{"id":263787,"date":"2023-06-25T13:36:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T11:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=263787"},"modified":"2023-06-25T13:36:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T11:36:35","slug":"alex-epstein-live-at-the-fall-college-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=263787","title":{"rendered":"Alex Epstein LIVE at the Fall College Retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"413\" data-attachment-id=\"263790\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=263790\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-25-133547.png?fit=989%2C565&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"989,565\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot-2023-06-25-133547\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-25-133547.png?fit=723%2C413&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-25-133547.png?resize=723%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-263790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-25-133547.png?w=989&amp;ssl=1 989w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-25-133547.png?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Screenshot-2023-06-25-133547.png?resize=768%2C439&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@YAFTV\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/yt3.ggpht.com\/ytc\/AGIKgqOuZzlBrRnsdXd72Uljb2J-p4B-u0S52lxDmzDjoQ=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj\" alt=\"\">Young America&#8217;s Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What if fossil fuels actually make our world cleaner, safer, and better? Energy expert Alex Epstein calls for a fossil-filled future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alex Epstein is a philosopher and energy expert who argues that \u201chuman flourishing\u201d should be the guiding principle of industrial and environmental progress. 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