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Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence
by Robert Bryce
from PublicAffairs
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 
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missing some aspects of the problem 
This is an excellent book and well written. It is slightly out of date in that the price of oil has risen so quickly, but that is more a problem with a jittery oil market and not the date on the book. The arguments are clear and timely. My one and only problem with the book is that it may underestimate the problem that global warming poses in the very near future.
Global warming as described by biologists may not be just another problem to which the economies of the world will sensibly adjust. Rather... more info
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"Earth verses the Flying Saucers", meet "Robert Bryce verses the Straw Men" 
Coming to a b-movie theater near you. O.k., but in all seriousness...
Yes. Solar, wind, and geothermal are niche energy production methods.
Yes. We need more Nuclear plants in the areas people are willing to have them in their back yards.
Yes. We need more clean coal technology.
Yes. We need more natural gas innovation and exploration.
Yes. We can always use more offshore drilling near the states that want it.
Yes. We will eventually need to move over to electric-powered cars,... more info
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Interesting but there are omissions 
Bryce states energy independence is a political construct reiterated by every President since 1973. It is promoted by everybody including Bush, Obama, McCain, Al Gore in An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It, and Thomas Friedman in The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century. Energy independence is used as an argument for fighting terrorism, reforming the Middle East, enhancing energy security, insulating us from oil embargos, getting... more info
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No mention of technologies that weaken author's argument lowers value of this "complete energy independence treatise" 
Bryce positions the book as a comprehensive treatise on energy independence, and it's not. Which for me knocks the book down to 1 star.
Bryce doesn't just select his sources (as would any author), he problematically also selects within his sources, and in so doing at least twice misrepresents the message of the source (one misrepresentation described by me below, and another by an earlier reviewer).
So be informed if you read this book (as several earlier reviewers have said). Bryce has his theme,... more info
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