The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels is a 2014 book that advocates for the expansion of fossil fuels.[1] Epstein runs the Center for Industrial Progress, a for-profit think tank.[2][3]
However, the book's conclusions were heavily criticized by publications following the scientific mainstream, with critical reviews published by Inside Higher Ed,[9]The Huffington Post,[10]The Guardian,[11] and Our World, a publication of the United Nations University.[12] Jason Wilson of The Guardian found that "Epstein's work has been popular and influential on the right because it is a particularly fluent, elaborate form of climate denialism."[11]
In 2014, Epstein was interviewed by Peter Thiel at an event hosted by the energy startup Tachyus. Thiel also provided a blurb for the book.[13]
In December 2014, political commentator John McLaughlin called Epstein "most original thinker of the year" for his book during McLaughlin's yearly The McLaughlin Group roundup.[14]
