The Techno-optimist Manifesto does not fully recognize the necessity of freedom.
SCIENCE
Politicians Talk; Entrepreneurs and Scientists Do
What has long troubled climate policy deliberations also contains within itself its own public-choice solution.
The Dangers of Climate Change Groupthink
While the climate is a complex system and much of the scientific analysis is technical, acquiring first-hand knowledge of climate change and forming an independent view of it is essential.
Buy Any Car You Like As Long As It’s an EV
Governments are banning fossil-fueled vehicles, but not to save humanity.
Property Rights in Space
A truly moral justification for property rights in space.
The Case Against Net Zero 2050
Fossil fuels expert Alex Epstein shares everything you need to know about fossil fuels and what the world would really look like if we were “net zero” by 2050.
Why America Is Going Green
America is replacing fossil energy with green energy, but not to save the planet.
Hawaii Invests in Renewable Energy Rather Than Wildfire Prevention
Instead of spending millions of dollars on fire prevention as was recommended, Hawaii’s Public Utility Commission spent that money and more on complying with a state law that insists by 2045, the state will be 100 percent renewable energy.
Climate Science and the Crisis of Pseudoscience
“I can confidently say there is no real climate crisis” – John Clauser,
‘Caught-Red-Handed’: Scientists Call for Full Retraction of Nature’s Proximal Origin SARS-CoV-2 Paper, as Fraud Accusations Mount
“[The] main thing still in my mind is that the lab escape version of this is so friggin’ likely to have happened because they were already doing this type of work and the molecular data is fully consistent with that scenario,” Andersen said to his colleagues, according to a report from Public, which published a series of Slack messages between the authors.
How To Answer Loaded Climate Questions
Answers to: “Do you believe in climate change?” “Are you a climate denier?” “Will you listen to the scientists on climate change?” And more!
“Green Energy” is Neither Energy nor Green
“Green energy” has 2 problems: 1) It’s not really energy: It doesn’t provide reliable energy. 2) It’s not really green: It has a huge “environmental impact.”
The Earth and Civilization Have Been Saved By Fossil Fuels
In his 2022 book Fossil Future, Alex Epstein of the Center for Industrial Progress argues that fossil fuels are one of the greatest benefits to human civilization ever and that no viable substitutes exist, at least for now.
An Open Letter to Lawmakers: The Green Energy Agenda Has Failed
Lawmakers and their constituents don’t need to be climate scientists to understand why.
End Government Preferences, Subsidies & Mandates for Unreliable Electricity
America can stop the decline of our grid and move toward low-cost, reliable, and cleaner electricity by ending all preferences for unreliable electricity.
20 Myths About Fossil Fuels
In Fossil Future, Alex Epstein refutes literally hundreds of myths about fossil fuels. Here are 20 myths that 11,000,000 people heard on Joe Rogan’s podcast this year, refuted.
The Separation of State from Religion, Science, and Education (Part 8 of 10)
The system of public education could be abolished over the course of a generation, in a way that need not impose financial hardship on the parents of any child alive at the time of the abolition’s commencement.
The Myth that “97% of Climate Scientists Agree” About a Climate Crisis
Most climate scientists agree that we have some climate impact. This does not at all justify the rapid elimination of fossil fuels.
Gender Is Not an Arbitrary Concept
The idea that male-female gender is an arbitrary social construct is postmodern nonsense.
Biden Administration’s Reckless Abuse of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR)
Instead of protecting our oil security by protecting oil industry freedom and backing it up with an ample reserve, President Biden has doubly damaged it by first attacking the oil industry’s freedom, then dangerously depleting our reserve for political purposes.
The Danger of Radical Environmentalism
The fundamental goal of environmentalism is not clean air and clean water; rather, it is the demolition of technological/industrial civilization. Environmentalism’s goal is not the advancement of human health, human happiness, and human life; rather, it is a subhuman world where “nature” is worshipped like the totem of some primitive religion.
Will California’s Green Energy Policies “Save Planet Earth”?
California officials are needlessly inflicting huge risks, costs, and intrusions on Californians, rather than relying on proven adaptation at a much lower cost and disruption.
Why We Should Celebrate Fossil Fuels on Earth Day
How human progress, and the use of fossil fuels, has made our environment cleaner and healthier.
Energy Talking Points on a Carbon Tax
A carbon tax would raise energy prices, make every American industry less competitive, and offshore our CO2 emissions to the countries that outcompete us.
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