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In this episode Jesse Wright interviews best selling author, filmmaker, public speaker and energy expert Robert Bryce.
We discussed the failure of wind and solar, why nuclear is the greenest energy on the planet, offshore wind and its impact on whales dying over the last 3 months and so much more.

CHAPTERS:

0:00 Intro
1:34 The Cannabis industry is “the world’s single most electricity intensive agricultural business”
4:42 Are offshore wind farms responsible for the increased whale deaths off the coast of New Jersey in the last 3 months?
8:11 Solar subsidies are 250x more than nuclear, why are solar and wind considered to be far superior by politicians and in the mainstream media?
10:15 Are environmentalist NGOs part of the grifter class?
16:24 Nuclear power is beyond green, why aren’t people focusing on the environmental pollution that solar and wind produce?
20:53 Politicians don’t understand how energy and power systems work from an engineering and physics standpoint,
28:06 The accepted corruption in American politics, the big divide in America is not left vs right, it’s top vs bottom
29:16 Is American politics plagued by scientific illiteracy?
32:53 The drawbacks of electric cars
37:39 People will not volunteer to have a lesser quality of life to go “green,” what is the best solution for humanity to enrich itself as well as the environment?
40:24 Why is natural gas so much cleaner and efficient than coal?
42:19 Why we depend on oil. “There’s no commerce without transportation, without oil, there’s no transportation”
44:52 What is the reason for the vilification of the oil and gas industry?
47:38 Coal produces more waste than nuclear but it’s been demonized by environmental groups, why?
50:37 “Renewable” is a marketing term
52:16 What is the future of energy 5-10 years from now?
54:52 Final Thoughts