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Category: Energy

September 14, 2021September 16, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Second Law of Economics, Energy, Entropy and the Origins of Wealth” by Reiner Kummel

July 27, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Energy: Engine of Evolution” by Frank Niele

June 28, 2021June 29, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “How Solar Energy Became Cheap” by Gregory Nemet

May 27, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Natural Gas: Fuel for the 21st Century” by Vaclav Smil

April 19, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Energy and Civilization: A History” by Vaclav Smil

February 16, 2021April 19, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations” by Robert Bryce

May 7, 2020April 19, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Power to the People: Energy in Europe over the Last Five Centuries” by Kander et al

May 6, 2020April 19, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Energy Transitions” by Vaclav Smil

May 4, 2020April 19, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil…” by Daniel Yergin

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