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Food, Energy, and Society
by David Pimentel, Ph.D., Marcia Pimentel
Description: Food, Energy, and Society examines the relationships between food production, energy use, and the resources required to sustain them, including water, land, and biological materials. The book analyzes how these elements impact environmental and societal systems
ISBN: 1420046675
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luqtas · 2025-12-13 · Original thread
i recommend you starting with something easy to digest like this: https://www.amazon.com/Energy-Society-David-Pimentel-Ph-D/dp...

then you can move on and judge what't the panorama of closed/paywalled science found out there (Nature) that evaluates impacts of solar panel not even considering numbers of last batches of thrash from ~ 2010 (which still have 10-15 years till they start filling the world with chemicals like lead)... then may dive into electricity security and distribution and recycling technology to bring up a single ignorant phrase comment downsizing nuclear generation, despite it being safer and ecological on the long-term compared to photovoltaics in LOTS of places, for example