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William Watson: Canada's economic plate-glass ceiling
Financial Post via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoWe were fortunate to have distinguished economist Vaclav Smil contribute to the Post’s New World...
Letters to the Editor: Rapid decarbonization isn't a fantasy. It's necessary, and here's how to do...
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTraffic streams down the 405 Freeway in Long Beach on Sept. 2 amid one of the worst heatwaves in...
Hitting the Books: Why America once leaded its gasoline
Engadget· 1 year agoAutomakers have been fighting to eliminate Engine knock since the days of the Model T. Their initial...
The energy historian who says rapid decarbonization is a fantasy
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoVaclav Smil rarely agrees to interviews. Too many in the media have portrayed him as a tool of Big Oil, he says — because he insists on pointing out how deeply dependent humanity is on fossil ...
Hitting the Books: Why we like bigger things better
Engadget· 12 months agoIn "Size," Dr Vaclav Smil takes readers on a multidiscipline tour of the social quirks, economic intricacies, and biological peculiarities that result...
Junk Science Week: Net Zero Edition — Vaclav Smil: Why net-zero 2050 really won't work
Financial Post via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoHow will we deal with unfolding climate change? There is now a widespread consensus that we need to...
Bill Gates knows these 5 books are ‘pretty heavy for vacation.’ He wants you to read them anyway
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoBill Gates knows what you’re thinking about his book recommendations: They “sound pretty heavy for...
Bill Gates thinks you should read these 5 books this summer to get smarter on the climate, political...
Business Insider via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoBill Gates.Getty Images for All In WA Bill Gates has released his annual summer reading list. The...
Bill Gates Shares Summer Book List — Including Sci-Fi Novel About Gender Equity Daughter Jennifer...
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGates Notes Bill Gates One of the best things about the summer? Having more time to read. On Monday,...
New books at the Henderson County Public Library
Times-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHere's a list of new books available at the Henderson County Public Library FICTION TITLES Nightwork by Nora Roberts Clive Cussler’s Dark Vector by...