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Casten, T.R., Ayres, R.U. (2007). Energy Myth Eight – Worldwide Power Systems are Economically and Environmentally Optimal. In: Sovacool, B.K., Brown, M.A. (eds) Energy and American Society – Thirteen Myths. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5564-1_9
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