{"id":2081,"date":"2021-07-01T13:27:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T20:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.libertyenergy.com\/?p=2081"},"modified":"2021-07-01T13:27:12","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T20:27:12","slug":"power-hour-with-alex-epstein-chris-wright-proud-oil-gas-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libertyenergy.com\/power-hour-with-alex-epstein-chris-wright-proud-oil-gas-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Hour with Alex Epstein: Chris Wright, Proud Oil &#038; Gas CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From Alex Epstein, host of Power Hour:<\/p>\n<p>On this week\u2019s Power Hour I have a wide-ranging discussion with Chris Wright, the proud and outspoken CEO of Liberty Oilfield Services. I first met Chris when we tag-teamed in a debate against climate catastrophists back in late 2015.<\/p>\n<p>He, like me, came to love fossil fuels despite not coming from that industry background at all (his background was working on fusion at MIT).<\/p>\n<p>In the past month Chris has done two very cool things.<\/p>\n<p>One is that he has responded to the ESG movement with a report entitled \u201cBettering Human Lives\u201d that highlights the amazing benefits of the oil and gas industry, and encourages rational thinking about climate.<\/p>\n<p>Chris has also been making a lot of noise with a new \u201cThank You, North Face\u201d billboard and video campaign.<\/p>\n<p>In our discussion Chris and I cover:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Why he chose to be an entrepreneur<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The response to his revolutionary ESG report<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The response to his \u201cThank You, North Face\u201d campaign<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; His role working with Mitchell Energy to bring about the shale revolution<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; What Chris\u2019s activist successes can teach other energy CEOs<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Chris\u2019s plans for future activism<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Our common motivations for focusing our careers on energy<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; How we think about criticism<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1yubV5eqL8U\">WATCH<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yMDU2ZTRlMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw\/episode\/YjcyZmY2N2ItM2JjMy00NGMzLTgyNTMtYjA2YzUxMjk3Y2Nl?sa=X&amp;ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjY85r2hM_xAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQCA&amp;hl=en\">LISTEN<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Alex Epstein, host of Power Hour: On this week\u2019s Power Hour I have a wide-ranging discussion with Chris Wright, the proud and outspoken CEO of Liberty Oilfield Services. 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