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Power Hour with Alex Epstein

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Every week on Power Hour energy philosopher Alex Epstein breaks down today's top energy, environmental, and climate issues.
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Episodes

Judith Curry on The State Of Climate Science

On this week’s Power Hour, climate scientist Dr. Judith Curry, Professor and former Chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Tech, President of Climate Forecast Applications Network and proprietor of the blog Climate Etc., joins me to discuss how she went from being a mainstream climate scientist to one of the […]

Oct 13, 201556 min

Pierre Desrochers on “The Bet”

On the latest episode of Power Hour I talk with Pierre Desrochers about the 25th anniversary of the momentous bet between resource theorists Paul Ehrlich and Julian Simon. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Sep 29, 201551 min

Dr. Patrick Moore on a Rational, Pro-Human Approach to Ecology

On this episode of Power Hour I talk to Patrick Moore, ecologist and a co-founder (and defector) of Greenpeace about how the science of ecology has been corrupted over the decades, and how it can be fixed. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Sep 22, 20151 hr 8 min

Kirk Sorensen on The Nuclear Opportunity

On this week’s Power Hour I discuss the potential of nuclear power with thorium advocate and founder of Flibe Energy, Kirk Sorenson. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Sep 15, 20151 hr 16 min

Brendan O’Neill on Humanism vs. Anti-Humanism

With in-depth interviews of experts on controversies such as “green energy,” offshore drilling, “energy independence,” fossil fuels, etc, Power Hour seeks to help listeners get clear on these complex but vital issues. Every episode features a new guest, an extended interview/discussion, and a closing segment with my takeaways from the discussion.

Sep 09, 201555 min

Steve Milloy on the Science and Policy of Emissions

On this episode of Power Hour, Steve Milloy, publisher of junkscience.com, discusses emissions, the EPA, and how junk science corrupts much of our government’s environmental policy. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Sep 01, 201557 min

Mark Mills on America’s Energy Opportunities

On this episode of Power Hour, Mark Mills joins Alex to discuss the amazing opportunities America has in energy and beyond–if only the government will liberate us to pursue them. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Aug 26, 201559 min

Rod Adams on Nuclear Policy

On this week’s Power Hour, Alex is joined by Rod Adams, Publisher of Atomic Insights, to discuss the past, present, and future of nuclear policy. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Aug 19, 20151 hr 5 min

Oren Cass on America’s Energy Opportunities

On this week’s Power Hour, Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Oren Cass talks to Alex about his new paper “Step on the Gas! How to Extend America’s Energy Advantage.” Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Aug 13, 201554 min

Michael Shellenberger on a New Approach to Environmental Issues

On this episode I talk to Michael Shellenberger, President and co-founder of the Breakthrough Institute and co-author of the Ecomodernist Manifesto, about a rational approach to rational approach to environmental issues. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Aug 05, 201553 min

Gowan Joslin on Fossil Fuels and Datacenters

On this episode of Power Hour I talk to Gowan Joslin, who works in the datacenter industry, about how The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels impacted his thinking about energy and development. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Jul 23, 20151 hr 4 min

Colette McLean on Living with Wind Turbines

On this episode of Power Hour I talk to Colette McLean, a resident of Ontario, who shares what life is like living around wind turbines 24 hours a day. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Jul 08, 20151 hr

Alex Khachatryan on Math Education Part 2

This is the second part of a two-part series. Alex Epstein talks to Dr. Alexander Khachatryan, President and CEO of Reasoning Mind, a computer-based teaching program for math education, about Reasoning Mind’s scalable approach to teaching a deeper understanding of a crucial skill. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Jun 22, 20151 hr 6 min

Alex Khachatryan on Math Education

In this first part of a two-part series Alex Epstein talks to Dr. Alexander Khachatryan, President and CEO of Reasoning Mind, a computer-based teaching program for math education, about Reasoning Mind’s scalable approach to teaching a deeper understanding of a crucial skill. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Jun 09, 20151 hr 9 min

Michael Lynch on the Economics of Oil Prices

On this episode of Power Hour Alex Epstein talks with Michael Lynch, President and Director of Global Petroleum Service at Strategic Energy & Economic Research Inc. (SEER), about the recent oil price drop and the underlying economics. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Mar 05, 201556 min

Rod Adams on The Secret History of Nuclear Power

On this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein talks with Rod Adams, publisher of Atomic Insights, about nuclear power and how the build time as well as the cost for new reactors have been increased by irrational fear of it. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Jan 14, 201554 min

Power Hour Live: The Crisis in Energy Education and How We Can Fix It

On this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein debuts “Power Hour Live,” and leads a discussion on what to do about the educational system, which is saturated with environmentalist propaganda and teaches none of the positives about fossil fuels. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Nov 04, 20141 hr 21 min

Power Surge: Lightning Edition

On this lightning edition episode Alex and Steffen cover the following news stories: Lockheed’s Skunk Works is working on a compact fusion reactor, promising a prototype in 5 years. A new study on fracking impacts reveals that drilling into the ground creates seismic activity but in the case of fracking this activity cannot be felt […]

Oct 18, 201422 min

Power Surge: Keystone XL Permission Delay Increases Cost, UK Prepares for Winter with Green Energy on the Grid, Upcoming Anti-Civilization March

On this episode Alex and Steffen talk about the Keystone XL pipeline project, which will see significant cost increases because of the US government’s permission delay, how the British plan to keep the lights on during Winter with less practical and more green energy on the grid by temporarily shutting down industrial consumers, and the […]

Sep 16, 201431 min

Power Surge: Climate Forecasting in the Rearview Mirror and Not-So-Simple Physics

On this episode Alex and Steffen talk about a recent press release by the National Center for Atmospheric Research that claims current model tools could have predicted the recent “pause” in global warming, and a new paper discussing the diverse and complex changes in wetting and drying over land on earth, which according to climate alarmists […]

Sep 15, 201416 min

Marc Morano on the Evolution of the Climate Debate

On this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein talks with Marc Morano, the creator of Climate Depot and Energy Depot, about his extensive experience with green ideology, the negative influence of anti-development activism on the world, and the connection to the catastrophic global warming hysteria. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Aug 04, 20141 hr 4 min

Power Surge: Burning Windmills and Another Climate Scare Report by the White House

On this episode Alex and Steffen talk about the under-reported issue of windmills burning down, which is the subject of a recent study by the UK Imperial College, and the most recent global warming scare report from the White House, called “The Cost of Delaying Action to Stem Climate Change.” Subscribe to Power Surge on […]

Jul 29, 201416 min

Tim Ball on the Corruption of Climate Science

On this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein talks with climate scientist Dr. Tim Ball on the process by which climate science is misrepresented to the public Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

Jul 22, 20141 hr 3 min

Power Surge: The Right to be Brainwashed, Apple Claiming 100% Unreliable Energy, and Ted Cruz vs. Government Owning the Means of Production

On this episode Alex and Steffen talk about the “Climate Science Students Bill of Rights” that is promoted by green groups (including the Union of Concerned Scientists), Apple’s recent Environmental Responsibility Report in which the company claims 100% renewable energy for many facilities, and the attempt by Senator Ted Cruz to restrict the federal ownership […]

Jul 11, 201424 min
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