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Also by Robert Bryce:

Power Hungry, May 2010
Hardcover
Gusher of Lies, March 2008
Hardcover
Pipe Dreams, January 2004
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POWER HUNGRY
By: Robert Bryce

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.

Media Buzz

PBS News Hour - August 10, 2012
Diane Rehm Show - NPR - July 6, 2010
On Point - May 17, 2010
PBS News Hour - April 28, 2010