# ![@AlexEpstein Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::32913997.png) @AlexEpstein Alex Epstein

Alex Epstein, an energy expert, has been criticizing climate catastrophists and the anti-fossil-fuel movement for their irrational and anti-human ideas. He argues that they ignore mainstream climate science and misinterpret weather events as a sign of a climate crisis. Epstein also claims that the movement's moral monopoly is breaking, with more people speaking out against their ideas.

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### Social Influence

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**Social topic influence**
[solar](/topic/solar) #38, [in the](/topic/in-the) 9.59%, [china](/topic/china) #1016, [ai](/topic/ai) #4898, [gas](/topic/gas) #225, [mexico](/topic/mexico) #3207, [future](/topic/future) #403, [how to](/topic/how-to) 3.42%, [oil](/topic/oil) #3718, [taiwan](/topic/taiwan) 3.42%

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**Top assets mentioned**
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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"We constantly hear that EVs are the future of transportation. And yet when Congress cut the IRA subsidies for EVs mid- last year the demand for them fell dramatically. 🤔"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2023098750705828327)  2026-02-15T18:15Z 222.2K followers, [----] engagements


"I just spent an hour responding to the hundreds of people who tried to refute my argument that solar+batteries is an economically catastrophic way to try to provide reliable power. Which is why no company using lots of power certainly not any of Elon's actually tries to do it. Solar sucks as a real power source even compared to wind. Wind is intermittent but at least blows some almost 24/7 so if you overbuild enough and add a lot of storage you get something resembling capacity. Solar disappears 1/2 the time no matter how much you overbuild and thus Solar sucks as a real power source even"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2023151873830903961)  2026-02-15T21:46Z 222.2K followers, 189.1K engagements


"How do you know who is right about the economics of solar and batteries Just ask any elite AI what it would cost to build a self-sufficient solar/battery system in a major grid region. Grok [--] Heavy says it's 23X the cost of a natural gas plant I just spent an hour responding to the hundreds of people who tried to refute my argument that solar+batteries is an economically catastrophic way to try to provide reliable power. Which is why no company using lots of power certainly not any of Elon's actually tries to do it. https://t.co/DGlY1Kxy3n I just spent an hour responding to the hundreds of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2023187542888349959)  2026-02-16T00:07Z 222.2K followers, 22.4K engagements


""Coal isn't coming back". Coal isnt coming back and its really dumb to want it to. We have way better energy technologies now: solar nuclear geothermal batteries etc We should deploy those instead. https://t.co/Z6CXbCEEZp Coal isnt coming back and its really dumb to want it to. We have way better energy technologies now: solar nuclear geothermal batteries etc We should deploy those instead. https://t.co/Z6CXbCEEZp"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2003913960828146037)  2025-12-24T19:41Z 222.1K followers, 141.9K engagements


"Not normal Ethan Thornton as an MIT freshman. * Sees the rapid evolution of unmanned systems in war * Concludes we're falling behind * Starts a company even though he thinks his odds are "1 in a couple hundred thousand" * Raises $85M [---] years later has contracts with the DOW"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2012957002218004903)  2026-01-18T18:35Z 222.1K followers, 200.7K engagements


"Higher electricity bills Thank anti-coal activists. Anti-coal policies have forced *nearly half* of US coal capacity into early retirement. This led to: [--]. Huge new spending on replacement plants. [--]. Insufficient electricity supply. The result: higher electricity bills"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2015092256060174593)  2026-01-24T16:00Z 222.1K followers, 18.4K engagements


"Can any advocate of government-dictated ethanol refute one word of what I say here X is spamming me with ethanol propaganda and its all put farmers first hocum. BTW isnt the American government about equal rights for everyone not putting one group like farmers first Now that Congress is creating a council to discuss government-dictated ethanol can we all just be honest admit it was a huge mistake and talk about how to phase it out Behind closed doors most admit that the alleged economic environmental and security benefits are fake. Now that Congress is creating a council to discuss"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2016386253231686040)  2026-01-28T05:42Z 222.1K followers, [----] engagements


"We just experienced a week+ of sustained cold where solar proved useless during times of peak demand. And batteries barely helped. Elon and other solar bros should reflect on what they got wrong: Solar "generation" isn't real on-demand power it's intermittent fuel-savings. China electricity generation is still growing super fast with solar being the largest incremental contributor and will exceed America by a factor of 3X either this year or next China electricity generation is still growing super fast with solar being the largest incremental contributor and will exceed America by a factor of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2018030040240591155)  2026-02-01T18:33Z 222.1K followers, 61.7K engagements


"Repeat after me: Coal is a reliable power source the kind every grid needs to provide on-demand electricity all-the-time. Solar is an intermittent fuel-saver for reliable power sources . It doesnt replace them. When you hear about solar in China its really coalar. In the least surprising news China commissioned in [----] the most coal-fired power stations in a decade. (78 GW of new coal capacity equal to twice the UK total electricity demand) On top Chinese companies filled a record high number of proposals to build future coal plants. In the least surprising news China commissioned in [----] the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2019131902448566723)  2026-02-04T19:32Z 222.1K followers, 34.1K engagements


"China loves the we must rapidly expand solar narrative because they produced more panels than the market wanted. They are using those panels not to power their grid which unreliable solar cannot do but to intermittently save fuel for the coal plants and other reliable plants that do power their grid. When you hear about solar in China its really coalar. Solar energy is the energy of the future. Giant fusion reactor up there in the sky - we must rapidly expand solar to compete with China. Solar energy is the energy of the future. Giant fusion reactor up there in the sky - we must rapidly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2019134121805771076)  2026-02-04T19:41Z 222.1K followers, 17K engagements


"The Clear Horizons Act requires New Mexico to dramatically reduce its GHG emissions: to 45% below [----] levels by [----] 75% below [----] levels by [----] and net zero by [----]. If this is passed it will require large parts of the New Mexico oil industry to shut down"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2019877910367375727)  2026-02-06T20:56Z 222.1K followers, [----] engagements


"NM has already cut GHG emissions by 21% from [----] levelsat significant cost. E.g. NM recently shut down a [---] MW coal plant that supplied 12-15% of NM electricity. Now prices are expected to rise because the utility is trying to replace it with wind/solar + expensive storage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2019877922140746106)  2026-02-06T20:56Z 222.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Myth: NM oil operators can meet Clear Horizons emissions standards by capturing their CO2. Truth: No they cant because carbon capture is extremely expensive as well as scarce"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2019877957343510826)  2026-02-06T20:56Z 222.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Myth: NM oil operators can meet Clear Horizons emissions standards by purchasing GHG offsets. Truth: No they cant because these GHG offsets are required to be from NM sources and there arent enough to go around near-term"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2019877969108562193)  2026-02-06T20:56Z 222.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Why should we care if the New Mexico industry cant comply with the Clear Horizons Act and has to shut down production Because this harms not only the entire state of New Mexico but also the entire US through its outsized effect on US oil production"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2019877980810678709)  2026-02-06T20:56Z 222.2K followers, [---] engagements


"At 15% of US production New Mexico is the #2 oil producing state behind Texasbut its production is growing far more quickly than Texass. New Mexicos oil production rose by 119% from [----] to [----] while Texass rose by only 11%"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2019877997646627036)  2026-02-06T20:56Z 222.1K followers, [----] engagements


"New Mexico has driven much of the US oil production growth in recent years. Two counties in NM accounted for 52% of the increase in US oil production between [----] and 2024"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2019878021910647268)  2026-02-06T20:57Z 222.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Consider Project Jupiter the new data center campus in Doa Ana County that is set to bring 100s of billions in investment and 1000s of high-paying jobs to NM. Theres little chance this project would survive under Clear Horizons given its need for reliable natural gas power"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2019878098536481090)  2026-02-06T20:57Z 222.1K followers, [---] engagements


"If you're new to my work follow me @AlexEpstein for extreme clarity on energy environmental and climate issues from a humanist perspective. Also subscribe to my newsletter featuring lots of concise powerful well-referenced energy talking points. http://alexepstein.substack.com http://alexepstein.substack.com"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2019878196150431975)  2026-02-06T20:57Z 222.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Good summary by one of my researchers on the state of X discourse on energy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2020985108120146149)  2026-02-09T22:16Z 222.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Even BlackRock CEO Larry Fink now admits that transitioning to solar and wind will cause a global power shortageafter spending years pressuring companies to do exactly that. The "transition" he advanced has already sabotaged our power supply and raised our electricity bills"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2013002496692961620)  2026-01-18T21:36Z 222.2K followers, 1.1M engagements


"More than any other state New Mexico depends on its oil industry now #2 in the country which provides 1/3 of NMs budget. And the entire US depends on NM for low fuel prices. Yet NM lawmakers are considering a net-zero by [----] mandate that would shut down the industry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2019877897759273052)  2026-02-06T20:56Z 222.2K followers, 22.5K engagements


"Electrifying NM oil production would involve a 3X increase in the region's electricity demand and require far more fossil fuel electricity. This is totally unrealistic given that NM has mandated net zero electricity and made it very hard to build and connect new power plants"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2019877945612071116)  2026-02-06T20:56Z 222.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Incredibly New Mexico now produces more oil than Mexico and over 2X more oil than Venezuela. If New Mexico were a country it would be the 11th biggest global oil producer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2019878010057544115)  2026-02-06T20:56Z 222.2K followers, 12.7K engagements


"Great news: [--] Democrats joined Republicans on Wednesday to defeat the Clear Horizons Act in the New Mexico Senate. "Clear Horizons" would have shut down New Mexico's oil industry and sabotaged American energy dominance. Thanks to everyone who helped make sure this did not pass More than any other state New Mexico depends on its oil industry now #2 in the country which provides 1/3 of NMs budget. And the entire US depends on NM for low fuel prices. Yet NM lawmakers are considering a net-zero by [----] mandate that would shut down the industry. https://t.co/CI8CVVOnRs More than any other state"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2022770332713783464)  2026-02-14T20:30Z 222.2K followers, 11.9K engagements


"Solar sucks as a real power source even compared to wind. Wind is intermittent but at least blows some almost 24/7 so if you overbuild enough and add a lot of storage you get something resembling capacity. Solar disappears 1/2 the time no matter how much you overbuild and thus requires catastrophic amounts of storage to handle real world conditions. Dont get me wrong wind+storage is wildly cost-ineffective but solar+storage is an absolute joke in terms of actually powering the grid 24/7/365 including through the winter storm many just experienced. Solar only looks like the future when you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2022785889123139784)  2026-02-14T21:31Z 222.2K followers, 305K engagements


"Note that both Grok and I think a $1K / KW price for a natural gas plant is reasonable. That's what it was before anti-fossil-fuel policies created a supply crunch and brought it up to about $2.4K / KW. And if we scrap all anti-fossil-fuel policies the cost will be $1K"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2023188391291191628)  2026-02-16T00:11Z 222.2K followers, [----] engagements


"AOC to Shell: Im willing to hold you accountable for lying about climate change for [--] years when you secretly knew the entire time that fossil fuels emissions would destroy our planet. Is this the destruction she is talking about"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2023430946163404897)  2026-02-16T16:15Z 222.2K followers, 28.1K engagements


"China isn't installing a bunch of solar power they're installing a bunch of coal + solar or "coalar" power. Solar is entirely dependent on an on-demand power source like coal. That's why coal is the vast majority of China's electricity and coal use is still increasing yearly Despite the growing prominence of renewable energy generation which is mostly buttressed by hydropower a more reliable source than wind and solar coal still remains the dominant source of electricity for China and India. https://t.co/V2bOUselkm Despite the growing prominence of renewable energy generation which is mostly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2023456096963469324)  2026-02-16T17:55Z 222.2K followers, 28.4K engagements


""In the next [--] months the system allocates a few billion dollars to unmanned systems that are very specifically meant to deter China.if China tries a military invasion of Taiwan then their assets will be sunk and shot out of the air." Must-watch [--] mins of Ethan Thornton. @ethanrthornton is not yet a household name but in VC and defense tech circles he's known as the next phenomenon in defense tech. He dropped out of MIT as a freshman to start @Mach_Industries on the conviction that America needed to innovate much more rapidly in unmanned systems. He quickly raised $85 million and Mach has in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2011505970787275128)  2026-01-14T18:29Z 222.2K followers, 339K engagements


"Solar is not a reliable power source it's an intermittent fuel saver for reliable power sources"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2020994527096602963)  2026-02-09T22:53Z 222.2K followers, 40.1K engagements


"Congress can still enact meaningful permitting reform if Republicans agree to stronger permitting certainty in exchange for Democrats supporting comprehensive tech-neutral permitting reform. http://x.com/i/article/2021706844599898112 http://x.com/i/article/2021706844599898112"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2021762238588325924)  2026-02-12T01:44Z 222.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Of the [--] nuclear reactors under construction worldwide according to the World Nuclear Association [--] are in China. Why not in the US Because of pseudoscientific regulations that have shut down our would-be nuclear renaissance for over [--] years. Unleash nuclear energy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2022754774064787949)  2026-02-14T19:28Z 222.2K followers, 68K engagements


"PS solar is better than wind as a fuel saver. Its cheaper and easier to scale. Insofar as it makes economic sense to scale which is much much less than we are told. All the math to end this debate coming this week"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2022800900222537993)  2026-02-14T22:31Z 222.2K followers, 12.8K engagements


"In some African countries less than a quarter of the population has access to basic electricity for even four hours a day. Meanwhile in the West our designated experts tell us that "climate change" is a global emergency. If they bothered to consult sub-Saharan Africans they might have a different view of what qualifies as an emergency. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2023049688547811373 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2023049688547811373"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2023049688547811373)  2026-02-15T15:00Z 222.2K followers, 13.9K engagements


"I dont follow either of these people. Why is this post showing up as #1 under my Following tab (I specifically started using that tab and unfollowed Elon because I was getting bombarded with so much solar propaganda.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2023164950882197837)  2026-02-15T22:38Z 222.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Even when you factor in the fuel cost of natgas it turns out that's more than offset just by the costs of replacing solar panels and especially batteries long before the gas plant is done working. (Make sure to apply proper discount rates to account for financing costs or lack thereof.solar/wind/batteries are huge upfront costs that need to be financed upfront fuel is paid out in small increments over time.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2023187546856177818)  2026-02-16T00:07Z 222.2K followers, [----] engagements


"RT @ComradeArthur: PREACH Brother"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2023225256736079983)  2026-02-16T02:37Z 222.2K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @mp3michael: If @chamath would listen to this his views would wildly change @AlexEpstein"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2023225270254399959)  2026-02-16T02:37Z 222.2K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @thecoinening: Yeah. Elon needs to come clean on this and explain himself. With great power comes great responsibility. You don't just g"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2023225411069743440)  2026-02-16T02:38Z 222.2K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @CMCoe: Follow @AlexEpstein and others like him. This is reality driven by the intent of saving human lives not dogma for a particular"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2023240487151575106)  2026-02-16T03:38Z 222.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Wow the sun shined a lot in the middle of a day. I guess solar is reliable now. If @SEIA really believes in their product they should join me in calling for an end to all solar subsidies and for requiring solar to provide its own reliability instead of freeloading off gas's. Last week Texas just reached a new record for solar energy output with the sun providing 60% of total demand. during February. https://t.co/z8vvIZbFUi Last week Texas just reached a new record for solar energy output with the sun providing 60% of total demand. during February. https://t.co/z8vvIZbFUi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2023494653924999523)  2026-02-16T20:28Z 222.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Solar + storage powers no homes besides off-grid homes. On all the other homes let alone major businesses they're freeloading off the reliable power sources they depend on. And off the taxpayers they loot. BTW batteries are great if you charge them with reliable power. NEW: Solar and storage just had its third largest quarter on record and can now power nearly 45M homes💪 Despite policy roadblocks solar and storage continue to dominate energy addition. Read more: https://t.co/6QJsU1yWq0 https://t.co/6XIZNpOY4y NEW: Solar and storage just had its third largest quarter on record and can now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2023495511400194254)  2026-02-16T20:31Z 222.2K followers, [----] engagements


"RT @AlexEpstein: How do you know who is right about the economics of solar and batteries Just ask any elite AI what it would cost to buil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2023501876537553369)  2026-02-16T20:56Z 222.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Batteries can play a role in dealing peak demand (especially summer) IF THEY ARE CHARGED BY RELIABLE POWER SOURCES. (Off-peak) It's really remarkable how the unreliable energy peddlers have coopted batteries even though batteries can't make unreliable energy reliable. Batteries can reliably expand the capabilities of reliable energy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2023503080759894476)  2026-02-16T21:01Z 222.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Myth: Fossil fuels have made the planet less livable. Truth: Fossil fuels have made the planet incomparably more livable by fueling an unprecedented increase in humanitys productive ability. (A summary of Fossil Future Ch [--] part [--] of 3) 🧵👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1981830258035917233)  2025-10-24T21:08Z 219.2K followers, 15.7K engagements


"The Full Benefits of Continuing Fossil Fuel Use To properly evaluate fossil fuels we need to understand their full benefits and side-effects. It's crucial to start with their benefits since these can often be used to neutralize and overwhelm their negative side-effects"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1981830270266618047)  2025-10-24T21:08Z 219.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Understanding the benefits of anything requires knowing 1) the state of human flourishing and 2) the role of that thing. E.g. understanding antibiotics benefits requires knowing 1) were safer than ever from infectious disease and 2) antibiotics have an essential role"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1981830281989648639)  2025-10-24T21:08Z 219.2K followers, [---] engagements


"If you're new to my work follow me @AlexEpstein for extreme clarity on energy environmental and climate issues from a humanist perspective. Also subscribe to my newsletter featuring lots of concise powerful well-referenced energy talking points. http://alexepstein.substack.com http://alexepstein.substack.com"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1981830581899210926)  2025-10-24T21:10Z 219.1K followers, [----] engagements


"US export capacity for liquified natural gas is growing Myth: This will increase US natgas prices because exporting gas means less supply at home. Truth: This will lower US gas prices because steady global demand makes US production profitable and increases supply long-term"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1981839134856806748)  2025-10-24T21:44Z 219.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Looks like the UK government is slightly backing off its plan to eliminate fossil fuels from its electricity by 2030because energy prices are already so high. Its incredible how much suffering it took for Britain to allow even a sliver of common sense into their energy policy. Imagine if you got all your news from CarbonBrief and then saw this story. Youd be completely dumbfounded like a devoted Pravda reader turning the TV on for the first time in November [----]. https://t.co/7ZrVdiuxSv Imagine if you got all your news from CarbonBrief and then saw this story. Youd be completely dumbfounded"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1982099868182290641)  2025-10-25T15:00Z 219.2K followers, 18.8K engagements


"Tesla built thousands of new EV ports this quarter. But weren't all EV subsidies eliminated in the "Big Beautiful Bill" No EVs are still heavily subsidized in all kinds of ways. Case in point: EV chargers are still hugely subsidized through the IRA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1982158994321060146)  2025-10-25T18:55Z 219K followers, [----] engagements


"Survivors of a typhoon in the Philippines are suing Shell over damagesbut they should be thanking Shell that they're alive. Typhoons used to wipe out entire populations. Now the death rate is tiny thanks to fossil fueled climate masterybrought to us by companies like Shell"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1982179127542333742)  2025-10-25T20:15Z 219.3K followers, 21.9K engagements


"Why is Germany's manufacturing output declining "with no sign of recovery" Because Germany has spent years shutting down nuclear plants and passing anti-fossil-fuel policiessubsidizing unreliable solar/wind banning frackingwith no sign of reversal. GERMANYs energy-intensive manufacturing output has continued to decline as the high cost of gas and electricity undermines competitiveness. Output was down by around 20% in August compared with before Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine in [----] and there is no sign of https://t.co/qxQpoPeFLo GERMANYs energy-intensive manufacturing output has"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1982483617646629279)  2025-10-26T16:25Z 219.3K followers, 38.7K engagements


"Carbon capture doesnt make natural gas more affordable it makes it more expensive (obviouslybecause it only adds costs) The only reason all these carbon capture projects are popping up in the US is the IRA's 45Q subsidy which pays producers $85/ton to put CO2 in the ground Carbon capture and storage projects jumped 54% in [----] reaching [--] operating facilities worldwide. America leads in deployment using #naturalgas with #carboncaptureto provide reliable affordable power for data centers and #AI https://t.co/2qpyillaP6 Carbon capture and storage projects jumped 54% in [----] reaching 77"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1982526399769669660)  2025-10-26T19:15Z 219.2K followers, 20.4K engagements


"The @washingtonpost wants you to stop eating meat in order to lower your "carbon hoofprint"or if that's really hard then at least move to a city with more carbon-efficient cows. Let's hope no one actually messes up their life by acting on this ritualistic nonsense"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1982820907044495597)  2025-10-27T14:45Z 219.2K followers, 18.2K engagements


"You can have prosperity or you can have low energy usebut you can't have both. Every prosperous nation in existence runs on abundant cost-effective energy (which almost always means fossil fuels). McKinsey version of "there's no such thing as a low-energy rich country." https://t.co/rLC9mTWTDB McKinsey version of "there's no such thing as a low-energy rich country." https://t.co/rLC9mTWTDB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1982859601621205167)  2025-10-27T17:19Z 222.1K followers, 36.1K engagements


"Anyone have @BillGates's address"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1983599059530346579)  2025-10-29T18:17Z 219.3K followers, 19.6K engagements


"I can confirm People think it must be satisfying to say "I told you so". No it's not. It's infuriating to have spent more than [--] years not being listened to by politicians and officials. https://t.co/C5IfMquZ01 People think it must be satisfying to say "I told you so". No it's not. It's infuriating to have spent more than [--] years not being listened to by politicians and officials. https://t.co/C5IfMquZ01"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1983651391588725118)  2025-10-29T21:45Z 219.3K followers, 23.4K engagements


"Thanks to AI's demand for reliable electricity this admin's recognition of the unique value of fossil fuels and the last decade+ of work by energy humanists Bill Gates and other tech leaders are finally willing to reject climate catastrophism. My conversation with @WillCain:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1983694950161379504)  2025-10-30T00:38Z 219.3K followers, 32.9K engagements


"Bill Gatess humanist challenge to the anti-fossil-fuel climate establishment was only possible because the moral monopoly against fossil fuels has been breaking. Now it will break even faster. Bill http://x.com/i/article/1985775835799044096 http://x.com/i/article/1985775835799044096"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1985784411951153329)  2025-11-04T19:01Z 219.3K followers, 52.5K engagements


"The anti-fossil-fuel movement has long had a "moral monopoly" wherein people were terrified of speaking up against its irrational anti-human ideas such as climate catastrophism and net-zero by [----]. I've been attacking that monopoly for [--] years. It's great to see it breaking. https://t.co/7vB5pFLrqJ https://t.co/7vB5pFLrqJ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1985803023478919665)  2025-11-04T20:15Z 219.3K followers, 19.7K engagements


"Climate catastrophists: Temperatures of 33C (91.4F) in Muttaburra Australia are "scorching" and a sign of the climate apocalypse. Reality: Muttaburra is a tropical semi-desert Temperatures in the low 30s Celsius are entirely normal for this time of year. Queensland is experiencing its hottest October since temperature records began in [----]. The latest forecast shows scorching temperatures spreading across northern and central Australia with Muttaburra in Queensland reaching 36C and Tennant Creek at [--]. (Image: Windy) https://t.co/ucfhaxmQpT Queensland is experiencing its hottest October since"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1986089891990802616)  2025-11-05T15:15Z 219.3K followers, [----] engagements


"THIS is what I like to hear from oil executives: "If we're not exploring.all the time the world is going to go hungry and dark and it's going to be a scary place. We do so much for this world and this planet and I cannot image being in a better industry." Bill Armstrong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1986153992624423136)  2025-11-05T19:29Z 219.4K followers, 35.5K engagements


"Myth: Declining electricity prices in North Dakotaone of the only states where prices aren't increasingprove that solar/wind is cheap. Truth: Prices are declining because quickly rising demand is spreading fixed costs across more electricity salesnot because of solar/wind. The major factor contributing to ND electricity price decreases is that load growth has increased the most out of any state spreading costs over more MWhs of sales. Not wind and solar. This is in line with a recent report finding that "States with the greatest price decreases https://t.co/bDHN0tMlUM The major factor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1986165379698467123)  2025-11-05T20:15Z 219.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Climate catastrophists never miss a chance to claim that bad weather signifies a climate crisis. Hurricane Melissa is no exception. What they ignore: Mainstream climate science (as in the anti-fossil-fuel IPCC) detects no significant human impact on hurricanes this century. Hurricane Melissa - the strongest storm to strike Jamaica in [---] years with winds of [---] miles per hour and the power to dump [--] inches of rain on a nation of three million souls - is not a natural disaster. It is a crime scene. It is climate disaster https://t.co/kcCZjOjIHj Hurricane Melissa - the strongest storm to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1986188032719134984)  2025-11-05T21:45Z 219.3K followers, 12.3K engagements


"What's the cause of Chinas EV boom Its not that EVs have become so much more cost-effective to makeits that China is pouring massive subsidies into them. When you dump that much taxpayer money into something anything can look like a success. Chinas internal combustion car sales peaked in [----] as electric vehicles took off Electric cars have become incredibly popular in China. In [----] one in eighteen new cars sold was electric. By [----] this had increased to one in two. This growth has pushed down sales of https://t.co/CFtyM6AIOZ Chinas internal combustion car sales peaked in [----] as electric"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1986467374594428941)  2025-11-06T16:15Z 219.3K followers, 11.6K engagements


"The @guardian reports that expanding a UK airport runway threatens net zero goals. This is a perfect illustration of how the green movement is anti-human at its core. In the "green" worldview any improvement to human life is immoral because it involves impacting nature. It's no wonder @guardian has to solicit alms to stay online: Reporting that runway expansions threaten 'net zero' goals is just utterly 🙄. @horton_official https://t.co/nfj9e6Da4E https://t.co/pVMCu0QFjy It's no wonder @guardian has to solicit alms to stay online: Reporting that runway expansions threaten 'net zero' goals is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1986521980196270446)  2025-11-06T19:52Z 219.3K followers, 16.9K engagements


"China has rapidly expanded its nuclear program by building copies of Western reactor designsquickly and at declining costs. Theres no reason this progress should be limited to China. Its time for the US to unleash its own nuclear renaissance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1986823739565342917)  2025-11-07T15:51Z 219.3K followers, 25.7K engagements


"UK Green Party leader Zack Polanski calls nuclear old technology and says we should favor solar and wind instead. Thats funny because windmills have been around for thousands of years and the first solar cell was built in 1883"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1986862500600815751)  2025-11-07T18:25Z 219.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The CEO of New England's grid (a region that has blocked gas pipeline after pipeline): "We cannot operate the system in the wintertime without a dependable energy source that can balance the system when the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow." I think that says it all"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1987169507287441430)  2025-11-08T14:45Z 219.3K followers, 44.8K engagements


"Exxon is suing California over its imposition of "climate disclosure" rules which force companies to spout anti-fossil-fuel propaganda and commit to anti-fossil-fuel plans. Good for Exxon These rules are a violation of free speech and a threat to our economy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1987244249562423360)  2025-11-08T19:42Z 219.4K followers, 21.4K engagements


"Myth: Solar/wind can supply AI's power needs. Truth: Even in Iowa which is 60% wind Google is reviving an old nuclear power plant rather than relying on solar/wind. When it comes down to it the tech giants know that solar/wind can't supply the 24/7 reliable power AI needs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1987562596913098832)  2025-11-09T16:47Z 219.4K followers, 17.2K engagements


"Nano Banana Pro is pretty impressive. CC @BillGates @BjornLomborg @SecretaryWright https://t.co/7vB5pFLrqJ https://t.co/7vB5pFLrqJ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1993393544074338666)  2025-11-25T18:57Z 219.3K followers, 14.2K engagements


"Energy abundance should never be a partisan issue. Great to see both Republicans and Democrats now recognizing that abundant affordable reliable electricity requires energy freedomincluding fossil fuel freedom"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1993454928187265098)  2025-11-25T23:01Z 219.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The @WSJ admits that "slow addition of new power generators" and "retirement of old plants" are causes of rising electricity prices. But these things aren't just inevitable They come from years of policies that shut down reliable plants and prevented new ones from being built"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1994814854688116756)  2025-11-29T17:04Z 219.3K followers, [----] engagements


"An example of scientific reporting gone wrong: For years anti-fossil-fuel advocates have argued that fossil fueled "climate change" is making droughts worse citing Australia as an example. And yet scientists have found no evidence of human impact on Australian droughts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1994843841061663038)  2025-11-29T19:00Z 219.3K followers, 19.3K engagements


"You've heard it a million times: species are going extinct at an unprecedented rate thanks to fossil fueled climate change. And yet this is totally false. New research from the University of Arizona shows that extinction rates have actually *slowed* over the last [---] years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1995154630729507242)  2025-11-30T15:35Z 219.3K followers, 43.5K engagements


"A huge admission by New York Governor @GovKathyHochul: NY's mandate of 70% "renewable" electricity by 2030which Hochul once championeddepended on the massive solar and wind subsidies that Congress just partially cut. (The mandate would have been ruinous even with subsidies.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1995206233519976467)  2025-11-30T19:00Z 219.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Last December I had the opportunity to tell one of the leaders of OpenAI how impressed I was with the o1-Pro reasoning model. He said they had even cooler stuff coming which at the time was hard to conceive of. But less than a year later we've seen such amazing progress in AI with massive improvements of ChatGPT Grok Gemini etc that are already improving countless lives. I'm grateful to the innovators in this field whom not too long ago were being threatened by a widespread call for a total stoppage of progressand are still being threatened by various ill-conceived attacks that would retard"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1995293940212523354)  2025-12-01T00:48Z 219.3K followers, 12K engagements


"The Paris Agreement which aims to cap the world's GHG emissions at 1.5C above pre-industrial levels would condemn billions of people to poverty and early death. Good news: most of the signatory nations haven't submitted new plans to make this happen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1995526591586431102)  2025-12-01T16:13Z 219.3K followers, 31K engagements


"Myth: Fossil-fueled "climate change" is destroying agriculture. Truth: The benefits of fossil fuels for agricultureincluding the climate benefit of global greeningfar outweigh the negatives. For example US corn yields have grown consistently over the past [--] decades. How climate change has affected the US corn yield. Is this why I should glue myself to something https://t.co/eL2LRinYSJ How climate change has affected the US corn yield. Is this why I should glue myself to something https://t.co/eL2LRinYSJ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1995866808398860362)  2025-12-02T14:45Z 219.3K followers, 15.2K engagements


"I'm going to give $10000 for Giving Tuesday. Pitch your work or others' work in the replies. My priority: supporting pro-freedom people and institutions who are making a big impact while maintaining their integrity (e.g. avoiding the all-too-common trap of audience capture)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1995914188695503217)  2025-12-02T17:53Z 219.3K followers, 23.6K engagements


"We need to stop normalizing electricity scarcity. We have known for a long time how to generate cheap plentiful reliable electricity. We've just agreed to policies that prevent us from doing it. AI has revealed just how insane and destructive this has been. Energy freedom"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1996373050049396774)  2025-12-04T00:16Z 219.3K followers, 31.5K engagements


"Great to see American companies innovating to rapidly scale up natural gas to meet new AI demand Government needs to support this by getting out of the waystarting with comprehensive and tech-neutral permitting reform. A new product a new customer a new financing Introducing Superpower: a 42MW natural gas turbine optimized for AI datacenters built on our supersonic technology. Superpower launches with a 1.21GW order from @CrusoeAI Backstory 🧵👇 https://t.co/ZfXjrRxHeM A new product a new customer a new financing Introducing Superpower: a 42MW natural gas turbine optimized for AI datacenters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1998453193693651232)  2025-12-09T18:02Z 219.4K followers, [----] engagements


"I am looking for a talented proven nuclear communicator to help with a major new pro-nuclear project. Please recommend yourself or someone else along with one or more links to evidence of exceptional ability"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/1999216778514432392)  2025-12-11T20:36Z 219.3K followers, [----] engagements


"My state of CA is considered an insanely unjust and self-destructive 5% tax on the net worth of billionaires. Even worse the tax if passed in late [----] will apply retroactively to anyone living in CA on 1/1/26. Just what we need pushing our most capable people to flee ASAP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2000734433155146060)  2025-12-16T01:07Z 219.3K followers, [----] engagements


"If Republicans kill SPEED its going to stay very hard to build big things in this country including offshore oil pipelines nuclear and AI. All in the name of hating two offshore wind projects that are unlikely to be affected by SPEED. 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2000970934380061017)  2025-12-16T16:47Z 219.3K followers, 78.2K engagements


"A few Republicans are trying to kill SPEED in the name of opposing [--] offshore wind projects. I disagree with this approach on principle. But I also want to point out that killing SPEED wont even help to kill those projects"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2000970969943564697)  2025-12-16T16:47Z 219.4K followers, [----] engagements


"For the US Wind project in MD opposed by Harris it lacks financing subsidies are expiring soon and ongoing FERC developments will make it harder to be profitable. Plus theres still OCSLA national security authority to pull the permit. SPEED Act or no SPEED Act"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2000970981662450053)  2025-12-16T16:47Z 219.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Today Congress decides whether it'll be easy or hard to build in the US. Currently thanks to "NEPA" it takes forever to get a permit to build thingsfrom pipelines to data centers to highways. Tell your Representative to fix this: Vote YES on SPEED Act + Amendments 34/35/36"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2001661893006803195)  2025-12-18T14:32Z 219.4K followers, 62.1K engagements


"The SPEED Act protects and even improves environmental quality. It does not change the substance of environmental law but it does allow environmental improvement to happen more quickly. E.g. NEPA delays often stop anti-wildfire measures like controlled burns or brush-clearing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2001661985180782759)  2025-12-18T14:33Z 219.3K followers, [---] engagements


"To improve the core text of SPEEDwhich is itself a major improvement of NEPAHouse members have sponsored [--] key amendments to SPEED (#34 #35 #36) that will further reduce NEPA delays to the benefit of all major projects from pipelines to transmission lines to data centers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2001661997457510751)  2025-12-18T14:33Z 219.3K followers, [---] engagements


"The 1.7-mile Golden Gate Bridge was built in [--] years in the 1930s. Replacing a [---] mile section of the Bay Bridge took [--] years to be approved and [--] years to be constructed before finally opening in [----]. Why Our broken permitting system. Pass the SPEED Act Today Congress decides whether it'll be easy or hard to build in the US. Currently thanks to "NEPA" it takes forever to get a permit to build thingsfrom pipelines to data centers to highways. Tell your Representative to fix this: Vote YES on SPEED Act + Amendments 34/35/36 https://t.co/UTLKZWPnWB Today Congress decides whether it'll be"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2001709340148011152)  2025-12-18T17:41Z 219.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The 88-mile Uinta Basin oil rail line completed a [----] page NEPA review in [----] analyzing every conceivable effect from recreation to noise to aesthetics to GHG emissions. It was still held up in litigation for [---] years for supposedly inadequate review. Pass the SPEED Act Today Congress decides whether it'll be easy or hard to build in the US. Currently thanks to "NEPA" it takes forever to get a permit to build thingsfrom pipelines to data centers to highways. Tell your Representative to fix this: Vote YES on SPEED Act + Amendments 34/35/36 https://t.co/UTLKZWPnWB Today Congress decides"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2001724163577516236)  2025-12-18T18:40Z 219.3K followers, [----] engagements


"2 truths about offshore wind projects [--]. There should be a very high bar for pulling permits for these projects just as there should for all projects. [--]. They are subsidized debacles that don't replace fossil fuel power plantsthey save power plants some fuel at huge expense"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2003634133881483490)  2025-12-24T01:09Z 219.4K followers, 60.3K engagements


"@RepDanGoldman @SecretaryBurgum @SecWar Empire Wind [--] would power zero homes and on net raise prices. That said its still vslid to ask for strong evidence when an administration stops it. https://x.com/alexepstein/status/2003634133881483490s=46 [--] truths about offshore wind projects [--]. There should be a very high bar for pulling permits for these projects just as there should for all projects. [--]. They are subsidized debacles that don't replace fossil fuel power plantsthey save power plants some fuel at huge expense. https://x.com/alexepstein/status/2003634133881483490s=46 [--] truths about"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2003666541917991110)  2025-12-24T03:18Z 219.4K followers, [----] engagements


"A crucial energy concept almost no one understands: the distinction between a reliable power plant and a fuel-saving device. Solar and wind are constantly portrayed as replacements for reliable power plants. But they're not: they're *fuel-saving devices for reliable plants*. In most cases the fuel savings are far too small to justify the cost including transmission + distribution and deterioration + fuel-inefficiency of reliable plants. In cases where the fuel savings of solar or wind are cost-effective greatlet people invest in them on a free market as an energy efficiency technology. Or if"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2003898805817954640)  2025-12-24T18:41Z 219.4K followers, 60.4K engagements


"Great development "Sustainability" is a false ideal based on the idea that freedom and human impact are inevitably self-destructive and therefore unsustainable. Whereas in fact they lead to evolvingamazingprogress and abundance. Am changing the Tesla mission wording from: Sustainable Abundance To Amazing Abundance Am changing the Tesla mission wording from: Sustainable Abundance To Amazing Abundance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2003930711385063620)  2025-12-24T20:48Z 219.4K followers, 16.4K engagements


"Peter Thiel has directly or indirectly contributed to $trillions of wealth creation in CA. I've personally met dozens of super-productive people who thank Peter for a lot of their success. We should not be driving people like him out of CA by threatening 5% of their net worth. Peter Thiel is leaving California if we pass a 1% tax on billionaires for [--] years to pay for healthcare for the working class facing steep Medicaid cuts. I echo what FDR said with sarcasm of economic royalists when they threatened to leave "I will miss them very much." Peter Thiel is leaving California if we pass a 1%"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2005009559224771005)  2025-12-27T20:15Z 222K followers, 47.9K engagements


"Best way I know of to prepare for a new year: Go through your calendar last year and look at what you actually did. Identify what uses of time you are most and least happy with. Figure out what caused the bad uses and resolve to do less of that. Vice-versa for the good uses. How you actually spent your time last year is the most accurate reflection of the actual tendencies and conditions in your life and thus the best starting point for real practical insights about growth in the new year. If you do this let me know what you learn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2006572689704591375)  2026-01-01T03:46Z 219.4K followers, 15.3K engagements


"To get anywhere near [---] million deportations youd need to deport Elon Jensen Brin Pichai Nadella and Thiel. I.e. youd need to deport the people our tech industry and therefore our security depends on. Expressing blanket hostility toward immigrants is truly third-world. The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world. https://t.co/UrPiRA7X1C The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world. https://t.co/UrPiRA7X1C"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2006749237162524846)  2026-01-01T15:27Z 219.4K followers, 56.6K engagements


"I'm hiring. $50000 referral bonus for anyone who can find me an elite energy freedom fighter. https://t.co/v6PZqNpagF https://t.co/v6PZqNpagF"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2008284584182427954)  2026-01-05T21:08Z 220.6K followers, 27.9K engagements


"Why did US energy use per capita abruptly stagnate in the 1970s after growing for decades It wasn't the 1970s oil crisis. This passed but energy use did not rebound. The far more likely cause is federal "environmental" policies which rapidly expanded starting around [----]. Crime / villain. https://t.co/A9cX5SUmI8 Crime / villain. https://t.co/A9cX5SUmI8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2009731928795250802)  2026-01-09T21:00Z 222K followers, [----] engagements


"In [----] the mainstream view was that US natural gas prices would remain high through [----]. That view was wrong: the shale revolution drove prices down dramatically. This should serve as a cautionary tale for those who are now proclaiming the impending demise of fossil fuels. It is no exaggeration to say that the U.S. energy sector has undergone a profound transformation driven by the technological breakthroughs of the Shale Revolution. Twenty years ago we thought natural gas prices would remain perpetually high. Of course natural gas prices took https://t.co/FKBbYIgwQH It is no exaggeration"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2009988621504524721)  2026-01-10T14:00Z 219.4K followers, [----] engagements


"I got to watch last night's Laker game on a Vision Pro and I'm so excited about the future of sports viewing. Immersive Live feels way closer to being at a game in person with great seats than it does to watching on a conventional TV. And of course it'll get cheaper over time. Apple Has Done It👏🏾 @Apple first ever Live Immersive @NBA Lakers Game Looks Absolutely Insane in Vision Pro🙌🏾🤯 I am blown away at the quality and clarity 😭 I truly feel like I have the best seat in the house 🙌🏾 The 3D elements and the different angles 🤩 This is https://t.co/wfPWetmCNI Apple Has Done It👏🏾"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2010058286595485948)  2026-01-10T18:36Z 222.1K followers, [----] engagements


"France and Italy appear to have rediscovered a basic fact: fossil fuels are indispensable for producing synthetic fertilizers. .and without synthetic fertilizers it is virtually impossible for farmers to remain competitive at modern levels of food production"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2010373673744830864)  2026-01-11T15:30Z 222K followers, 30.1K engagements


"Socialism wrecked Venezuela. Nationalizing oil turned the country with the worlds largest reserves into a minor producer. And yet the @nytimes cares more about the GHG emissions of that oil than about the benefits from producing it. This is what "zero impact" thinking does"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2010724725828485555)  2026-01-12T14:45Z 222K followers, [----] engagements


"Anti-growth (and anti-energy) catastrophists like Paul Ehrlich and the Club of Rome were wrong. Today's humans are the best-fed humans in history. And things will keep improvingunless we fall for new catastrophist propaganda like civilization-crippling net zero plans. On every continent food supplies have grown faster than the population We just lived through the period with the fastest population growth in human history. Six decades ago there were three billion people on our planet. Since [----] there have been more than eight billion https://t.co/tD5uc5qP7Y On every continent food supplies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2010796440772362481)  2026-01-12T19:30Z 222.1K followers, 14K engagements


"For years tech giants falsely claimed to be "100% renewable" and advocated for a "transition" to a solar-and-wind-powered grid. But now that their AI data centers need massive amounts of 24/7 electricity none of them plans to power them primarily with solar and wind"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2011441945193890260)  2026-01-14T14:15Z 222K followers, [----] engagements


"Next time you hear China is going "renewable" remember this: China has more coal capacity under construction than the entire existing US coal fleet (230 GW vs [---] GW). Countries that care about low-cost reliable electricity build fossil fuel powerthey don't restrict it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2011453300483506369)  2026-01-14T15:00Z 222K followers, 27.3K engagements


"Fossil fueled technological progress and economic growth has turned our naturally dangerous environment into an unnaturally safe environment. The chance of a person dying in a natural catastrophe has declined by nearly 99% since the 1920s and 1930s. People today are much more likely to survive natural disasters because of increased wealth and technological progress. Buildings are better constructed satellites and https://t.co/OCLNXmOENa The chance of a person dying in a natural catastrophe has declined by nearly 99% since the 1920s and 1930s. People today are much more likely to survive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2011468420210962498)  2026-01-14T16:00Z 222K followers, [----] engagements


"If you dont like the way an administration is using the open-ended permit-blocking power it has under todays flawed laws the solution is to fix those laws via Congressional comprehensive tech-neutral permitting reform. Its not to wait until you like the admins policies. We have a rare moment right now where most Republicans and many Democrats realize the need for Congressional permitting reform. The Senate should get moving now starting with the SPEED Act that is a great start fixing NEPA. New in ME: Sens. Whitehouse & Heinrich top Dems of EPW & ENR told me they're relieved Revolution Wind"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2011478853970182461)  2026-01-14T16:41Z 221.3K followers, [----] engagements


"If solar and wind were truly the cheapest electricity they wouldnt need massive subsidies and mandates. Their cheapness is based on a garbage price metricLCOEthat explicitly excludes reliability-related considerations as if making solar and wind reliable has no cost"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2011483488999121334)  2026-01-14T17:00Z 222.1K followers, 30.8K engagements


"Full interview: How to quickly deter China from invading Taiwan. https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2011566749985214891 How to quickly deter China from invading Taiwan my interview with Ethan Thornton of Mach Industries Ethan is one of the brightest most thoughtful people I've ever met. I believe his ideas on defending the US including our interests in Taiwan are urgently needed. Summary 👇 https://t.co/SPQ7e6s4MC https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2011566749985214891 How to quickly deter China from invading Taiwan my interview with Ethan Thornton of Mach Industries Ethan is one of the brightest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2011567389243277366)  2026-01-14T22:33Z 222K followers, 16.1K engagements


"I hope this interview both scares and inspires you. Scares you about our military vulnerability to China. Inspires you that theres a 22-year-old this capable and thoughtful making a difference. Only in America. How to quickly deter China from invading Taiwan my interview with Ethan Thornton of Mach Industries Ethan is one of the brightest most thoughtful people I've ever met. I believe his ideas on defending the US including our interests in Taiwan are urgently needed. Summary 👇 https://t.co/SPQ7e6s4MC How to quickly deter China from invading Taiwan my interview with Ethan Thornton of Mach"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2011846234664026183)  2026-01-15T17:01Z 222K followers, 43.3K engagements


"Palmer Luckey on how opponents of fossil fuels get it wrong: "overstating the negative impact and then understating or even ignoring the positive impactwhen really these things need to be taken as a balance." Great discussion between @PalmerLuckey and @mikeroweworks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2012938034769973689)  2026-01-18T17:20Z 222K followers, 32.3K engagements


"My full interview with @ethanrthornton on how to quickly deter China from invading Taiwan. And more broadly how to revolutionize weapons procurement in the age of unmanned warfare. https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2011566749985214891s=20 How to quickly deter China from invading Taiwan my interview with Ethan Thornton of Mach Industries Ethan is one of the brightest most thoughtful people I've ever met. I believe his ideas on defending the US including our interests in Taiwan are urgently needed. Summary 👇 https://t.co/SPQ7e6s4MC https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2011566749985214891s=20 How to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2012957764176265525)  2026-01-18T18:38Z 222K followers, 18.9K engagements


"In a healthy grid rising demand usually lowers prices over time by spreading fixed costs over more customers. If demand growth causes prices to soar thats a sign of a sick gridcrippled for years by anti-fossil-fuel and anti-nuclear policies that strangled reliable supply"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2013280328404943123)  2026-01-19T16:00Z 222.1K followers, [----] engagements


"My full interview with @ethanrthornton on how to quickly deter China from invading Taiwan. And more broadly how to revolutionize weapons procurement in the age of unmanned warfare. How to quickly deter China from invading Taiwan my interview with Ethan Thornton of Mach Industries Ethan is one of the brightest most thoughtful people I've ever met. I believe his ideas on defending the US including our interests in Taiwan are urgently needed. Summary 👇 https://t.co/SPQ7e6s4MC How to quickly deter China from invading Taiwan my interview with Ethan Thornton of Mach Industries Ethan is one of the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2013448791870054551)  2026-01-20T03:09Z 222K followers, [----] engagements


"In [----] the Guardian's science editor penned an article saying that the Arctic would be essentially ice-free by [----]. Obviously this didn't happen. Remember this the next time you're evaluating yet another catastrophist prediction in a "news" outlet like the Guardian Oh my Get a load of this 🤣 [--] years ago The Guardian reported that by the year 2020: [--] The Bering Strait would be open year-round [--] European ships would routinely pass through the Arctic to reach Asia [--] Polar bear populations would decline [--] Snow would disappear https://t.co/TeZP9oQLnD Oh my Get a load of this 🤣 [--] years ago"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2013636393101336705)  2026-01-20T15:35Z 222K followers, [----] engagements


"Climate catastrophists have been telling us that much of the world will soon face huge drought challenges. There is little evidence for such predictions. But even if there were they greatly underestimate human ingenuity that powers innovations like water desalination. No secular stagnation https://t.co/SlvwMhvSSz No secular stagnation https://t.co/SlvwMhvSSz"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2013683452168806893)  2026-01-20T18:42Z 222K followers, 12.3K engagements


"Yes there has been some positive movement on New York's energy policy recently. .but the elephant in the room is New York's catastrophic mandate of 70% "renewable" electricity by [----]. Unless this is scrapped it will sabotage every other improvement. Between the a) permitting reform b) deploying of autonomous vehicles and c) pursuing nukes in what seems like a structurally coherent way Hochul has had quite a run of form recently Between the a) permitting reform b) deploying of autonomous vehicles and c) pursuing nukes in what seems like a structurally coherent way Hochul has had quite a run"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2014008347557810630)  2026-01-21T16:13Z 222K followers, [----] engagements


"Myth: We need solar and wind to add electricity "capacity" ASAP. Truth: We already have record levels of "capacity" when that term is abused to include unreliable solar/wind. What we need more of is *reliable* capacity which has been declining for 10+ years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2014037810060357837)  2026-01-21T18:10Z 222.1K followers, 20.1K engagements


"Why are Republicans trying to "lock in long-term certainty" for subsidies To those who say ethanol lowers prices let's make a deal: You agree to repeal the ethanol mandate and if free-market ethanol actually lowers prices then businesses and consumers will voluntarily use it. House Republican leaders confident they can get a deal on E15 issue. Midwesterners want year-round sales of the biofuel in the spending bill. Leadership in House and Senate don't want that. Nunn's statement in part: "now is the time to lock in long-term certainty for our House Republican leaders confident they can get a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2014151007391850778)  2026-01-22T01:39Z 222K followers, 10.2K engagements


"The proper policy toward ethanol is energy freedom: repeal the ethanol mandate and all ethanol subsidies. Then let ethanol compete in a free marketwhich it can at least to some degree (as a good additive for gasoline). In my experience officials know this is the right policy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2014192036535022068)  2026-01-22T04:22Z 222K followers, [----] engagements


"Those of us who want energy freedom including no ethanol subsidies and mandates need to fight for that as our north star. In the meantime we need to make sure that government-dictated ethanol gains no ground. That's why I oppose the proposed backdoor mandate of E15"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/2014193641019806047)  2026-01-22T04:29Z 222K followers, [----] engagements


"A few more decades of ungoverned fossil fuel use and we burn up. Bill McKibben 1989"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/518802331903594497)  2014-10-05T16:38Z 219.2K followers, [--] engagements


"IPCC trend evasion 4: fossil fuels have been improving the lives of billions while solar and wind remain unreliable. #moralcase"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/529291937892012032)  2014-11-03T15:20Z 219.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Vote for Fossil Fuels http://t.co/wW6oilE3mx http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexepstein/2014/11/04/vote-for-fossil-fuels/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexepstein/2014/11/04/vote-for-fossil-fuels/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/529656955405881345)  2014-11-04T15:30Z 219.2K followers, [--] engagements


"1. Air quality has improved in the countries that use the most fossil fuels. http://t.co/NT6b3XaYfz http://t.co/gXEAJcIgyb http://dailycaller.com/2014/11/13/9-graphs-that-prove-using-fossil-fuels-hasnt-harmed-the-planet/ http://dailycaller.com/2014/11/13/9-graphs-that-prove-using-fossil-fuels-hasnt-harmed-the-planet/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/533677311216742400)  2014-11-15T17:46Z 219.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Just learned that Mike Lynch IMO world's best energy economist is on Twitter. Follow him at @laffngeconomist"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/539859794614419456)  2014-12-02T19:12Z 219.2K followers, [--] engagements


"It has improved both. http://t.co/O8vaaGniII RT @Greenpeace: Burning coal is bad for the climate. Mining coal is bad for the water supply. http://dailycaller.com/2014/11/13/9-graphs-that-prove-using-fossil-fuels-hasnt-harmed-the-planet http://dailycaller.com/2014/11/13/9-graphs-that-prove-using-fossil-fuels-hasnt-harmed-the-planet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/540710864522051585)  2014-12-05T03:34Z 219.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Environmental threat #1: Energy Poverty. RT @EPA: Were continually working to protect children from environmental threats"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/540711080188977153)  2014-12-05T03:35Z 219.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Black belt. :-). Thanks @flavioalmeidagb @GracieBarra72 http://t.co/jUmum6suOd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/541428909808836608)  2014-12-07T03:08Z 219.2K followers, [--] engagements


".@MichaelEMann can I send you a copy of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/553010384047570944)  2015-01-08T02:08Z 219.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Climate danger is not a man-made problem that we're making worse; climate danger is a nature-made problem that we're making better"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/559035690730524672)  2015-01-24T17:11Z 219.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Burn Baby Burn: @FreeBeacon reviews The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels http://t.co/Q7EPfPtOBB http://t.co/atEbYh5Iq2 http://freebeacon.com/culture/burn-baby-burn http://freebeacon.com/culture/burn-baby-burn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/563087856197832704)  2015-02-04T21:33Z 219.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Students aren't taught the basics of energy but are encouraged to take strong policy positions based on speculation. http://t.co/GXYZYQ0xYo http://onforb.es/1J9oYGb http://onforb.es/1J9oYGb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/566349381440249858)  2015-02-13T21:33Z 219.2K followers, [--] engagements


"You compare fossil fuel advocates to Nazis omit that German greens were #1 Nazi supporters. https://x.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/642825751243296768 How might a different understanding of the Holocaust help us rethink present crises and address those of the future http://t.co/0OZcx74meb https://x.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/642825751243296768 How might a different understanding of the Holocaust help us rethink present crises and address those of the future http://t.co/0OZcx74meb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/643935585661382656)  2015-09-15T23:53Z 219.2K followers, [--] engagements


"The two great internal destroyers of industry are anti-intellectualism and moral cowardice. @suncorenergy has both. https://x.com/suncorenergy/status/645967142244888582 Is #climatechange real Our employees think so. Hear what they have to say. http://t.co/jj14QChnX4 https://x.com/suncorenergy/status/645967142244888582 Is #climatechange real Our employees think so. Hear what they have to say. http://t.co/jj14QChnX4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/646930557666922496)  2015-09-24T06:13Z 219.2K followers, [--] engagements


"The process of turning sunlight and wind into usable energy on a mass scale is far from "free." http://alexepstein.com/p=709 http://alexepstein.com/p=709"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/657985922525347840)  2015-10-24T18:24Z 219.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Water transported from Iceland to LA is "carbon neutral" Is it being transported by sailboat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/664829119176249344)  2015-11-12T15:36Z 219.2K followers, [--] engagements


"Americas economic joyride is coming to an end: there will be no more cheap abundant energy. @PaulREhrlich [----] http://washex.am/2aGl0Ji http://washex.am/2aGl0Ji"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/831200269048410112)  2017-02-13T17:56Z 219.2K followers, [--] engagements


".@LeoDiCaprio is one of the worlds most prominent opponents of fossil fuels. Ill debate the CEO of his foundation @terrytamminen May 2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AlexEpstein/status/851728530647916545)  2017-04-11T09:28Z 219.2K followers, [---] engagements

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