Power Surge: Signs of Life, “Risky Business,” the EPA, and the Moral Case for Fossil Fuels

[audio: http://industrialprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Power-Surge-20140625.mp3] Click here to Play or Save this Episode On this Episode Alex and Steffen talk about a newly proposed pipeline from the Bakken shale formation in North Dakota to a storage hub in Oklahoma, the recent SCOTUS ruling on the EPA rules for emissions of greenhouse gases, and Alex’s upcoming book The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels.

Al Gore and Rolling Stone Need to Issue a Public Apology for Journalistic Fraud

[audio: http://industrialprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/PS-20140620.mp3] Download this Power Surge episode On this episode I am joined again by Steffen Henne to talk about Al Gore’s recent article In Rolling Stone Online in which he misleads readers about the use and effects of wind and solar power in Germany. I argue that Gore and Rolling Stone are committing journalistic fraud, and they owe us …

Power Surge: Rising Fossil Fuels and a Decline in Presidential Conduct

[audio: http://industrialprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Power-Surge-201406161.mp3] Click here to Play or Save this Episode On today’s Power Surge, Steffen Henne and I talk about rising oil demand in the US, the record growth of coal use in the world, and a recent graduation speech by President Obama at UC Irvine in which he continues to dismiss opponents of his climate and energy policies.

Power Surge: Japan Keeps the Lights On with Fossil Fuel Imports, Canada Wants to Build More Pipelines for Oil Sands Resources, American Lung Association Propaganda

[audio: http://industrialprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Power-Surge-20140713.mp3] Click here to Play or Save this Episode On this episode Alex and Steffen talk about the additional fossil fuel imports Japan relies on after shutting down most of its nuclear capacity after the Fukushima tsunami, Canada’s preliminary approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline, which will bring oil from the Alberta oil sands to the export terminals at …

Power Surge: India Identifies the Green Threat to Progress, Another Attack by Regulation from the EPA

[audio: http://industrialprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Power-Surge-20140613.mp3] Click here to Play or Save this Episode On this episode Alex and Steffen discuss a leaked report by the Indian spy service that accuses organizations like Greenpeace to use foreign funds to block industrial progress in the country, the commitment of the Indian government to improve the country’s fossil power infrastructure, and another power grab by EPA …

Power Surge: EPA Carbon Regulation Plan

[audio: http://industrialprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Power-Surge-20140603.mp3] Click here to Play or Save this Episode On this episode Alex and Steffen discuss the new EPA CO2 regulation scheme that seeks to decrease emissions by 30% until 2030 and the justifications given to shut down existing coal plants in America.

Power Surge: IPCC Procedures Discussed on Capitol Hill and Ohio Changing Renewable Policies for the Better

[audio: http://industrialprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Power-Surge-20140530.mp3] Click here to Play or Save this Episode On this episode of Power Surge Alex is joined by Steffen Henne to discuss the recent hearing held by the US House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, about the IPCC Climate Change Process, as well as the recent move by Ohio House of Representatives to freeze the state’s renewable …

Power Surge: How to Be More Alarming about Climate Change, the President at West Point, EPA’s Upcoming Power Grab

[audio: http://industrialprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Power-Surge-20140529.mp3] Click here to Play or Save this Episode On this episode Alex is joined by Steffen Henne to talk about a recent publication by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication that investigated whether “climate change” or “global warming” is the more “effective” term to use in the US, a recent West Point graduation speech by President Obama, …

Power Hour: Alex Epstein on Productivity

On this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein discusses what he learned about productivity while completing his forthcoming book, The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels. [audio: http://industrialprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Power-Hour-941.mp3] Download Episode 94 – Alex Epstein on Productivity Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes  

Power Hour: John Christy on What Climate Scientists Know and Don’t Know

On this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein talks with climate scientist Dr. John Christy about what climate scientists know, don’t know, and why. Dr. Christy is a Professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and Alabama State Climatologist. Go here to read Dr. Christy’s article, discussed on the show, “Climate science isn’t necessarily ‘settled’.” Download …