RUSH TRANSCRIPT Also folks ░░░░░░░░ Trump kicking off his ░░░░░░░░ term with the declaration ░░░░░░░░ a national energy emergency ░░░░░░░░ there s a lot ░░░░░░░░ moving parts to this ░░░░░░░░ want to bring in ░░░░░░░░ who understands this as ░░░░░░░░ or probably better than ░░░░░░░░ if else and that ░░░░░░░░ the author of fossil ░░░░░░░░ Alex Epstein Alex just ░░░░░░░░ us through the highlights ░░░░░░░░ you see them in ░░░░░░░░ energy emergency Yeah Actually ░░░░░░░░ was just looking back ░░░░░░░░ I wrote back two ░░░░░░░░ a half years ago ░░░░░░░░ specifically I think the ░░░░░░░░ energy emergency which is ░░░░░░░░ electricity emergency Because what ░░░░░░░░ happening is our grid ░░░░░░░░ in a state of ░░░░░░░░ and it s about ░░░░░░░░ get far worse and ░░░░░░░░ s a few reasons ░░░░░░░░ is we re artificially ░░░░░░░░ down coal plants and ░░░░░░░░ EPA has tried to ░░░░░░░░ this worse recently so ░░░░░░░░ need to change that ░░░░░░░░ we have artificial demand ░░░░░░░░ forced electrification especially evs ░░░░░░░░ then we have organic ░░░░░░░░ through a I and ░░░░░░░░ centers Is so the ░░░░░░░░ is the most important ░░░░░░░░ of our human environment ░░░░░░░░ it we can t ░░░░░░░░ survive for a few ░░░░░░░░ and the policies of ░░░░░░░░ previous administration and some ░░░░░░░░ policies before that have ░░░░░░░░ the grid in particular ░░░░░░░░ a state of crisis ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ centerpiece of the energy ░░░░░░░░ declaration and we really ░░░░░░░░ to wake up I ░░░░░░░░ been warning about for ░░░░░░░░ so it s good ░░░░░░░░ see now Charles I ░░░░░░░░ going over 25 points ░░░░░░░░ your energy freedom plan ░░░░░░░░ limit stop end minimize ░░░░░░░░ Laughter If you could ░░░░░░░░ it seems like hey ░░░░░░░░ anti development stop inflating ░░░░░░░░ end forced lekly electrification ░░░░░░░░ whole government withdraw from ░░░░░░░░ Paris accord you know ░░░░░░░░ using this and minimize ░░░░░░░░ It feels like a ░░░░░░░░ of this is just ░░░░░░░░ government out of the ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Well guess what ░░░░░░░░ mean with computers how ░░░░░░░░ we lead in computation ░░░░░░░░ get the government out ░░░░░░░░ the way What we ░░░░░░░░ is I mean the ░░░░░░░░ needs to do certain ░░░░░░░░ set pollution standards and ░░░░░░░░ them protect people against ░░░░░░░░ endangerment like things exploding ░░░░░░░░ the government has totally ░░░░░░░░ to do that in ░░░░░░░░ in electricity in permitting ░░░░░░░░ so what we have ░░░░░░░░ this has all been ░░░░░░░░ by people who are ░░░░░░░░ human development and specifically ░░░░░░░░ So our energy policy ░░░░░░░░ been dominated by people ░░░░░░░░ hate energy Granholm was ░░░░░░░░ against energy literally a ░░░░░░░░ it in the ground ░░░░░░░░ Holland knew nothing about ░░░░░░░░ she was against development ░░░░░░░░ right We have one ░░░░░░░░ the most promising things ░░░░░░░░ the people who are ░░░░░░░░ the new administration are ░░░░░░░░ impressive in terms of ░░░░░░░░ s running interior and ░░░░░░░░ energy council burgum Chris ░░░░░░░░ at doe Lee Zeldin ░░░░░░░░ made some great picks ░░░░░░░░ EPA We ve got ░░░░░░░░ good ferc chairman a ░░░░░░░░ good nrc chairman so ░░░░░░░░ excited by the personnel ░░░░░░░░ I think they are ░░░░░░░░ really committed to unleashing ░░░░░░░░ energy Charles well Alex ░░░░░░░░ you said you ve ░░░░░░░░ talking about this for ░░░░░░░░ long time and you ░░░░░░░░ set a blueprint for ░░░░░░░░ to follow We appreciate ░░░░░░░░ Thanks a lot.