Alex debated Greenpeace’s Ryan Rittenhouse on the topic “Green Energy: Economic Savior or Economic Suicide?”
Power Hour: Mark Mathis on SpOILed the Movie
It’s not every day that someone makes a movie about the vital importance of oil in human life. It’s certainly not every day that a documentarian blasts the notion that oil is an “addiction.” Mark Mathis’s SpOILed, coming out in limited release in October, is both a tribute to the role of oil in our lives and a warning about …
My Speech about the Keystone XL Pipeline
This past Wednesday, there was a public hearing on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline (bringing oil from Canadian oil sands to the US) in Austin, TX. Center for Industrial Progress had a representative on scene to read a speech I wrote–unfortunately, he didn’t get to speak, as the event was stacked with representatives of environmentalist groups or labor groups, who are …
The Industrial Manifesto
By Alex Epstein [This essay was originally published in two parts as “Go Industrial, Not ‘Green,’” at MasterResource.]In the wake of two recessions following two fleeting, largely service-sector bubbles—the dot-com bubble and the housing/financial bubble—America’s intellectual and political leaders are championing the need for industrial progress.The ubiquitous Thomas L. Friedman takes on the subject of industrial progress in his latest …
“Natural Resources and the Environment” by George Reisman
This is one of the best essays ever written on the true nature of resources. Dr. Reisman explains why it is possible and desirable for humans to produce an ever-greater quantity of resources. Here is one of my favorite excerpts. “The fact that the earth is made of chemical elements that man neither creates nor destroys implies that from the …
HR 1098 and Why Sound Money is Crucial for Energy (Power Surge Episode 2)
Power Surge 2 [audio:http://industrialprogress.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Power-Surge-2.mp3]
The CIP Approach to Energy in 4 Essays and 1 Interview
I have written a lot on energy, but these four essays are my favorites. Energy at the Speed of Thought: The Original Alternative Energy Market The 6 Myths About Oil Four Dirty Secrets about Clean Energy Nuclear Power Is Extremely Safe — That’s the Truth About What We Learned From Japan This interview on “Rational Public Radio” covers how to …
Corruption at the American Physical Society (Power Surge Episode 1)
Corruption at the American Physical Society [audio:http://industrialprogress.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Power-Surge-Episode-1.mp3]