Boilermakers 154's Shawn Steffee on the Future of Fossil Fuels in Pennsylvania
Listen now
Description
Recently, Shawn Steffee, an executive board member of Boilermakers 154 in Pennsylvania, was featured on a popular FoxNews segment in which he loudly and proudly advocated for fossil fuels. On this week’s Power Hour Alex Epstein interviews Steffee about the fossil fuel industry in Pennsylvania and what its challenges and opportunities are going forward. They cover: Why every other form of energy is made using fossil fuels How Steffee learned about the case for fossil fuels Why utilities should offer a real renewable energy option, where your power gets cut off when sunshine and wind are inadequate What happens “behind the scenes” when you turn your lights on Common-sense problems with using solar in regions with bad winters Why “smart” people can have so many dumb ideas about energy The oil and gas industry in Pennsylvania The coal industry in Pennsylvania The myth of the perfect climate
More Episodes
From Alex Epstein: "Recently I was having dinner with Peter Thiel (the billionaire investor/entrepreneur who founded PayPal and Palantir) and he raised some interesting challenges to my book Fossil Future (which he has enthusiastically endorsed). I suggested, 'Let’s record a discussion where you...
Published 06/29/23
Published 06/29/23
On the latest episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein explains in detail how to create Energy Freedom Talking Points, and announces new opportunities to work for or contribute to the Energy Talking Points project. Also: How Alex and Energy Talking Points are changing AI Chat.
Published 03/27/23