Robert Bryce

Robert Bryce

Author, Gusher of Lies

Robert Bryce is a Texas-based freelance journalist and the current managing editor of Energy Tribune.  His most recent book,Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence (2008) has been heralded as "visionary, even revolutionary" by The New York Times. In 2004, he published Pipe Dreams: Greed, Ego, and the Death of Enron, which told the story of how the energy's corporations unraveling.  His work has been published in numerous magazines and newspapers, including The New York TimesSlate, and The Atlantic Monthly. He resides in Austin, Texas.

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Is there a limit to how much the American consumer will tolerate?
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A major disruption in the oil supply would do it, says Bryce.
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Bryce talks about the holy grail: super batteries.
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Can the market do it? Can the government play a productive role?
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If we thought Iraq was bad, Bryce said, invading Iran would lead to an even worse disaster.
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We would have never invaded Iraq if their chief export was dates or cabbage, Bryce says.
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The market is hopelessly interconnected, Bryce says, and the conflation of oil and terrorism is a false one.
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Bryce discusses the fallacy of fuel taxes.
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An underserved and hungry couple billion.
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Why are we aiming for the impossible?
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Is it ever in a country’s interest to tap into its oil reserves?
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We have a limited supply of oil, says Bryce, but we also have a limited supply of Rolex watches.
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Bryce talks about the gradual opening of Libya’s resources.
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Brazil has been a pioneer of drilling in deep waters.
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There’s a difference between coercion and trying to get a fair price, Bryce says.
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How will Russia handle its former republics?