197. Alex Epstein's Energy Story: How he became the world’s leading champion of fossil fuels

<p><i>The most frequent question I get asked is: “How did you end up doing this?”</i></p> <p><i>Most people can’t imagine why or how someone would become a huge champion of fossil fuels, of all things.</i></p> <p><i>And growing up, I never imagined I would devote my life to this cause.</i></p> <p><i>So, for those of you who are interested, here’s what happened.</i></p> <p>Part 1: Deciding to become a practical philosopher</p> <p>Sometimes people assume that I became a fossil fuel champion due to some combination of 1) fossil fuel industry money and 2) my personal background—e.g., my family was involved in fossil fuels, or I grew up in some pro-fossil fuel area.</p>