Mark Mills on our energy future and why it isn’t “renewable”

Mark Mills on our energy future and why it isn’t “renewable”

On this week’s Power Hour Alex Epstein interviews Mark Mills, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, on the future of energy in general and “renewable energy” in particular. In the last year and a half Mark has published two fascinating and widely circulated reports: “The ‘New Energy Economy’: An Exercise in Magical Thinking” and “Mines, Minerals, and ‘Green’ Energy: A Reality Check”.

Mark brings a great perspective to energy issues because he a) has a strong physics background and b) he is deeply knowledgeable about how different industries, above all the digital technology industry, use energy.

On the show Mark and Alex discuss:
- The three ways to use unreliable “renewable” energy and why none them work well
- The massive and rapidly increasing quantities of reliable electricity used by digital technology
- Why every hour of video uses as much energy as driving 1 mile
- How AI has a limitless need for energy
- Tech companies’ contradiction of supporting unreliable energy and demanding ultra-reliable energy
- The fallacy of equating energy and electricity
- The limits of battery density
- Why engineers can’t fulfill arbitrary political wishes

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How to think about air pollution, the 2020 election, fracking bans, and ethanol mandates

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20 Mars 201958min

Framing energy conversations, Venezuela goes dark, nuclear’s amazing safety record

Framing energy conversations, Venezuela goes dark, nuclear’s amazing safety record

With in-depth interviews of experts on controversies such as “green energy,” offshore drilling, “energy independence,” fossil fuels, etc, Power Hour seeks to help listeners get clear on these complex but vital issues. Every episode features a new guest, an extended interview/discussion, and a closing segment with my takeaways from the discussion.

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Changing the narrative vs conceding the narrative, climate mastery, CO2 turned into coal

Changing the narrative vs conceding the narrative, climate mastery, CO2 turned into coal

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Improving the human environment, Trump’s climate panel, Amazon’s “shipment zero” sham

With in-depth interviews of experts on controversies such as “green energy,” offshore drilling, “energy independence,” fossil fuels, etc, Power Hour seeks to help listeners get clear on these complex but vital issues. Every episode features a new guest, an extended interview/discussion, and a closing segment with my takeaways from the discussion.

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The evolution of my environmental philosophy, greens vs. nuclear, CA’s train to nowhere

The evolution of my environmental philosophy, greens vs. nuclear, CA’s train to nowhere

With in-depth interviews of experts on controversies such as “green energy,” offshore drilling, “energy independence,” fossil fuels, etc, Power Hour seeks to help listeners get clear on these complex but vital issues. Every episode features a new guest, an extended interview/discussion, and a closing segment with my takeaways from the discussion.

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The Green Great Depression, Nike’s 100% renewable lie, reviewing Michael Mann, and more

The Green Great Depression, Nike’s 100% renewable lie, reviewing Michael Mann, and more

With in-depth interviews of experts on controversies such as “green energy,” offshore drilling, “energy independence,” fossil fuels, etc, Power Hour seeks to help listeners get clear on these complex but vital issues. Every episode features a new guest, an extended interview/discussion, and a closing segment with my takeaways from the discussion.

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The real cost of solar, wind, and batteries, the Polar Vortex, Budweiser’s 100% wind lie

The real cost of solar, wind, and batteries, the Polar Vortex, Budweiser’s 100% wind lie

With in-depth interviews of experts on controversies such as “green energy,” offshore drilling, “energy independence,” fossil fuels, etc, Power Hour seeks to help listeners get clear on these complex but vital issues. Every episode features a new guest, an extended interview/discussion, and a closing segment with my takeaways from the discussion.

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AOC’s climate inquisition, the EV religion, Canada and Germany ponder energy suicide

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