Power Hungry: The Myths of "Green" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future

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 cannotand will notquit 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 stayFueling 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 wont work and evensurprisethat the US is leading the world in energy efficiency He also charts the amazing growth of the fuels of the future natural gas and nuclearPower Hungry delivers a clear-eyed view of what America has in the tank and whats needed to transform the gargantuan global energy sector.