Alex Epstein is a philosopher and energy expert who argues that "human flourishing" should be the guiding principle of energy and environmental progress. He is the author of the new bestselling book Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less. He is also the creator of EnergyTalkingPoints.com—a source of powerful, well-referenced talking points on energy, environmental, and climate issues.
Widely recognized as a master of persuasion and debate on energy issues, Alex has spoken at dozens of Fortune 500 companies and dozens of prominent universities, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and Duke (his alma mater). He is also a highly sought-after consultant on messaging, working with dozens of major political offices on pro-energy, pro-freedom messaging.
Purchase Alex's book Fossil Future here: https://www.amazon.com/Fossil-Future-Flourishing-Requires-Natural/dp/B09BBLL92K/
00:00 Intro
02:36 Positive responses to Fossil Future
08:54 Epstein’s Energy Talking Points https://energytalkingpoints.com/
Getting the word out, Center for Industrial Progress https://industrialprogress.com/
15:09 Are you optimistic for the future of policy and industry?
19:35 What are your impressions of politicians and their staffers?
23:04 5 Steps to Energy Policy
31:00 Negative reviews to Fossil Futures
36:39 Tyler Cowen and Roger Peikle jr Responses
Live Questions:
43:51 Do you think one of the reasons so many Objectivists are attracted to jiu jitsu is because it is inductive? whereas so many other martial arts are deductive? There is also a playful and joyful almost informality with jiu jitsu you don't get with any other martial art.
45:10 How did fossil fuels become your area of focus? How did Objectivism help you form your narrative and/or navigate the pushback you’ve received from today’s media/science/culture?
47:47 How many solar panels does it take to build a solar panel?
48:48 Would a hiring freeze in many of the alphabet agencies be a good thing to do if you were President?
49:52 How might environmental regulations interfere with our ability to go to space and colonize new planets and how should I advocate for freer markets in space exploration and technology?
53:06 Alex: Please comment on Germany objecting to the new Westinghouse nuclear plant in Poland; also on N plants held hostage by Putin in Ukraine. Should the US Senate ratify the Budapest Memo to make it a legally binding treaty?
55:24 Could climate change lead to a lack of genetic biodiversity and could that be catastrophic to global food supply?
57:10 Do you plan to participate in any EPA comment periods such as for the proposed ominous methane emissions rules?
58:02 Alex, seems like you really impressed Jordan Peterson during your interview. I wished you brought up and discussed Objectivism with him more explicitly. You think you could get Jordan to have Yaron on his program?
59:01 Alex how did the philosophical discussion with JP transpire ?
1:00:36 Really enjoyed Fossil Future & appreciate your work! Alex - how is Thoughtful going? Any plans for a web or android version?
1:01:48 To Yaron and Alex, any plans for lectures or public speeches? More specifically in continental central or eastern europe like germany, austria/switzerland.
1:04:23 What impression did you have of Albertans understanding of this issue at your presentation?
1:05:11 Would you go on left-leaning shows to talk if invited? Have you in the past, or have tried?
1:06:02 Does the scientific community have any rational and valid points on climate change that the world should pay attention to?
1:08:17 friends of mine all drive electric cars. I am sure they believe the current energy propaganda. No interest in new ideas. Any way to get their attention regarding the contradictions?
1:10:30 What are some unfriendly shows you've been on, and any clips on your YT channel? I might want to use them as ammo
1:12:25 See pinned comment for timestamps of additional questions
1:41:06 Outro
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