The Immorality of Arguing That There's a Moral Case for Fossil Fuels By Marc J. Rauch Updated June 16, 2018 Marc J. Rauch In 2014, a young man named Alex Epstein - who's described as a "philosopher, energy theorist, and industrial policy pundit" - wrote a book titled "The Moral Case For Fossil Fuels." Alex used this book to springboard to a career arguing the merits of his case on a website, magazine articles, YouTube videos and live debates. His website states that Alex will "accept a debate any time, any place." (I'll get back to this challenge later on). Also, in 2014, Kathleen Hartnett White wrote a short book titled "Fossil Fuels: The Moral Case."