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| Bulletin of the Atomic… | 1 |
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| Berry, R. Stephen | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBerry, R. Stephen – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1971
Suggests formula for survival that takes a thermodynamic view which holds that we must recycle waste while the thermodynamic potential still is moderately high. Otherwise they are lost, as helium is lost when it leaves Earth's atmosphere and goes into space. The idea that the Earth is a closed system is a myth; it collapses each time we put our…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Depleted Resources, Energy, Environment
