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Harvesting the Biosphere: The Human Impact by Smil, Vaclav

“…The human species has evolved to dominate the biosphere: global anthropomass is now an order of magnitude greater than the mass of all wild terrestrial…”
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What We Need to Know about the Pace of Decarbonization by Vaclav Smil

“…Proper recognition of energetic, engineering and economic realities means that the decarbonization of global energy supply will be much more difficult and it…”
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Creating the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations of 1867-1914 and Their Lasting Impact by Smil, Vaclav

“…This book is a systematic interdisciplinary account of the history of unprecedented technical advances that took place in Europe and North America during the…”
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Should We Eat Meat Evolution and Consequences of Modern Carnivory by Smil, Vaclav

“…This book is a wide-ranging and interdisciplinary examination and critique of meat consumption by humans, throughout history and around the world. Setting the…”
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Nitrogen in crop production: an account of global flows by Smil, V

“…Human activities have roughly doubled the amount of reactive N that enters the element's biospheric cycle. Crop production is by far the single largest cause…”
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Worldwide transformation of diets, burdens of meat production and opportunities for novel food proteins by Smil, Vaclav

“…Dietary transitions have resulted in generally higher meat intakes. Intensive feeding of animals is a rather inefficient way of producing dietary protein and…”
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Harvesting the Biosphere: What We Have Taken from Nature by Smil, Vaclav

“…The biosphere -- the Earth's thin layer of life -- dates from nearly four billion years ago, when the first simple organisms appeared. Many species have…”
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Eating Meat: Evolution, Patterns, and Consequences by Smil, Vaclav

“…Carnivorousness is a part of human evolutionary heritage, but typical meat intakes were limited in virtually all preindustrial societies. Rising meat…”
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Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing by Smil, Vaclav

“…"There is probably no other writer whose books I anticipate with more enthusiasm than Vaclav Smil. He brings remarkable insight to every topic he examines,…”
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Making the modern world: materials and dematerialization by Smil, Vaclav

“…"How much further should the affluent world push its material consumption? Does relative dematerialization lead to absolute decline in demand for materials?…”
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China's Agricultural Land by Smil, Vaclav

“…Official figures show that the total extent of China's farmland has been steadily decreasing since the late 1950s and that it now stands at roughly 95 million…”
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Examining energy transitions: A dozen insights based on performance by Smil, Vaclav

“…Replacing the current global energy system relying overwhelmingly on fossil fuels by biofuels and by electricity generated intermittently from renewable…”
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Nitrogen and Food Production: Proteins for Human Diets by Smil, Vaclav

“…Nitrogen was the most commonly yield-limiting nutrient in all pre-industrial agricultures. Only the Haber-Bosch synthesis of ammonia broke this barrier. The…”
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Eating meat: Constants and changes by Smil, Vaclav

“…Eating meat has been an important component of human evolution and rising meat consumption has made a major contribution to improved nutrition. Expanding the…”
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Bill Gates’ Guru: “I'm Not Impressed With Silicon Valley.” “I Don't Have a Cell Phone.” “I Never Blog.” by SMIL, VACLAV

“…Bill Gates often invokes VACLAV SMIL as his “favorite thinker.” Indeed, Smil is one of the deeper, more original and independent big minds out there today. His…”
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Crop Residues: Agriculture's Largest Harvest by Smil, Vaclav

“…Crop residues account for over 50% of the world's agricultural phytomass. Proper handling of crop residues, however, is not the common practice, especially in…”
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Global Energy: The Latest Infatuations by Smil, Vaclav

“…Two decades later, in the midst of the second energy "crisis" (1979-1981, precipitated by Khomeini's takeover of Iran), rising crude oil prices became the…”
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Detonator of the population explosion by Smil, Vaclav

“…Without ammonia, there would be no inorganic fertilizer, and nearly half the world would go hungry. The Haber-Bosch process has made the most difference to…”
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Global Energy: The Latest Infatuations: In energy matters, what goes around, comes around—but perhaps should go away by Smil, Vaclav

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Energy: Burning desires by Smil, Vaclav

“…An obsession with oil distorts an account of the security of energy supplies, argues Vaclav Smil…”
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