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I would feel I am leaving the book unfinished without some closing reflections which, although supported by numerous references, are not detached appraisals but decidedly personal feelings on matters of longstanding personal interest. First of all I want to address those persistent myths and abundant uncertainties surrounding biomass energy developments.
…for I am convinced
that I cannot exaggerate enough
even to lay the foundation of a true expression.
—J. D. Thoreau Walden
Those who are bound by desire
See only the outward container.
—Lao Zi Dao De Qing, (trans. R. B. Blakney)
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Smil, V. (1983). Reflections. In: Biomass Energies. Modern Perspectives in Energy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3691-4_9
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