Power Hour with Alex Epstein (Ayn Rand Center)

Power Hour Episode 7—Speculation Demystified with Eric Dennis

blog@aynrandcenter.org (Alex Epstein) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:59:41 +0000

'We hear all the time about evil “speculators” driving up the price of oil and other forms of energy. But there is little explanation of what ”speculation” actually is. Yet understanding speculation is not only crucial to understanding these accusations and whether they hold water, but to understand the whole world of energy today. Therefore, the [...]

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Power Episode 6: The Truth About “Alternative Energy” with Tom Tanton

blog@aynrandcenter.org (Alex Epstein) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 23:23:58 +0000

'On the latest episode of Power Hour–the monthly Internet Radio Show where I interview today’s top energy experts to discuss today’s top energy issues–I talked to energy consultant Tom Tanton, an expert on the technology and the politics of “alternative energy.” We hear all the time about the exciting promise of “alternative energy”–and the variations [...]

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Power Hour Episode 5: Climate Change with Richard Lindzen

blog@aynrandcenter.org (Alex Epstein) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:34:26 +0000

'On the latest episode of Power Hour—the monthly Internet Radio Show where I interview today’s top energy experts to discuss today’s top energy issues–I talk to leading climate scientist Dr. Richard Lindzen. Today’s discussion of energy policy is dominated by the claim that CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are warming up the planet, with catastrophic [...]

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Power Hour Episode 4: Nuclear Power with Jay Lehr

blog@aynrandcenter.org (Alex Epstein) — Mon, 02 May 2011 20:06:27 +0000

'The subject of this month’s Power Hour–my monthly podcast/Internet-radio-show–is nuclear power and nuclear safety. This is the most prominent energy issue in the news these days, following the damage to nuclear power plants in Japan following the country’s once-in-a-century earthquake and tsunami. We have heard ominous media report after ominous media report about releases of [...]

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Power Hour Episode 3: Earth Day with Onkar Ghate

blog@aynrandcenter.org (Alex Epstein) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:09:19 +0000

'On Earth Day, we’re told that we should take stock of our impact on our environment. The assumption, of course, is that it’s bad—that we are, to use the common phrase “destroying the planet.” On this month’s Power Hour—my podcast/Internet-radio-show on energy issues—I bring in philosopher Dr. Onkar Ghate, a senior colleague of mine at [...]

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Power Hour Episode 2: Peak Oil with Michael Lynch

blog@aynrandcenter.org (Alex Epstein) — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:42:33 +0000

'On the latest episode of Power Hour—the monthly Internet radio show where I interview today’s top energy experts to discuss today’s top energy issues—I talk to Michael Lynch, President of Strategic Energy & Economic Research, about the widespread theory of Peak Oil: the idea that the world faces an inevitable, imminent, and disastrous decline in [...]

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Introducing “Power Hour” — first episode featuring Robert Bryce

blog@aynrandcenter.org (Alex Epstein) — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:56:58 +0000

'Robert Bryce discusses the controversies over energy independence, green energy, and how to think about energy and power.

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