The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels has been available for two weeks, and the buzz is loud. Whether conservative, libertarian, Objectivist, or an energy industry professional, advocates of free markets who read it agree this is a “pathbreaking new book” that serves as an essential tool for defending not just the fossil fuel industry, but industrial civilization and capitalism itself from their …
The Moral Case Rising
This post comes from an email update covering the launch of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, which Alex sent to subscribers to Movement, the free weekly newsletter of the Center for Industrial Progress. Go here to subscribe now! Hi everyone, The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels is officially a National Bestseller, currently at #3 on The Wall Street Journal business list! Since launch day …
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.
Power Hour: The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
On this episode of Power Hour, special guest host Don Watkins interviews Alex Epstein about his new fossil fuel communications manifesto, The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels: The Key to Winning Hearts. Don is with the Ayn Rand Institute and co-author of the book Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government [audio: http://industrialprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Power-Hour-74.mp3] Download Episode 74 …
A Moral Manifesto for the Energy Industry
In my latest MasterResource article, “A Moral Defense of the Oil Industry,” I outline the principles that every freedom-loving energy companies needs to know to defend themselves effectively. The moral case against oil can be refuted and replaced by two concepts that marry energy knowledge and moral philosophy: Progressive energy: The ideal source of energy is not some “sustainable”–i.e., endlessly …
Energy Ethics 101: A New Moral Foundation for the Energy Industry
All of the unnecessary problems faced by the fossil fuel and nuclear industries come from one source: the public has been taught to believe that their industries are immoral. It has been taught to believe that fossil fuels and nuclear are inherently unsustainable and inherently harmful to our environment. It has been taught to believe that we are morally obligated …
Power Hour: Alex Epstein on How You, Individually, Can Change the World – The Power of the Moral Narrative
What is the highest-leverage thing that you as an individual can do to advance liberty and industrial progress in America? This speech and Q&A, which I gave to Berkeley Students for Liberty in February, is my answer to that question. It’s based on a powerful idea I call “reframing the moral narrative.” Download this special feature with Alex Epstein
How “The Experts” can be totally wrong about energy
In this issue: The Energy Champions Network How “The Experts” Can Be Totally Wrong About Energy Quick updates The Energy Champions Network For the last 6 months I have, as part of my Energy Talking Points project, been sharing energy messaging and strategy with pro-energy, pro-freedom elected officials and staff in the US Senate, US House, and Governor’s offices. This …
Influencing the Bitcoin energy debate
In this issue: Influencing the Bitcoin energy debate Climate Scientocracy Quick updates Influencing the Bitcoin energy debate Last night I was interviewed on the popular Bitcoin podcast by Stephan Livera. On the podcast, which should be out by Saturday, we discussed how to reframe the current energy debate surrounding Bitcoin. This debate involves various people attacking Bitcoin for using too much fossil fuel …