Book · 2022 · Business & Economics
Fossil Future
Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less
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So he wrote a book uh moral case of fossil fuels and uh fossil future where he makes the case that as a subtitle says Global human flourishing requires oil coal and natural gas or more oil coil and natural gas not less.
Lex Fridman · Lex Fridman Podcast · Nov 2022 Listen at 3:04:25 What they say about it
- Author of two books“author of two books”2
- Amazon bestseller status“already an amazon bestseller”2
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Alex Epstein wrote an awesome book about this I don't know if you guys have ever had him on the show he would be an awesome guest he wrote a book called Fossil Future and it was basically making the case that just what you said more people would die if we actually did these green energy deals.
Guys if you want to pick up Alex's new book which is already an Amazon bestseller and it hasn't even been released yet releases on the 24th of this month links below.
Shawn Ryan The Shawn Ryan Show · May 2022 But Epstein has pointed out in his new book um fossil fuel future. He laid out something I'd also investigated in my maps of meaning book. This underlying religious narrative and it's basically a Gaia narrative.
Jordan Peterson The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Feb 2023 So, I've just been reading Alex Epstein's book Fossil Future.
Jordan Peterson The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Dec 2022 He's the author of the new book Fossil Future as well as the New York Times bestseller The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels which was published in 2014.
Jordan Peterson The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Dec 2022 So once again fossil future it's already an amazon best seller and it it's good it's already creating controversy watching that washington post already personally attacked.
Shawn Ryan The Shawn Ryan Show · May 2022 Where and when it comes up
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Fossil Future by Alex Epstein argues that fossil fuels are essential for human flourishing and that eliminating them prematurely would cause widespread societal collapse and death. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Jordan Peterson mentioned the author's work while discussing quasi-religious climate narratives. Hannah Claire recommended the book on Timcast IRL, arguing that the text successfully demonstrates how green energy transitions could lead to catastrophic global fatalities. Shawn Ryan promoted the book twice on The Shawn Ryan Show, encouraging listeners to purchase the Amazon bestseller ahead of its release date. Jordan Peterson discussed the book at length on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast with Alex Epstein, referencing it as the author's second influential work on energy policy and noting its exploration of underlying religious narratives like the Gaia myth. Dwarkesh Patel referenced the arguments made in the book during a conversation with Tyler Cowen on the Dwarkesh Podcast while debating uncertainty and negative economic outcomes. Across these appearances, podcasters and guests utilized the text to challenge mainstream environmental policies, defend traditional energy sources, and critique modern climate change consensus.
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Shawn Ryan guys if you want to pick up alex's new book which is already an amazon bestseller and it hasn't even been r… 3
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“guys if you want to pick up alex's new book which is already an amazon bestseller and it hasn't even been released yet releases on the 24th of this month links below”
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“you're the author of two books newest one coming out may 24th you got it fossil future and um so go pick up a copy of this”
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“so once again fossil future it's already an amazon best seller and it it's good it's already creating controversy watching that washington post already personally attacked”
Jordan Peterson but Alex Epstein who wrote fossil fuel future recently comments about this a bit 8
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“so I had the Good Fortune to speak again today with Alex Epstein who I spoke with two years ago almost to the day um Alex is the author of two influential books one the first one the moral case for fossil fuels and the second one fossil future”
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“Okay so we talked at the beginning here when we were trying to structure this conversation I noted remembered that you know you had written these two books moral case for fossil fuels and then fossil future and I asked you if you were writing another book”
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“But Epstein has pointed out in his new book um fossil fuel future. He laid out something I'd also investigated in my maps of meaning book. This underlying religious narrative and it's basically a Gaia narrative.”
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“but Alex Epstein who wrote fossil fuel future recently comments about this a bit”
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“I was talking to Alex Epstein recently he wrote a book called fossil fuel”
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“So, I've just been reading Alex Epstein's book Fossil Future.”
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“In Epstein's book, Fossil Future, he cites some of these the more radical environmentalist types who say things like I think it was McKibben he quoted...”
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“he's the author of the new book fossil future as well as the New York Times bestseller the moral case for fossil fuels which was published in 2014.”
Dwarkesh Patel I think you made this argument when you were responding to Alex Epstein on fossil future, where you said un… 1
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“I think you made this argument when you were responding to Alex Epstein on fossil future, where you said uncertainties also extend out into the domain where there’s a bad outcome or much bigger outcome than you’re anticipating.”
Lex Fridman so he wrote a book uh moral case of fossil fuels and uh fossil future where he makes the case that as a sub… 1
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“so he wrote a book uh moral case of fossil fuels and uh fossil future where he makes the case that as a subtitle says Global human flourishing requires oil coal and natural gas or more oil coil and natural gas not less”
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“Alex Epstein wrote an awesome book about this I don't know if you guys have ever had him on the show he would be an awesome guest he wrote a book called fossil future and it was basically making the case that just what you said more people would die if we actually did these green energy deals”
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“well I mean this is you know the best person to talk to is an expert in large language models but let's just I'll give it to you in the macro and especially I'm very proud that I forecast this in fossil future”
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“and so there's all this like mumbo jumbo which I sort of debunk in fossil future like chapter six type stuff”
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“so I feel like I got particularly with fossil future I sort of got to a level where I felt like I had fully like fleshed out how to think about this in a pro-human way”
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“why my my new book is called fossil future why Global human flourishing requires more oil coal and natural gas not less”
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“and I had a personal experience I don't know if you heard about this but the Washington Post tried to basically cancel my book fossil future uh back before it came out”
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“The book is Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas, Not Less.”
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“Alex is the author of the new book fossil future why global human flourishing requires more oil coal and natural gas not less”
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“starting in chapter one of the book which is called ignoring benefits is these people are ignoring the huge benefits of fossil fuels now and in the future”
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“i give a plan for doing this in fossil fuel but my next big project is what i call the energy freedom platform”
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“recommend learning more about it in chapter six of my book and and their other resources as well”
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“and i point i document this in fossil future he has a book on energy and climate called the mad house effect”
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“of course the book is fossil future you can get that anywhere”
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“i mean i have some headlines in my next book fossil future which um it's not out now”