What key details about alex epstein -lrb- american writer -rrb- can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: alex epstein -lrb- ; born 1980 -rrb- is an american author , energy theorist and industrial policy expert . he is the founder and president of the center for industrial progress , a for profit think tank located in laguna hills , california , and a former fellow of the ayn rand institute . espstein is also the '' new york times '' bestselling author of '' the moral case for fossil fuels '' , which champions the use of fossil fuels like coal , oil and natural gas .
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- influences is thomas sowell , ayn rand- field is energy philosophy , environment , industry , fossil fuels ,- school tradition is objectivism- name is alex epstein- nationality is united states- alma mater is duke university -lrb- b.a. -rrb- 2002- occupation is think tank founder , author , speaker