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Alex Epstein
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Philosopher and energy expert
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When I agreed to testify about the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, I didn't expect the hearing's lead Democrat, @CoriBush, to make a prepared statement falsely accusing me of having "espoused White Supremacist views"! Fortunately, I got the chance to respond. Here's how it went.
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- Why is @60Minutes featuring Paul Ehrlich, the anti-human ecologist who has been 180° wrong for 55 years??!! “humanity is not sustainable. To maintain our lifestyle (yours and mine, basically) for the entire planet, you'd need 5 more Earths.” More on Ehrlich’s catastrophizing 👇
- There is a lot of conflicting "information" about the TX blackouts. Here's the bottom line: the root cause of the TX blackouts is a national and state policy that has prioritized the adoption of unreliable wind/solar energy over reliable energy. THREAD
- America’s energy crisis is mostly US Democrats’ fault. I don’t identify as R or D. But as an energy expert I must say this: had Ds spent the last 3.5 yrs *liberating US oil/gas investment, production, and transport* instead of strangling them, energy would be far cheaper. 🧵👇
- Did the EPA really just take the "Biggest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History"? Actually, yes. Here are 18 important deregulatory actions EPA announced today, and why they will make life better for all of us. 🧵👇Today, @EPA takes its biggest action ever to help @POTUS save Americans TRILLIONS of dollars, lower the cost of living, make it more affordable to buy a car, heat a home, or operate a business. And boost job growth! Welcome to the Golden Age of America! epa.gov/newsreleases/e…
- Myth: 97% of climate scientists agree that we face a climate crisis that requires the rapid elimination of fossil fuels. Truth: Most climate scientists agree that we have *some* climate impact. This does not at all justify the rapid elimination of fossil fuels. 🧵👇
- The Manchin deal = The Green New Deal * Way more $ for unreliable energy * Endless $ for special interests * Endless “environmental justice” initiatives * Corrupt union deals * New tax on natural gas production * Opposing natural gas in homes Stop the Manchin Green New Deal!
- This terrible WSJ piece blames rising electricity bills on recent Republican cuts to solar/wind subsidies. This is absurd because: 1) These cuts don’t even take effect until 2027! 2) The recent price increases all occurred while massive solar/wind subsidies were in place.
- “It is a tragic irony that Europe is counting on a mild winter for survival when they find themselves in this predicament due to their efforts to cool the earth.” —anonymous DC insider
- The irrefutable case for a Fossil Future If we want a world in which all 8 billion of us have the opportunity to flourish—to live long, healthy, prosperous, fulfilling lives—we need to use *more*, not less, fossil fuel going forward. A summary of my book Fossil Future. 🧵👇
- "Maldives: A gradual rise in sea level is threatening to completely cover this Indian Ocean nation... in the next 30 years." —Canberra Times, 1988 #Catastrophizing
