The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels by Alex Epstein Summary
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Challenging environmentalist orthodoxy, "The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels" - a New York Times bestseller - argues fossil fuels drive human flourishing. Named "Most Original Thinker of 2014," Epstein's counterintuitive perspective has sparked fierce debate among climate activists and energy policy leaders alike.
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The Energy That Powers Human Life
What if everything you've been told about fossil fuels is backwards? While politicians, activists, and even oil executives apologize for the products that power modern civilization, a startling reality persists: 87% of global energy still comes from coal, oil, and natural gas. These fuels power hospitals that save lives, farms that feed billions, and water systems that prevent disease. Since the 1980s, as fossil fuel use nearly doubled, human life expectancy soared, poverty plummeted, and infant mortality dropped by 70% in rapidly industrializing nations. This isn't coincidence-it's cause and effect. Calling fossil fuels an addiction misunderstands everything about our relationship with energy. Addictions harm the addict, yet fossil fuel consumption correlates with unprecedented human flourishing across every measurable dimension. As China increased fossil fuel use fivefold, infant mortality fell 70%. Globally, malnutrition dropped 40% since 1990 while energy consumption surged. The average American now commands machine energy equivalent to 93 human servants working around the clock-a democratization of luxuries once reserved for kings. Remember those dire predictions? The Club of Rome warned we'd run out of oil by 1992. Paul Ehrlich forecast economic collapse by 2000. Life magazine claimed city dwellers would need gas masks by 1980. Not only did these predictions miss-they got the direction completely wrong. As fossil fuel use increased, our environment generally improved. The fundamental error lies in viewing fossil fuels only through potential risks while ignoring their enormous, life-sustaining benefits. The real question isn't whether we can afford to use fossil fuels, but whether we can afford not to.
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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