Archive for “Science & Environmentalism”


9 min. Earth Day: Will Any Energy Solution Satisfy the Environmentalists?

Keith Lockitch and Alex Epstein discuss Earth Day, and why the environmental movement opposes all cheap and practical sources of energy. (Pajamas TV interview; April 22, 2011; 9 min.)

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45 min. Greens vs. Energy: The Ayn Rand Center Responds to Earth Day

Keith Lockitch and Alex Epstein participate in this interview about “green energy” on Earth Day. Recorded April 22, 2011.

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23 min. Debunking Nuclear Scare Scenarios

Alex Epstein appears with Dr. Howard Gluss on KFNX (Phoenix) to talk about Japan’s nuclear reactors, and why nuclear power is safe. Recorded April 15, 2011.

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54 min. Power Hour Episode 3: Onkar Ghate on Environmentalism

On the latest episode of Power Hour—Alex Epstein’s monthly Internet radio show in which he interviews today’s top energy experts to discuss today’s top energy issues—Mr. Epstein brings in philosopher Dr. Onkar Ghate, a senior fellow at the Ayn Rand Center, to question many assumptions about the relationship between human beings in our environment. Dr. Ghate discusses everything from the political, philosophical, and religious origins of modern environmentalists (the leaders of Earth Day) to the Japanese nuclear situation to how industrialization has positively impacted our environment to the danger of “moderate” environmentalist policies.

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5 min. The Real Goal of the Green Climate Crusade

Keith Lockitch appears as a guest on The Schilling Show to discuss a talk he has developed on environmentalism and energy policy. Recorded February 2, 2011.

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71 min. Power Hour Episode 2: Peak Oil with Michael Lynch

On the latest episode of Power Hour—Alex Epstein’s monthly Internet radio show in which he interviews today’s top energy experts to discuss today’s top energy issues—Mr. Epstein talks to Michael Lynch, President of Strategic Energy & Economic Research, about the widespread theory of Peak Oil: the idea that the world faces an inevitable, imminent, and disastrous decline in oil production.

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61 min. Introducing “Power Hour” — first episode featuring Robert Bryce

“Power Hour” is a new monthly podcast by Alex Epstein of the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights. This interview show brings in today’s top energy experts to break down today’s top energy issues. 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.

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78 min. The Crisis in Physics—and Its Cause

This talk by David Harriman was recorded October 14, 2003, as part of the ARC Speaker Series.

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66 min. Climate Policy in a Free Society

Many people view climate change as necessitating an expansive role for government in regulating and controlling economic activity. This talk examines the question: how would such global environmental issues as climate change be addressed in a society where government is restricted to the protection of individual rights? The talk was delivered at UCLA on January 31, 2010, and was hosted by LOGIC, the UCLA Objectivist club.

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74 min. Darwin and the Discovery of Evolution

This talk was recorded on March 13, 2008, as part of the ARC Speaker Series.

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