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    David MacKay's 2008 book 'Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air' is back in circulation online. The free, numbers-driven guide to Britain's energy options, written by the Cambridge physicist, remains widely cited for cutting through rhetoric on renewable energy with straightforward arithmetic about supply and demand. Readers are once again praising its clarity as energy policy debates continue.

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    'Without the Hot Air' refers to David MacKay's well-known book 'Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air', which is freely available at withouthotair.com. The site provides free access to the book's analysis of energy consumption and renewable energy potential in Britain, with clear numbers rather than rhetoric. It is drawing renewed attention online, with readers sharing and discussing the resource.