Fuels of the Future: Theory or Reality?

Robert Bryce, one of America’s most prominent energy journalists, thinks that claims being made about our energy future are simply wrong – that renewable sources and wind and solar in particular – are not "green" and cannot provide the scale of energy that the world demands.

"We cannot, and will not, quit using carbon-based fuels at any time in the near future for a simple reason," Bryce says. "They provide the power that we crave."

Bryce, an author/journalist, will lead the speaking program at NEPPA’s 2012 Annual Conference, Sept. 16-19 at the Sunday River Resort, Bethel Maine. He is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and lives in Austin, Texas. His articles have appeared in numerous publications ranging from the Wall Street Journal and New York Times to National Review and Counterpunch. He is the author of four books on energy including, most recently, Power Hungry: The Myths of "Green" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future. A review in the Wall Street Journal called the book "unsentimental, unsparing and impassioned; and, if you'll excuse the pun, it is precisely the kind of journalism we need to hold truth to power."

Bryce is one of several speakers who will address the controversy around energy fuels of the future and a point/counterpoint session will follow their presentations.

"This year’s conference promises to be exceptionally lively and informative," said NEPPA Executive Director Larry Brownell, "and the relaxing and invigorating setting at Sunday River can’t be beat."

Watch your mail later this month for preliminary details on the conference.