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David J. C. Mackay

Capsule Review
Sep/Oct
2009
Sustainable Energy -- Without the Hot Air
<p>Richard N. Cooper</p>

This is a useful, down-to-earth handbook on what is possible, what is difficult, and what is impossible when it comes to phasing out the use of fossil fuels.
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In the Magazine

November/December 2009 / 6, 88
Essay
The Dollar and the Deficits
C. Fred Bergsten

The global economic crisis has revealed the folly of large U.S. budget and trade deficits, as well as of the strong dollar that makes them possible. If it is serious about recovery, the United States must balance the budget, stimulate private saving, and embrace a declining dollar.
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