Library Journal Reviews
With oil nearly $100 a barrel, everyone is clamoring for “energy independence” and a reduction in our reliance on foreign oil. Bryce (Pipe Dreams: Greed, Ego, and the Death of Enron ) debunks this notion, asserting that none of the alterative or renewable energy sources currently hyped — corn ethanol, cellulosic ethanol, wind and solar power, and coal-to-liquids — will free America from imported fuels.
He blasts Republicans, Democrats, the presidential candidates, Al Gore, Robert Redford, environmentalists, and energy analysts for misleading the public about our energy needs. Providing compelling examples, Bryce identifies numerous reasons why the United States cannot wean itself off foreign energy. He posits that we must accept the reality of an increasingly interdependent global energy market and shift our thinking from energy independence to interdependence. Meticulously researched with copious facts — nearly all footnoted — this illuminating and sometimes witty work offers another view of the current state of energy. Recommended for all libraries.
— Eva Lautemann, Georgia Perimeter Coll. Lib., Clarkston
