

Power Hour with Alex Epstein
Alex Epstein
Every week on Power Hour energy philosopher Alex Epstein breaks down today's top energy, environmental, and climate issues.
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Apr 11, 2014 • 54min
Episode 92: Will Boisvert on Biomass and Modern Environmentalism
On this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein talks with writer Will Boisvert about the strange bedfellows of biomass and the modern environmentalist movement. Mr. Boisvert writes on energy, environment, and urban policy for The Breakthrough Institute, and for such publications as The New York Observer and Dissent. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes […]

Apr 5, 2014 • 56min
Episode 91: Interview with Leighton Steward
On this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein talks with Leighton Steward about his experience in the oil and gas industry and his recent work on the issue of climate change. Mr. Steward has extensive experience in the exploration and production side of the industry, having served in various senior management positions. He is former […]

Apr 1, 2014 • 49min
Episode 90: Oil Landman Joseph Munsey
On this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein talks with Joseph Munsey about his experience as a oil industry sandman. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Mar 22, 2014 • 55min
Episode 89: Oil Champion Jack Ekstrom
In this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein talks with Jack Ekstrom, Vice President of Government Relations at Whiting Petroleum, about his experience in the oil and gas industry. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Feb 28, 2014 • 1h 8min
Episode 88: Robert Bryce on Energy Progress
In this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein talks with Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow and energy author Robert Bryce about energy progress—what, in the big picture, is actually happening in the world of energy. Mr. Bryce is the author of several books, including Power Hungry: The Myths of “Green” Energy and the Real Fuels of […]

Feb 21, 2014 • 1h 1min
Episode 87: Steven Hayward on Fossil Fuels and Environment
In this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein talks with Dr. Steven Hayward about fossil fuels and environment. Dr. Hayward is a visiting scholar at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the author of the Almanac of Environmental Trends, among many other works. You can read more about Dr. Hayward’s work at www.powerlineblog.com. […]

Feb 14, 2014 • 59min
Episode 86: Steffen Henne on Climate Change
In this third installment of a series of Power Hours devoted to chapters in his upcoming book, The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels (Penguin/Portfolio, 2014), Alex Epstein talks with CIP researcher and frequent contributor Steffen Henne about climate change. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Feb 7, 2014 • 1h 37min
Episode 85: Eric Dennis on Global Warming
In this second installment of a series of Power Hours devoted to chapters in his upcoming book, The Case for Fossil Fuels (Penguin/Portfolio, 2014), Alex Epstein talks with Center for Industrial Progress Senior Fellow Dr. Eric Dennis about global warming, and in particular, a few new facets of the issue that will be covered in […]

Jan 31, 2014 • 1h 13min
Episode 84: Robert Bradley on Opposition to Fossil Fuels
On this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein talks with Dr. Robert Bradley, CEO and Founder of the Institute for Energy Research, about historical and modern opposition to fossil fuels. You can read more about Dr. Bradley and his work at www.instituteforenergyresearch.org. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Jan 24, 2014 • 51min
Episode 83: James Taylor on the EPA’s “Secret Science”
For this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein spoke with James Taylor, Senior Fellow at the Heartland Institute, about his recent article on the EPA’s “secret science” and the ways the Heartland Institute has moved the needle on the climate debate. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes