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

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Why Can't We Use Solar?

Renewable is another kind of vague package. The majority, or at least the most renewable in europe, is actually burning wood. Batteries are so expensive that they're just a tiny, tiny percentage. Solar and wind are parasites on the grid to day. And if think logically, it's going to be more cost effective to have all these reliable power plants ad then add on infra-structure which can always go near zero.

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