On this week's Stansberry Investor Hour, Dan and Corey welcome author Alex Epstein to the
show. Alex has written several books advocating for the use of fossil fuels, including his most
recent work, Fossil Future. The self-described "energy-freedom advocate" joins the podcast
to challenge the popular climate-change narrative and provide more context for the crucial
role fossil fuels play in society.

Alex kicks things off by weighing in on the debate around climate change and the effects of
fossil fuels. He argues that the benefits of using fossil fuels far outweigh the negatives and
that, in many cases, energy can be used to overcome any adverse effects. Alex also breaks
down the myth of unsustainability, the anti-human bias implicit in environmentalism, and
the incorrect belief that more folks die of climate-related catastrophes today than in the
past. (2:38)

Next, Alex discusses his impact with politicians and lawmakers. He explains that 200 major
political offices use his content to direct policy and become more informed on energy topics.
Alex then shares his opinion on climate change, pointing out that we're currently in a climate
renaissance and that the Earth has never been more livable for human beings. He brings up
geoengineering as a way to cool the climate, asserts that the negative environmental
impacts are severely overblown, and emphasizes the crucial role energy plays in the
economy. (21:30)

Finally, Alex talks about climate-change rhetoric dominating in elections, the harm that tech
companies have done by blatantly lying about being 100% renewable, and why humans
should take pride in the fact that we're progressing as a species and learning to use the
Earth in new ways. He puts the anti-impact perspective into both a philosophical and
historical context, noting that primitive religions believed "sinning" against nature had dire
consequences. (34:19)

We Need to Stop Thinking About Climate in an Anti-Human Way