Did you know that the world uses over 20 Saudi Arabias worth of energy a day? On this installment of “The Best of Power Hour,” Robert Bryce, author of Power Hungry, explains the incredible scale of today’s leading methods of energy production. Robert Bryce on Energy Scale Want more Power Hour? With your help we can make Power Hour weekly.
Understanding the Green Menace: Robert Zubrin’s Merchants of Despair
Tell me if this sounds familiar. A consensus of the world’s leading scientific bodies and governments has proved that our current way of life, in which individuals can produce, consume, and procreate as they choose, is unsustainable and self-destructive. We must, therefore give the government the power it needs to end the threat that we pose to ourselves. This is, …
Debunking “Externalities”
A popular characterization of laissez-faire capitalism is that it leads to unacceptable negative “externalities,” such as pollution by energy producers. On this installment of “The Best of Power Hour,” Pierre Desrochers and I debunk this idea from several angles: political, economic, and historical. Download the Best of Power Hour–Debunking Externalities For more on this issue, see my article “Energy Externality …
What exactly are oil reserves? The answer may surprise you
We talk all the time about oil reserves–how much of them America has, how much the rest of the world has–but what are they, exactly? On this installment of “The Best of Power Hour,” oil economist Michael Lynch gives a great introduction to oil terminology. Download the Best of Power Hour–What are oil reserves? Want more Power Hour? Support our …
The Permit Plague
In an important new article, “The Permit Plague,” Professor Gary Hull of Duke University documents one of the greatest obstacles to industrial progress: government permitting policies. The tumor of government permits has metastasized throughout the economy. In many parts of the country, such permits are required if one wants to do any of the following: drill for and transport oil …
Why “Peak Oil” Predictions Are Always Wrong — The Best of Power Hour
On this installment of “The Best of Power Hour,” oil economist Michael Lynch explains some of the mistakes “peak oil” theorists make–and gives a fascinating insight on how to properly predict oil prices. Download The Best of Power Hour: Why “Peak Oil” Predictions Are Always Wrong Want more Power Hour? Support our campaign to make Power Hour weekly.
More Industrialization, More Trees
In the latest installment of “The Best of Power Hour,” Dr. Pierre Desrochers how preindustrial lifestyles cause deforestation and other problems for the human environment. Download The Best of Power Hour — Industrialization and Forestation with Pierre Desrochers Want more Power Hour? Support our campaign to make Power Hour weekly.
Mark Ruffalo: Be an Avenger for Fracking
Dear Mark Ruffalo, As an energy researcher I am disappointed that you are using the media attention over your new Avengers movie to attack “fracking”–the revolutionary technology that uses controlled explosives high-pressure water jets to fracture once-useless rock formations so as to release bountiful oil and natural gas. I have no objection to celebrities getting involved with important political issues–if …
Did You Know that Big Oil Invented Recycling?
If not, you haven’t been listening to enough of “Power Hour”–the show where today’s top energy experts break down today’s top energy issues. Here’s an excerpt of Dr. Pierre Desrochers explaining what every American needs to know about recycling. Download The Best of Power Hour — Recycling 101 with Pierre Desrochers Want more Power Hour? Support our campaign to …
Make Power Hour weekly for less than three cups of coffee
Next month, we’re going to take Power Hour to the next level–weekly–if our listeners really want it. If they want more guests, more debates, more of the perfect show to expand your mind while you commute or work out. Listen below for all the fun details, but the bottom line is that you can make it happen for $9 a …