[4] The book received praise from conservative publications such as The Wall Street Journal,[1] Barron's,[5] National Review,[6] and The Morning Sun of Pittsburg, Kansas.

[7] However, the book's conclusions were heavily criticized by publications following the scientific mainstream, with critical reviews published by Inside Higher Ed,[8] The Huffington Post,[9] The Guardian,[10] and Our World, a publication of the United Nations University.

[11] Jason Wilson of The Guardian found that "Epstein's work has been popular and influential on the right because it is a particularly fluent, elaborate form of climate denialism.

"[10] In 2014, Epstein was interviewed by Peter Thiel at an event hosted by the energy startup Tachyus.

In my long career, it is simply the best popular-market book about climate, environmental policy, and energy that I have read.