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#47 Currents: An Energy Update (Jones Act Waiver) Links: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/president-trump-waives-the-jones-act-for-60-days/

#46 Currents: An Energy Update (Caleb Jasso on India) Links: International Conference on Sustainability-Led Transformation in Business and Society (SLTBS 2026): https://sites.google.com/view/sltbs2026christuniversity/home?authuser=0 India eases sulphur emission rules for coal power plants, reversing decade-old mandate: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/india-eases-sulphur-emission-rules-coal-power-plants-reversing-decade-old-2025-07-12/

#125: Caleb Jasso discusses the escalating conflict in the Middle East from Dubai (3/3/26) Links: Conflict in Iran and the Global Oil Market: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/conflict-in-iran-and-the-global-oil-market/ First Venezuela, Now Iran: China Could Lose Major Portion of Oil Supply: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/first-venezuela-now-iran-china-could-lose-major-portion-of-oil-supply/

#45 Currents: An Energy Update (Maryland's electricity prices) Links: Alex Stevens Testimony on Maryland’s House Bill 674: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/alex-stevens-testimony-on-marylands-house-bill-674/ Blue States, High Rates: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/blue-states-high-rates/

#44 Currents: An Energy Update (Endangerment Finding Rescission) Links: IER Comment on Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/ier-comment-on-reconsideration-of-2009-endangerment-finding-and-greenhouse-gas-vehicle-standards/ EPA Revokes Endangerment Finding: What You Need to Know: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/epa-revokes-endangerment-finding-what-you-need-to-know/ The EPA Will Rescind Obama’s “Endangerment Finding”: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/the-epa-will-rescind-obamas-endangerment-finding/ The Economics of Climate Adaptation Optimism: https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/the-economics-of-climate-adaptation CO2 is Not a Pollutant: Debunking a Global-Warming Myth: https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2009/12/1037/

#43 Currents: An Energy Update (Blocking The Road to a Carbon Tax) Links: Coalition to Secretary Wright: Senate Carbon Tax Crowd Wants You to Help Them Implement New Energy Taxes: https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2026/02/coalition-to-secretary-wright-senate-carbon-tax-crowd-wants-you-to-help-them-implement-new-energy-taxes/ The EU’s Carbon Border Tax Took Effect on January 1: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/the-eus-carbon-border-tax-took-effect-on-january-1/ PROVE IT Act Policy Brief: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/prove-it-act-policy-brief/ The PROVE IT Act: https://cei.org/the-prove-it-act-pro-tax-and-anti-energy/

#42 Currents: An Energy Update (Winter Storm Fern) Links: Winter Storm Wrecks Power Lines as Hundreds of Thousands are Still Without Power: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/winter-storm-wrecks-power-lines-as-hundreds-of-thousands-are-still-without-power/

#41 Currents: An Energy Update (How Much Capacity Do We Really Have?) Links: Watt, Me Worry? Record-Setting "Capacity" Can't Keep the Lights On: https://energybadboys.substack.com/p/watt-me-worry-record-setting-capacity Money to ‘Decarbonize’ as Useless as Gym Memberships and Extended Warranties: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2026/01/22/money_to_decarbonize_as_useless_as_gym_memberships_and_extended_warranties_1160361.html What Can Aid Do?: https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/cato-journal/2009/11/cj29n3-2.pdf

Currents is a weekly show produced by the Institute for Energy Research (IER) that recaps the latest news from the world of energy and research from IER. On this episode the team is joined by Alex Stevens, IER's Manager of Policy and Communications, and Caleb Jasso, IER's Senior Policy Advisor, to discuss the recently published 2026 Environmental Quality Index. Links: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/2026-environmental-quality-index/https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-Environmental-Quailty-Index-Report-IER-.pdf

#39 Currents: An Energy Update (Venezuela and Ivanpah) Links: Can Venezuela’s Broken Oil Industry Be Rebuilt?: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/trump-wants-to-rebuild-venezuelas-broken-oil-industry/ Ivanpah Solar Plant Remains Open, Despite Costing Ratepayers Money: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/ivanpah-solar-plant-remains-open-despite-costing-ratepayers-money/

#38 Currents: An Energy Update (Year In Review) Thank you for listening to Currents this year. Happy holidays and we look forward to the new year!

#37 Currents: An Energy Update (12/15/25-12/19/25) Links: Greenwashing With Chinese Characteristics: https://www.breakthroughjournal.org/p/greenwashing-with-chinese-characteristics

#36 Currents: An Energy Update (12/8/25-12/12/25) Links: How a major DOE report hides the whole truth on climate change: https://www.politico.com/interactives/2025/chris-wright-doe-climate-change-report/?source=email Politico’s failed critique of DOE’s climate science report – who’s misleading on hurricanes?: https://cei.org/blog/politicos-failed-critique-of-does-climate-science-report-whos-misleading-on-hurricanes/ A Huge Retraction, the Usual Playbook, and Reason for Optimism: https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/a-huge-retraction-the-usual-playbook

#35 Currents: An Energy Update (12/1/25-12/5/25) Links: Gasoline Prices Are Generally Lower in Red States: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/gasoline-prices-are-generally-lower-in-red-states/ Giving Thanks for Freedom and Energy: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/giving-thanks-for-freedom-and-energy/

#34 Currents: An Energy Update (11/24/25-11/28/25) Links: Rising Electricity Prices: The Missing Link: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2025/11/20/rising_electricity_prices_the_missing_link_1148513.html SAMUEL PETERSON: Human Prosperity, Carbon Taxes, And The UN: https://dailycaller.com/2025/11/17/opinion-human-prosperity-carbon-taxes-and-the-un-samuel-peterson/

#33 Currents: An Energy Update: (11/17/25-11/21/25) Links: The IEA Makes a Major Change to Its World Energy Outlook: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/the-iea-makes-a-major-change-to-its-world-energy-outlook/ EU conservatives vote with far right to approve cuts to green rules: https://www.politico.eu/article/epp-votes-with-far-right-to-approve-cuts-to-green-rules/

#32 Currents: An Energy Update (11/10/25-11/14/25) Links: Nuclear, Big and Small: https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/dispatch-energy/nuclear-energy-small-reactors-commercialization/ Only 3% of international climate aid going to transitioning communities, says NGO report: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/03/international-climate-aid-just-transition Militarized climate planning: what is left?: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11138-024-00652-4

#31 Currents: An Energy Update (11/3/25-11/7/25) Links: Low-Energy Fridays: Why don’t we have electric airplanes?: https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/low-energy-fridays-why-dont-we-have-electric-airplanes/ As NW faces rolling blackouts, study says renewable energy may not be enough: https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/30/renewable-energy-oregon-washington-power-electrical-grid/

#30 Currents: An Energy Update (10/27/25-10/31/25) Links: The Managerial Tyranny of Boomer Environmentalism: https://lawliberty.org/forum/the-managerial-tyranny-of-boomer-environmentalism/ Michigan yanks incentives for controversial EV battery plant: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5569742-michigan-ev-battery-plant/

#29 Currents: An Energy Update (10/20/25-10/24/25) Links: Trump Administration Rejects the U.N. Global Shipping Carbon Tax: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/trump-administration-rejects-the-u-n-global-shipping-carbon-tax/ GM to take $1.6 billion charge related to EV pullback: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/14/gm-to-take-1point6-billion-charge-related-to-ev-pullback.html