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#324 - Alex Epstein - Can Fossil Fuels Save The World?

Modern Wisdom

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The Biggest Offender in the US

Tim Cook: Solar and wind have added cost. Once they add cost people try to cut costs. And where do they cut costs? They shut down reliable power plants, or they defund resiliency. So you try to cut down on the reliables, you play what i call reliability chicken. In california we're trying to rely on our solar and wind, but we're really relying on out of state power from arizona, o from utah, from nevada. But that's not how it works physically. If anyone thinks it's a good idea, they should prove it in reality by creating it.

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