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Alex Epstein

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Alex Epstein

@AlexEpstein

Philosopher and energy expert FossilFuture.com EnergyTalkingPoints.com AlexEpstein.com Thoughtful.community/alex

Laguna Beach, CA

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Joined April 2009

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Alex Epstein
@AlexEpstein
Jul 5
I'm tired of hearing that "the benefits of AI must be broadly distributed" and therefore we need government to intervene. AI benefits will be more broadly and rapidly distributed than any tech in history. Everyone will have access to amazing tutoring, genius medical advice, and
Alex Epstein
@AlexEpstein
Mar 9, 2023
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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Alex Epstein
@AlexEpstein
Dec 23, 2022
Alarm: ChatGPT by @OpenAI now *expressly prohibits arguments for fossil fuels*. (It used to offer them.) Not only that, it excludes nuclear energy from its counter-suggestions. @sama, what is the reason for this policy?
Alex Epstein
@AlexEpstein
Jan 2, 2023
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 👇
Alex Epstein
@AlexEpstein
Feb 16, 2021
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
Alex Epstein
@AlexEpstein
Oct 26, 2022
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. 🧵👇
Alex Epstein
@AlexEpstein
Mar 12, 2025
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. 🧵👇
Lee Zeldin
@epaleezeldin
Mar 12, 2025
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…
Alex Epstein
@AlexEpstein
Feb 23, 2023
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. 🧵👇
Alex Epstein
@AlexEpstein
Jul 20, 2025
I love this ad campaign by Chevron in California.
Alex Epstein
@AlexEpstein
Jul 29, 2022
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!
Alex Epstein
@AlexEpstein
Sep 19, 2025
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.
Alex Epstein
@AlexEpstein
Sep 26, 2022
“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
Alex Epstein
@AlexEpstein
Aug 31, 2022
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. 🧵👇
Alex Epstein
@AlexEpstein
May 6, 2022
"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