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The Myths Of "Green" Energy And The Real Fuels Of The Future
PublicAffairs
May 2010
On Sale: April 27, 2010
336 pages
ISBN: 1586487892
EAN: 9781586487898
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
The promise of “green jobs” and a “clean energy future” has
roused the masses. But as Robert Bryce makes clear in this
provocative book, that vision needs a major re-vision. We
cannot—and will not—quit using carbon-based fuels at any
time in the near future for a simple reason: they provide
the horsepower that we crave. The hard reality is that oil,
coal, and natural gas are here to stay. Fueling our
society requires more than sentiment and rhetoric; we need
to make good decisions and smart investments based on facts.
In Power Hungry, Bryce provides a supertanker-load of
footnoted facts while shepherding readers through basic
physics and math. And with the help of a panoply of vivid
graphics and tables, he crushes a phalanx of energy myths,
showing why renewables are not green, carbon capture and
sequestration won’t work, and even—surprise!—that the U.S.
is leading the world in energy efficiency. He also charts
the amazing growth of the fuels of the future: natural gas
and nuclear. Power Hungry delivers a clear-eyed
view of what America has “in the tank,” and what’s needed to
transform the gargantuan global energy sector.
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