Alex, I'm a fan, and your book, "Moral Case for Fossil Fuels" was excellent. Unfortunately, not so for "Fossil Future", which could have been a great book at 200 or so pages, but a complete bore at 430 pages. You repeat yourself so often, over and over again, total redundancy (see what I'm doing here), that it was a very tough read. The first four chapters (173 pages) could have been written in 50 pages easily. I can only assume that neither you, your editor(s), or those you acknowledged at the end of the book actually took the time to read the book from beginning to end, as opposed to reading one chapter at a time as it was finished. If you did, you would understand what I am trying to convey here. This is unfortunate and I take no pleasure in writing this as I looked forward to reading this book. But someone has to say it. I eventually had to start skimming the book, something I never do. In a sense, I am a fellow traveler although I am much older than you. I read "Atlas Shrugged" in 1973, which lead me to free-market economics as well as delving into the whole environmental movement mess. I read many books as far back as the 1980's on all the environmental distortions of the facts, and was convinced global warming was a hoax (in terms of any catastrophic consequences) back in the 1990's. There is no doubt that many in the environmental movement want to rob us of energy in order to reduce the number of people on Earth and saw CO2 as a means to that end. I think Patrick Moore's book, "Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom" does a much better job at exposing the falsehoods of global warming. Otherwise, I support your efforts completely and only make these comments because I believe your book could have made a much larger impact if it was much more concise and to the point.
Congratulations on traveling the distance you have over the past 15 odd years. You have developed into a very credible and influential energy spokesman.
Good on you Alex, You are a secular-Saint in my opinion. Have read and shared both your books - and herald you with near-all I encounter. We (all of us) are fortunate you exist. Thanks - Pete & Susan Werner
I'm a former Chemical Engineer, long-time fan -- own and have read your books -- and plan to attend the Midland event. But I've been all over the website, and cannot figure out how to procure tickets for the concert. Can you point me n the right direction?
Alex, I'm a fan, and your book, "Moral Case for Fossil Fuels" was excellent. Unfortunately, not so for "Fossil Future", which could have been a great book at 200 or so pages, but a complete bore at 430 pages. You repeat yourself so often, over and over again, total redundancy (see what I'm doing here), that it was a very tough read. The first four chapters (173 pages) could have been written in 50 pages easily. I can only assume that neither you, your editor(s), or those you acknowledged at the end of the book actually took the time to read the book from beginning to end, as opposed to reading one chapter at a time as it was finished. If you did, you would understand what I am trying to convey here. This is unfortunate and I take no pleasure in writing this as I looked forward to reading this book. But someone has to say it. I eventually had to start skimming the book, something I never do. In a sense, I am a fellow traveler although I am much older than you. I read "Atlas Shrugged" in 1973, which lead me to free-market economics as well as delving into the whole environmental movement mess. I read many books as far back as the 1980's on all the environmental distortions of the facts, and was convinced global warming was a hoax (in terms of any catastrophic consequences) back in the 1990's. There is no doubt that many in the environmental movement want to rob us of energy in order to reduce the number of people on Earth and saw CO2 as a means to that end. I think Patrick Moore's book, "Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom" does a much better job at exposing the falsehoods of global warming. Otherwise, I support your efforts completely and only make these comments because I believe your book could have made a much larger impact if it was much more concise and to the point.
Congratulations on traveling the distance you have over the past 15 odd years. You have developed into a very credible and influential energy spokesman.
Congratulations in advance on the unprecedented Midland event!
Good on you Alex, You are a secular-Saint in my opinion. Have read and shared both your books - and herald you with near-all I encounter. We (all of us) are fortunate you exist. Thanks - Pete & Susan Werner
Thank you, Alex! I'm all signed up!
I'm a former Chemical Engineer, long-time fan -- own and have read your books -- and plan to attend the Midland event. But I've been all over the website, and cannot figure out how to procure tickets for the concert. Can you point me n the right direction?