The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
Cover of the first edition
AuthorAlex Epstein
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectFossil fuels
PublisherPortfolio Hardcover
Publication date
November 13, 2014
Media typePrint
Pages256 pages
ISBN978-1591847441
OCLC892514394

The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels is a 2014 book by Alex Epstein that advocates for the expansion of fossil fuels.[1] Epstein runs the Center for Industrial Progress, a for-profit think tank.[2][3]

Reception

The book was a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller.[4]

The book received praise from publications such as The Wall Street Journal,[1] Barron's,[5] National Review,[6] Reason,[7] The Washington Free Beacon,[8] and The Morning Sun of Pittsburg, Kansas,[9] along with think tanks including the Independent Institute[10] and The Heartland Institute.[11][12]

However, the book's conclusions were criticized by other publications, with critical reviews published by Inside Higher Ed,[13] The Huffington Post,[14] The Guardian,[15] and Our World, a publication of the United Nations University.[16] Jason Wilson of The Guardian found that "Epstein's work has been popular and influential on the right because it is a particularly fluent, elaborate form of climate denialism."[15]

In 2014, Epstein was interviewed by Peter Thiel at an event hosted by the energy startup Tachyus. Thiel also provided a blurb for the book.[17]

In December 2014, political commentator John McLaughlin called Epstein "most original thinker of the year" for his book during McLaughlin's yearly The McLaughlin Group roundup.[18]

References

  1. 1 2 Broughton, Philip Delves (December 2014). "Making 'The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels'". The Wall Street Journal.
  2. ↑ Lederman, Josh (April 1, 2021). "Texas officials circulated climate skeptic's talking points on power failures during storm". NBC News. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  3. ↑ Brasch, Sam (October 22, 2019). "How Has The Right Shifted Tactics On Climate Change? A Debate In Boulder Had Some Answers". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  4. ↑ "Best Selling Science Books". The New York Times. 15 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Epstein, Gene. "The Polymath Entrepreneur". Barrons.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  6. ↑ Zubrin, Robert. "Fossil Fuels and Morality". NationalReview.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  7. ↑ Bailey, Ronald (16 January 2015). "Fight Poverty—Use Fossil Fuels". Reason.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  8. ↑ Evans, Andrew (February 2015). "Burn Baby Burn". FreeBeacon.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  9. ↑ Walker, Bruce Edward. "Walker: The Moral Triumph of Fossil Fuels". TheMorningSun.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  10. ↑ Tao, Aaron (29 September 2015). "Fossil Fuels Are the Lifeblood of Modern Civilization". Independent.org. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  11. ↑ Lehr, Jay. "Book Review: The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels". Heartland.org. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  12. ↑ Burnett, H. Sterling. "Using coal, oil, and gas, the moral choice". Carbon-Sense.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Higher Education Blogs | Blog U". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Fossil Fuel Immorality". The Huffington Post. December 17, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  15. 1 2 "There is no 'moral case for coal' in Australia, just an imported PR line". The Guardian. October 22, 2015. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Review: "The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels" — Really? - Our World". ourworld.unu.edu. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  17. ↑ The Moral Case Rising Archived 2015-02-09 at the Wayback Machine “Center for Industrial Progress”. January 16, 2014
  18. ↑ "The McLaughlin Group 12/26/14". YouTube.
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