Power Hour with Alex Epstein (Ayn Rand Center)
By Alex Epstein
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Podcast Description
>Power Hour is a monthly, hour-long interview show, where today’s top energy experts break down today’s top energy issues, from fossil fuels to green energy to nuclear power. Hosted by Alex Epstein, a Fellow studying energy issues at the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights, Power Hour seeks to move beyond sound bites and talking points, and give listeners genuine clarity on the issues.
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Power Hour Episode 7—Speculation Demystified with Eric Dennis | 'We hear all the time about evil “speculators” driving up the price of oil and other forms of energy. But there is little explanation of what ”speculation” actually is. Yet understanding speculation is not only crucial to understan | 8/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Power Episode 6: The Truth About “Alternative Energy” with Tom Tanton | 'On the latest episode of Power Hour–the monthly Internet Radio Show where I interview today’s top energy experts to discuss today’s top energy issues–I talked to energy consultant Tom Tanton, an expert on the technology and the po | 7/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Power Hour Episode 5: Climate Change with Richard Lindzen | 'On the latest episode of Power Hour—the monthly Internet Radio Show where I interview today’s top energy experts to discuss today’s top energy issues–I talk to leading climate scientist Dr. Richard Lindzen. Today’s discussio | 6/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Power Hour Episode 4: Nuclear Power with Jay Lehr | 'The subject of this month’s Power Hour–my monthly podcast/Internet-radio-show–is nuclear power and nuclear safety. This is the most prominent energy issue in the news these days, following the damage to nuclear power plants in Japan fol | 5/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Power Hour Episode 3: Earth Day with Onkar Ghate | 'On Earth Day, we’re told that we should take stock of our impact on our environment. The assumption, of course, is that it’s bad—that we are, to use the common phrase “destroying the planet.” On this month’s Power Hour | 4/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Power Hour Episode 2: Peak Oil with Michael Lynch | 'On the latest episode of Power Hour—the monthly Internet radio show where I interview today’s top energy experts to discuss today’s top energy issues—I talk to Michael Lynch, President of Strategic Energy & Economic Research, | 2/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Introducing “Power Hour” — first episode featuring Robert Bryce | 'Robert Bryce discusses the controversies over energy independence, green energy, and how to think about energy and power. Keep on reading: Introducing “Power Hour” — first episode featuring Robert Bryce' | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Power Hour
Interesting discussion about energy/power production. What got lost in the discussion however, is how to solve some of our energy problems. It's easy to criticize but much more difficult to offer solutions. For example, wind power, solar, or biofuels, etc. were presented and shown as ineffective by themselves. However, it doesn't follow that they are therefore useless and we shouldn't use any of them as is implied in this podcast. Perhaps working in conjunction with all the different power sources might be a step.
I also believe that nuclear power is the most efficient power source but recognize the dangers. Do the speakers still believe that the environmentalists use "alarmist" rhetoric or that "it's not true that it's not safe" ? What do they think now of these statements considering what has happened in Japan since this podcast? We do need oversight. Private companies can't always be trusted as was evident with the Tokyo Electric Power Company's disregard of potential quake impact on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and also BP's unwillingness to spend a few hundred thousand dollars on a proper blowout preventer last year in the Gulf of Mexico just to save money. The free market doesn't always work as well as we assume.
Great podcast
It's refreshing to hear some of the luminaries in the energy pundit world. Mr. Epstein does a great job of keeping things principled and focus.
My only complaint is that Mr. Epstein sometimes has awkward segues when moving to a new question. I suspect that it's just a matter of inexperience and that he'll get better at it soon enough.
Wish this were weekly!
Very Informative show
This show will increase your energy IQ and at the same time give you insights to other points of view. I greatly enjoyed the nuclear power episode and was stunned by how safe nuclear power really is.
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