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For decades we've been told that using fossil fuels is a self-destructive addiction that will destroy our planet. Yet at the same time, life has been getting better and better by every measure of human well-being, from access to clean water to climate safety. How can this be? In this timely and necessary book, energy expert Alex Epstein argues that we've only heard one side of the story. Today's climate activists and environmental pundits focus solely on the side effects of fossil fuels but completely ignore their unique ability to provide cheap, reliable energy for a world of seven billion people. Drawing on original insights and cutting-edge research, Epstein shows that most of what we've been told about fossil fuels is a myth. For instance... Myth- Fossil fuels are making the climate unlivable. Truth- Fossil fuels haven't taken a naturally safe climate and made it dangerous; they've taken a naturally dangerous climate and made it safer than ever. Myth- Solar and wind can replace fossil fuels. Truth- Sun and wind are unreliable and always need backup from a reliable source - almost always fossil fuels. Myth- Fossil fuels are hurting the developing world. Truth- Fossil fuels are the key to improving the quality of life for billions of people in the developing world--including their ability to adapt to a changing climate. Now fully updated with the latest data and addressing recent controversies from peak oil demand to the Green New Deal, The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels is sure to challenge your assumptions.

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Praise for The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels With more politicians in climate science than scientists, the refining fire of debate has devolved into the burning of heretics. Alex Epstein's The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels may make your blood boil, but his cool reason and cold, hard facts will lead us beyond hysterics to a much better future. --PETER THIEL, technology entrepreneur and investor If you want to see the power of fine logic, fine writing, and fine research, read Epstein's book. In my long career, it is simply the best popular-market book about climate, environmental policy, and energy that I have read. Laymen and experts alike will be boggled by Epstein's clarity. --PATRICK J. MICHAELS, director, Center for the Study of Science, Cato Institute Alex Epstein has written an eloquent and powerful argument for using fossil fuels on moral grounds alone. A remarkable book. --MATT RIDLEY, author of The Rational Optimist In this brave book, Alex Epstein provides a clear, full-throated response to the catastrophists who want us to replace nearly all of our existing energy systems with expensive, incurably intermittent sources like wind and solar. We need more people like Alex who are willing to make the case for hydrocarbons. As Alex shows, those fuels are allowing billions of people to live fuller, freer, healthier lives. --ROBERT BRYCE, author of Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper

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Alex Epstein founded the Center for Industrial Progress in 2011 to offer a positive, pro-human alternative to the Green movement. His book The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels became a New York Times bestseller and was widely praised, winning him the Most Original Thinker of 2014 award from The McLaughlin Group. He speaks around the country and has publicly debated leading environmentalist organizations such Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, and 350.org over the morality of fossil fuel use. He lives in Laguna Beach, California.

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