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Power hungry

The myths of green energy and the real fuels of the future

Bryce, R; 01/05/2010

The author examines the facts of supply and demand to underscore the vast quantities of power we need and how little of that can come from 'renewable' sources. He shows the US has vast resources if only it dares muster the political will needed to tap them. The U.S. economy is based on fossil fuels and moving it off these will take decades and require trillions of dollars of new investment. The world cannot quit using carbon-based fuels at any time in the near future simply because they provide the horsepower that we need. Power Hungry flatly rejects the conventional wisdom suggesting oil is green, renewables are not. The author explains why hydrocarbons are here to stay while explaining that the fuels of the future are natural gas and nuclear and also provides an optimistic look forward showing that the US now has a surfeit of natural gas and its industrial companies are among the world's best at developing nuclear power.

Book details

Physical description: 24.2 x 16.8 red 394pp

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Place of publication: New York, NY, USA

ISBN: 9781586487898

Classification: E096 -

Keywords: natural gas - Wind Energy - Coal - Electricity - Energy - shale gas - Nuclear - Oil - Production - CO2 - Costs - emissions - Energy consumption - Industry - green - hydrocarbons - poverty - generation

Subjects: Energy engineering, Protection of ambient air and climate, Banking, finance and investment, Economics, business and commerce, Electricity generation, Electricity from nuclear fuel, Energy consumption, Fuel poverty, Carbon capture, transportation and storage, Transportation, Transmission and Distribution, Coal, Electricity, Natural gas, Oil and gas, Oil, Solid fossil fuels and derived products, Carbon management in industry, Wind power, Carbon emissions, Carbon capture and storage