The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels is a 2014 climate denialist[1] book by Alex Epstein that advocates for the expansion of fossil fuels.[2] Epstein runs the Center for Industrial Progress, a for-profit think tank.[3][4]
However, the book's conclusions were heavily criticized by publications following the scientific mainstream, with critical reviews published by Inside Higher Ed,[10]The Huffington Post,[11]The Guardian,[12] and Our World, a publication of the United Nations University.[13] 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."[12]
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.[14]
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.[15]