Energy Is the Foundation of Human Progress

<p>On this week’s episode of The Liberal Patriot Podcast, I talk with geologist and energy expert <a href="https://www.beg.utexas.edu/people/scott-tinker" target="_blank"><strong>Scott Tinker</strong></a> about why affordable, reliable energy is the foundation of human progress. We examine energy poverty, the limits of renewables, and why many climate policies collide with physics, economics, and lived reality—especially for the world’s poorest people.</p><p>From 2000-2024, Tinker was Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology and State Geologist of Texas. He is currently CEO of Tinker Energy Associates and executive producer and host of PBS <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fshow%2Fenergy-switch%2F&#38;data=05%7C02%7Ccclayton%40texaspolicy.com%7C964ed52d53234b6e46a208dc42c22114%7Ca09e2cb6dde84dd8ae3df1e84f57dd50%7C0%7C0%7C638458648757300217%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&#38;sdata=knBCJLP7uzTjuxJ0P%2BEzUuV7HLONbIvqbN8ZDSPY6ik%3D&#38;reserved=0" target="_blank"><strong><em>Energy Switch</em></strong></a>, an energy and climate talk series appearing in over 100 million households nationwide.</p><p>Please listen in on a fantastic discussion and subscribe to the TLP Podcast if you don’t already. </p><p><em>A transcript is available on the </em><a href="https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/a346cd22-60f2-480f-b5e4-dcc5f1245665" target="_blank"><em>website </em></a><em>at the top of page</em>.</p> <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.liberalpatriot.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">www.liberalpatriot.com</a>