Episode
#495 - Alex Epstein - The World Needs More Fossil Fuels, Not Less
1:25:59
Published: Mon Jul 04 2022
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Alex Epstein is an energy theorist, the Founder and President of the Center for Industrial Progress and an author. Fossil fuels are a contentious topic. If you've currently got your hands glued to the surface of a road in England, you may not want any more being used. But if we follow an environmentalist approach, what impact will reducing fossil fuel use have on human flourishing in the future, especially in the poorest parts of the world? Expect to learn why all our energy cost so much right now, why 2 billion people get their energy by burning wood and dung, how renewable sources are causing more problems not less, Alex's thoughts on the modern ESG movement, whether fossil fuels will create a climate apocalypse, why China tried to stop Alex from releasing his book and much more... Sponsors: Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Get 1 month free on Sendinblue at https://www.sendinblue.com/modernwisdom/ (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Buy The Moral Case For Fossil Fuels - https://amzn.to/2QyDkeE Follow Alex on Twitter - https://twitter.com/AlexEpstein Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/
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Episode#495 - Alex Epstein - The World Needs More Fossil Fuels, Not Less
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Episode#495 - Alex Epstein - The World Needs More Fossil Fuels, Not Less
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Episode#495 - Alex Epstein - The World Needs More Fossil Fuels, Not Less
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Episode#495 - Alex Epstein - The World Needs More Fossil Fuels, Not Less
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Episode#495 - Alex Epstein - The World Needs More Fossil Fuels, Not Less
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Episode#495 - Alex Epstein - The World Needs More Fossil Fuels, Not Less
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Episode#495 - Alex Epstein - The World Needs More Fossil Fuels, Not Less
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Episode#495 - Alex Epstein - The World Needs More Fossil Fuels, Not Less
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Episode#495 - Alex Epstein - The World Needs More Fossil Fuels, Not Less
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Episode#495 - Alex Epstein - The World Needs More Fossil Fuels, Not Less
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Episode#495 - Alex Epstein - The World Needs More Fossil Fuels, Not Less
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