Debunking Robert Bryce’s power hungry gusher of lies

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http://climateprogress.org/2010/09/14/power-hungry-robert-bryce-debunkin/

Debunking Robert Bryce’s power hungry gusher of lies
September 14, 2010

One could devote a lifetime to debunking Robert Bryce’s new book “Power Hungry.” Fortunately, we have A. Siegel of GetEnergySmartNow! on the job in this repost.

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Masquerading as an unbiased, fact-based look at America’s energy situation and viable paths forward into the future, Robert Bryce’s Power Hungry is a mixed collection of factual material, thought-provoking constructs, selective ‘truthiness’, questionable (if not simply wrong) data crunching, and outright deceptions. This mix of material makes Bryce’s work dangerous reading for those without a serious grounding in energy (related) issues while that same mix calls into question this work’s value for anyone with that more serious background.

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A while back, I wrote something about Bryce's previous book:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=115x251126

Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Conservative Idiots

I just came across this book review from 2008:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/apr/13/energy-independence
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In "Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusion of 'Energy Independence,'" Mr. Bryce, despite a tendency to reach for the rhetorical sledge- hammer, writes with strength and gusto, and is an equal opportunity attacker.
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Mr. Bryce also excoriates Greenpeace, World Watch Institue, Amory Lovins, Al Gore and his championing of "the enthanol scam," as well as all the presidential candidates, Nancy Pelosi, the Center for American Progress, Robert Redford (also touting the ethanol scam), Thomas Friedman, and even poor James Carville.
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By 2030, wind will perhaps provide just over 1 percent of all our electricity, and solar less than that.
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Wind was generating almost 2% of US electrcity in 2009, one year after the book was published.
How could Robert Bryce get his prediction so wrong so quickly?
The guy must be delusional.

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