What Alex Epstein thinks about America
American writer on energy policy who argues for expanded fossil fuel use; author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels (2014) and Fossil Future (2022); writes the Energy Talking Points newsletter.
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3 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Alex Epstein has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsA proposed ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and wreck America's energy superpower status.
↗Energy Talking Points by Alex Epsteinalexepstein.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece
- 2 months earlier
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Their wordsNEPA bonus reviews are the #1 blocker of big projects in America-not only typical Republican priorities (power plants, pipelines), but typical Democrat priorities (solar/wind farms, transmission lines) and substantially bipartisan priorities (nuclear plants, geothermal plants).
↗Energy Talking Points by Alex Epsteinalexepstein.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece
- 3 days earlier
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Our readingThe ALARA rule is a major reason nuclear power is impossible to build cheaply in America.
Their wordsThis is a major reason nuclear is impossible to build cheaply in America.
↗Energy Talking Points by Alex Epsteinalexepstein.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece