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

Power Hungry: The Myths of ""Green"" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future
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The promise of Â“green jobsâ€ and a Â“clean energy futureâ€ has roused the masses. But as Robert Bryce makes clear in this provocative book, that vision needs a major re-vision. We cannotÂ—and will notÂ—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 wonâ€™t work, and evenÂ—surprise!Â—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 Â“in the tank,â€ and whatâ€™s needed to transform the gargantuan global energy sector.
Country USA
Brand PublicAffairs
Manufacturer PublicAffairs
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781586487898
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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