Fossil Fuels To The Rescue How The World Really Works (Vaclav Smil) BOOK REVIEW

Mere Mortals Book Reviews by Kyrin Down & Juan Granados

Apr 29, 202600:22:06Arts

Just how reliant are we on fossil fuels ..... well it turns out a lot! 'How The World Really Works' by Vaclav Smil showed me just how much we still need petroleum and coal to make plastics, ammonia, concrete and steel. S...

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