Alex Epstein & Yaron Discuss the Reaction to Fossil Future, Positive and Negative Yaron Interviews

Alex Epstein is a philosopher and energy expert who argues that "human flourishing" should be the guiding principle of energy and environmental progress. He is the author of the new bestselling book Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less. He is also the creator of EnergyTalkingPoints.com—a source of powerful, well-referenced talking points on energy, environmental, and climate issues.<br /><br />Widely recognized as a master of persuasion and debate on energy issues, Alex has spoken at dozens of Fortune 500 companies and dozens of prominent universities, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and Duke (his alma mater). He is also a highly sought-after consultant on messaging, working with dozens of major political offices on pro-energy, pro-freedom messaging.<br /><br />Purchase Alex's book Fossil Future here: https://www.amazon.com/Fossil-Future-Flourishing-Requires-Natural/dp/B09BBLL92K/<br /><br />00:00 Intro<br />02:36 Positive responses to Fossil Future <br />08:54 Epstein’s Energy Talking Points https://energytalkingpoints.com/<br />Getting the word out, Center for Industrial Progress https://industrialprogress.com/<br />15:09 Are you optimistic for the future of policy and industry?<br />19:35 What are your impressions of politicians and their staffers?<br />23:04 5 Steps to Energy Policy<br />31:00 Negative reviews to Fossil Futures<br />36:39 Tyler Cowen and Roger Peikle jr Responses <br />Live Questions:<br />43:51 Do you think one of the reasons so many Objectivists are attracted to jiu jitsu is because it is inductive? whereas so many other martial arts are deductive? There is also a playful and joyful almost informality with jiu jitsu you don't get with any other martial art.<br />45:10 How did fossil fuels become your area of focus? How did Objectivism help you form your narrative and/or navigate the pushback you’ve received from today’s media/science/culture?<br />47:47 How many solar panels does it take to build a solar panel?<br />48:48 Would a h