This week’s Power Hour features the exciting conclusion of the McKibben vs Epstein debate! Tune in to hear the contentious cross-examination period along with the debate Q&A, including commentary by Alex Epstein. Get the inside scoop: Alex talks about his thoughts on the debate; and upcoming episodes of Power Hour [audio: http://industrialprogress.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Episode-33-McKibben-vs-Epstein-Debate-and-Discussion-Part-2.mp3] Download Episode 33 – Part 2: McKibben vs …
Bill McKibben: Energy Enemy Number One
Bill McKibben, who has been called “the nation’s leading environmentalist,” is leading a movement to destroy the fossil fuel industry, which he calls “Public Enemy Number One.” This is the signature issue of his mega-popular organization 350.org under the names “Do the Math“ and “Fossil Free.” As an energy researcher who knows the indispensability of the fossil fuel industry to my own life and billions of …
Video, video, and more video
We’ve got a ton of new content up on our YouTube page, including this new debate between me and Dr. Dino Ress on “Oil: Dangerous Addiction or Healthy Choice.”
Power Hour: The McKibben vs Epstein Debate and Commentary
Part 1 of 2
This week’s Power Hour will feature audio from the McKibben vs Epstein debate! Check it out if you missed the debate, or if you simply want to relive the drama. Get the inside scoop: Alex talks about his thoughts on the debate; and upcoming episodes of Power Hour [audio: http://industrialprogress.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Episode-32-McKibben-vs-Epstein-Debate-and-Discussion-Part-1.mp3] Download Episode 32 – Part 1: McKibben vs Epstein Debate …
Oil Debate
Alex debated Dr. Dino Ress, assistant professor at University of Wisconsin, on the topic “Oil: Dangerous Addiction or Healthy Choice.”
The Freedom to Frac — and Its Enemies
This Washington Times article gives a helpful summary of today’s politics of frac’ing–which, unfortunately, are scary. Here we have a technology with an unbelievably good safety record and, more fundamentally, an unbelievably good record and future prospect of increasing our well-being across the board through the production of cheap, plentiful, reliable energy. And yet all this potential can be destroyed …
Gratitude
The creators of Thanksgiving recognized that they had a lot to be thankful for–and yet they were lucky if 2/3 of their children made it past the age of 15. If they were grateful for the fruits of their way of life, how grateful should we be for ours? Every year I spend studying industrial civilization, I become more grateful …
The Wall Street Journal’s Annual Tribute to Industrial Progress
Every Thanksgiving, the Wall Street Journal publishes two complementary, must-read articles: “The Desolate Wilderness” and “The Fair Land.” Here’s an excerpt from “The Desolate Wilderness,” “the chronicle of those memorable circumstances of the year 1620, as recorded by Nathaniel Morton , keeper of the records of Plymouth Colony, based on the account of William Bradford , sometime governor thereof:” Being …
The source of energy and jobs
As the stream of oil flows so does American prosperity.
Don’t Take Power for Granted
by Elliot Temple Bill McKibben (whom CIP founder Alex Epstein just debated) isn’t a fan of power. McKibben says “we need to cut our fossil fuel use by a factor of twenty over the next few decades” (Eaarth, pp. 184-185). What does that mean? Fossil fuels are not the only kind of energy, but they are the most important kind. …