Review of Sustainable Energy -- Without the Hot Air by David MacKay (2009)

Review of Sustainable Energy -- Without the Hot Air by David MacKay (2009)

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David MacKay.Sustainable Energy: Without the hot air.(Cambridge, England: UIT Cambridge Ltd.

, 2009).384 pp.ISBN 978-0954452933 (also available as a free e-book).

Physicist David MacKay transforms what has historically been a debate fraught with skepticism and hysteria into an informed conversation.He PR783 does this by providing clear, accurate quantitative information on energy production and consumption in a form that allows comparison and invites thoughtful analysis.By recalibrating power into kilowatt-hours per day per person, he makes the numbers meaningful on an individual level.

He then meticulously estimates the productive capacity of various BLUSH BARE PEACH #1205 renewable energy sources, explores alternative energy solutions, and ends with an array of concrete plans to get the planet off fossil fuels for good.