On this episode, Alex is joined by his colleagues Don Watkins and Steffen Henne to discuss this week’s most important energy stories: • Why the world’s most prestigious economists are wrong about a carbon tax • Was PG&E the first “climate-change bankruptcy”? • How wind and solar drive up German electricity prices • Tesla’s struggle to stay profitable • The …
Power Hour: How to evaluate claims about energy, the carbon tax, Wall Street goes green, and more
On this episode, Alex is joined by his colleagues Don Watkins and Steffen Henne to discuss this week’s most important energy stories: • How to evaluate claims about energy • Yes, Republicans need a new climate agenda–no, not a carbon tax • The bad science behind air emissions regulations • Wall Street goes green • U.S. CO2 emissions rise–and why …
Power Hour: Bill Gates vs. Elon Musk, the Green New Deal, Yellow Vest protests, and more
On this episode, Alex is joined by his colleagues Don Watkins and Steffen Henne to discuss this week’s most important energy stories: • Why Bill Gates is a much better energy thinker than Elon Musk • The French “yellow vest” protests • How to oppose the divestment movement • Why the Green New Deal will “make America poor again” • …
Power Hour: Dan Sullivan on Human Flourishing
On this episode, Alex interviews Dan Sullivan, founder of Strategic Coach, about the significance of the human flourishing concept for all human endeavors and a new podcast Alex and Dan will co-host in the near future. Go to HumanFlourishingMovement.com to get updates about the new project. Download Episode 140 with Dan Sullivan Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes …
Power Hour: Dr. Edward Calabrese on the Science of Environmental Danger
On this episode, Alex interviews Dr. Edward Calabrese, professor of toxicology at the Department of Environmental Health Sciences in the School of Public Health at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, about the linear no-threshold dose-response model, which regulatory agencies use to set pollution standards, and his findings about a more realistic “hormetic” response model that could improve regulatory standards …
Power Hour: Dr. Patrick Frank on the Accuracy of Climate Models
On this episode, Alex interviews Dr. Patrick Frank, member of the scientific staff of the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource/SLAC at Stanford University, on the physics of the greenhouse effect, analyzing the accuracy of climate models, and the politics and pseudo-science in climate catastrophism. Check out the Youtube video of Dr. Frank’s presentation on the accuracy of general circulation climate models. …
Power Hour: John Grizz Deal on Produced Water Handling and Small Scale Nuclear Power
On this episode, Alex interviews John Grizz Deal, Executive Chairman and CEO of IX Power LLC and IX Power Limited, on a new way to clean up naturally contaminated water from deep underground that is a byproduct of drilling for oil and gas. Deal also discusses the prospect of small-scale nuclear power production. Download Episode 137 with John Grizz Deal …
Power Hour: Ethan Atwood on An Amazing Advocacy Success Story
A couple months ago I spoke to the Alaska Oil and Gas Association and met a very bright industry member, Ethan Atwood, who told me how he and his company had become incredibly effective advocates by using the moral case for fossil fuels. To watch the interview with Ben Mankiewiecz of The Young Turks, click here. If you want to …
Power Hour: Marian Tupy on Human Progress
On this episode, Alex interviews Marian Tupy, Senior Policy Analyst at CATO’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity and editor of HumanProgress.org, about the state of human progress, economic inequality, and some fundamental differences between Europe and America. Download Episode 135 with Marian Tupy Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes Subscribe to Power Hour on PlayerFM
Power Hour: Dr. Denis Rancourt on the True Physics of CO2
On the latest episode of Power Hour, I interviewed physicist Denis Rancourt, one of the most intelligent scientists I have ever spoken to, about the true physics of CO2. You can find the work and publications of Professor Rancourt at his blog Climate Guy. His paper on radiation physics and CO2 can be found here. The lecture based on the …