27 Comments

Congrats! Super inspiring. May I ask what caused the subscription count going vertical before Jan 23?

Expand full comment

Hi. I'm not sure which time period you are talking about. If you are talking about when I moved to Substack, I started with about 2200 subscribers when I moved from Mailchimp.

Expand full comment

Congratulations, my good friend. Your reporting mirrors the unique truth of the Gospels. It’s amazing how people yearn for the truth. Keep up doing God‘s work, reveal the truth and light the way! Preferably with that light coming from natural gas to nuclear.

Cheers to “Energy Humanism!”

Expand full comment

Many thanks, John.

Expand full comment

Congrats, Robert. This success is well earned and deserved. 👍👍👏

Expand full comment

Thanks, 'Mental. I'm doing my best.

Expand full comment

I only recently started writing on Substack, and the engagement has been fantastic. I like that it appears to let me write for an audience. Over on X, post engagement appears entirely random. You can't post links, as that kills engagement. I found even tagging people kills engagement. Ultimately, it's hard to share and comment on reporting on X, and the platform is very much geared toward those with lots of followers. Other than that, it's a crap shoot as to what kind of engagement I'll get. You're writing on X for the algorithm and not the audience, and the algorithm is hard to figure out. On Substack, however, it appears the articles do well according to what readers like. It's much nicer writing for people than computers.

Expand full comment

Big fans of your work for Cowboy State Daily before you joined Substack. Good on you.

Expand full comment

Thank you for all that you do - you are an inspiration to all that read your material and watch your videos/podcasts. In my little world of commenting on WSJ articles and elsewhere, I frequently cite your work along with others like Mark Mills. Quick question - has the Trump administration approached you and would you consider working with Chris Wright if asked? I know you are not a Trump fan, but he has an opportunity to completely reshape our energy policies and more voices like yours would help in that effort.

Expand full comment

Thanks much. Re working for Chris Wright or going to Washington to work at DOE, I can't really see that happening. I'm a terrible employee, particularly now that I'm deep in my decrepitude. I think I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing with my life. And that's a very good feeling.

Expand full comment

Thank you Robert for your books, speeches, minute clips, podcasts and for coming to Substack. Your voice is one of reason and I hope you see continued success getting your message out.

Expand full comment

Thank you.

Expand full comment

Great BRAVO.

Energy efficiency on the supply side of the equation is causing system adequacy calculations to go below acceptable. Firm generation is needed in big numbers. PNW.

Expand full comment

It has been a great year. I’ve watched read and even participated inthe articles, videos etc. that you have produced. As we are fond of saying reality, physics, and thermodynamics will eventually win, but we need to remember you and the other front line soldiers who spread the message, make the case, do the math and dare speak the unspeakable. Thank you Robert. You are indeed a treasure.

Expand full comment

That's very kind. Thanks, Lee.

Expand full comment

Tofino Really? It's a great place to visit. You must have been talking to the inner sanctum of Canadian politics. I sure hope they listen to you! Thanks for all you do.

Expand full comment

Agree. Tofino was amazing. The beaches there are among the most beautiful I've ever seen.

Expand full comment

Robert Bryce is a national treasure. His reporting is essential to understanding all events that are energy-related.

Expand full comment

That's very kind. Thanks.

Expand full comment

Brilliant work Robert. It's been an enlightening pleasure to have found and subscribed to your substack.

Expand full comment

Wow. Thanks.

Expand full comment

Down here in Australia the current leftist government is using climate catastrophism to win votes and sell the idea we can become a "renewable energy superpower". Meanwhile our electric grid is on life support and energy prices are soaring. We are on the road to economic suicide.

All this while our vast exports of coal, LNG and uranium provide the energy to sustain the booming economies of Asia and generate the bulk of Australia's export income - to finance our high spending government and renewable energy rent seekers. It's simply nuts!

Australia, and the world, desperately needs intelligent reporters such as yourself to draw attention to the current ideologically driven energy suicide of Western economies. Thank you Robert, and thank you Substack.

Expand full comment

Thank you. Yes, Australia has, like Britain and Germany and California, driven itself into the climate ditch. The Aussies will sell their coal, gas, and U to the rest of the world but they aren't using it at home. Insane.

Expand full comment

Congrats!! Looks like our friend Wright is getting some heat!!

Expand full comment

Chris may be getting some heat but he will be confirmed. Count on it.

Expand full comment

Congratulations Robert on your two years anniversary on Substack. I appreciate your reporting. I love Substack for the same reasons. You uncover and publicize important information regarding electricity generation that is unavailable from the MSM and most of academia. Are you working on any new books?

I continue to refer to your 2003 classic Pipe Dreams: Greed, Ego, and the Death of Enron https://www.amazon.com/Pipe-Dreams-Greed-Death-Enron/dp/158648201 in Californians for Green Nuclear Power's fight against corporations exploiting California's need to import huge quantities (about 100 terawatt-hours per year) of electric power. See https://greennuke.substack.com/ for details.

Expand full comment