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Alex Epstein

What Alex Epstein thinks about energy

@alex-epstein · 17 positions

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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8 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Alex Epstein has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingA ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status.

    America

    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. 4 weeks earlier

  3. Our readingThe only lasting path to affordability is for the supply of energy, housing, and other goods to increase faster than demand.

    housing

    Their wordsThe only lasting path to affordability is for the supply of energy, housing, and other goods to increase faster than demand.

    ↗Energy Talking Points by Alex Epsteinalexepstein.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece

  5. Our readingWasteful transmission lines are a leading driver of rising electricity prices.

    Their wordsWasteful transmission lines are a leading driver of rising electricity prices.

    ↗Energy Talking Points by Alex Epsteinalexepstein.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece

  6. 7 weeks earlier

  7. Our readingReforming the Clean Water Act will lower electricity and home heating prices.

    Their wordsReforming it will lower electricity prices and home heating prices, a bipartisan priority.

    ↗Energy Talking Points by Alex Epsteinalexepstein.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece

  8. 3 days earlier

  9. Our readingThe Linear No Threshold (LNT) radiation model is pseudoscientific.

    nuclear power

    Their wordsTo unleash nuclear power in this country, the NRC needs to reject "LNT," the pseudoscientific radiation model on which ALARA is based.

    ↗Energy Talking Points by Alex Epsteinalexepstein.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece

  11. Our readingThe ALARA rule is a major reason nuclear power is impossible to build cheaply in America.

    Americanuclear power

    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

  12. 4 months earlier

  13. Our readingSolar and wind subsidies have contributed to electricity price increases by forcing the premature shutdown of reliable power plants.

    solar

    Their wordsSolar and wind subsidies have contributed to the electricity price increases we've seen so far-by forcing the premature shutdown of the reliable power plants our grid needs to function.

    ↗Energy Talking Points by Alex Epsteinalexepstein.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece

  15. Our readingAny energy source that is genuinely cost-effective will thrive without subsidies.

    Their wordsAny energy source that is genuinely cost-effective will thrive without subsidies.

    ↗Energy Talking Points by Alex Epsteinalexepstein.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece