could sustain our whole civilization, the reality of harnessing that power is impossible
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Any proposed transition in current energy habits must be based on scientific research and overcome steep infrastructure costs
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Summary of the key insights
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Selected critiques in brief
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Final word

Who should read Energy Myths and Realities

Conservationists • environmental scientists • policy makers • engineers • anyone interested in sustainability

About the author of Energy Myths and Realities

Vaclav Smil is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba. His research has had a global influence on policies regarding energy, the economy, food, and more. Smil was named one of the top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy. His dozens of published works include Creating the Twentieth Century and Should We Eat Meat?

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