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#14.5 Currents: An Energy Updates — Discussing the Big Beautiful Bill with IER's Kenny Stein Links: Kenny Stein: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/about/kstein/ Summary of Key Provisions in The One Big Beautiful Bill Act: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/summary-of-key-provisions-in-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-act/ Don’t Fall for the Phase-Out Fallacy: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/dont-fall-for-the-phase-out-fallacy/

#14 Currents: An Energy Update (7/7/25-7/11/25) Links: The Energy Vibe Shift Is Real: https://energybadboys.substack.com/p/the-energy-vibe-shift-is-real Poll Shows That Americans Want Energy Abundance, Not Climate Catastrophism: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/poll-shows-that-americans-want-energy-abundance-not-climate-catastrophism/

#13 Currents: An Energy Update (6/23/25-6/27/25) Links: The Senate Finance Committee’s Reconciliation Draft Is a Step in the Wrong Direction: https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2025/06/the-senate-finance-committees-reconciliation-draft-is-a-step-in-the-wrong-direction/ Institute for Energy Research & C3 Solutions – Climate Change Superfund Act Webinar: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/institute-for-energy-research-c3-solutions-climate-change-superfund-act-webinar/

#125: Institute for Energy Research & C3 Solutions – Climate Change Superfund Act Webinar (6/17/25) Links: Video of Webinar: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/institute-for-energy-research-c3-solutions-climate-change-superfund-act-webinar/ New York State’s New Climate “Superfund Law”: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/new-york-states-new-climate-superfund-law/

#12 Currents: An Energy Update (6/16/25-6/20/25) Links: China Is Using Coal to Produce Liquid Fuels: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/china-is-using-coal-to-produce-liquid-fuels/

#11 Currents: An Energy Update (6/9/25-6/13/25) Links: WILL THE NEW NUCLEAR EXECUTIVE ORDERS JUMPSTART THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW NUCLEAR REACTORS?: https://mestes.substack.com/p/will-the-new-nuclear-executive-orders Wind and Solar Tax Credits are Destroying the Grid: https://www.independent.org/article/2025/01/28/wind-tax-credits-destroying-grid/

#10 Currents: An Energy Update (6/2/25-6/6/25) Supreme Court limits agency environmental reviews: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/29/supreme-court-limits-agency-environmental-reviews-00374122 United States and Saudi Arabia Engage in Energy and Critical Mineral Deals: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/united-states-and-saudi-arabia-engage-in-energy-and-critical-mineral-deals/

#9 Currents: An Energy Update (5/26/25-5/30/25) Links: Nuclear Conversion: https://robertbryce.substack.com/p/nuclearenergywinning

#124: Nick Loris and Josh Smith on full expensing (5/21/25) Links: Paper: https://www.c3solutions.org/policy-paper/full-expensing-is-pro-growth-pro-environment-policy/

#8 Currents: An Energy Update (5/19/25-5/23/25) Links: Ditch the Subsidies: Full Expensing Is the Smarter Path for Energy Abundance: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/ditch-the-subsidies-full-expensing-is-the-smarter-path-for-energy-abundance/ Mile High Marxist Bernie Sanders Proves There Is No Climate Emergency: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2025/05/15/mile_high_marxist_bernie_sanders_proves_there_is_no_climate_emergency_1110479.html

#7 Currents: An Energy Update (5/12/25-5/16/25) Links: Don’t Fall for the Phase-Out Fallacy: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/dont-fall-for-the-phase-out-fallacy/ OPEC+ to Increase Oil Production—Again: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/opec-to-increase-oil-production-again/

#6 Currents: An Energy Update (5/5/25-5/9/25) Links: What Caused Spain and Portugal’s Massive Power Outage?: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/what-caused-spain-and-portugals-massive-power-outage/ Save Our Cars: Repeal the California Waiver: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/save-our-cars-repeal-the-california-waiver/ U.S. and Ukraine announce signing of contentious minerals deal: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/30/ukraine-trump-minerals-deal-agreement/

#5 Currents: An Energy Update (4/28/25-5/2/25) Links: Why are Electricity Prices So High in Texas?: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-are-electricity-prices-so-high-in-texas-da40889b Save the Earthlings from Earth Day: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2025/04/18/save_the_earthlings_from_earth_day_1104748.html Revenue Estimates for Repealing the Clean Vehicle Tax Credits: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/revenue-estimates-for-repealing-the-clean-vehicle-tax-credits/

#123: Kenny Stein on climate legal battles and New York's Climate Superfund Act (4/23/25) Links: The New York Energy Tax Cash Grab: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/the-new-york-energy-tax-cash-grab/ North Dakota Jury Rules in Favor of the Dakota Access Pipeline: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/north-dakota-jury-rules-in-favor-of-the-dakota-access-pipeline/

#4 Currents: An Energy Update (4/21/25-4/25/25) Links: GAO seems to think more consultation and staff will resolve offshore wind issues: https://budsoffshoreenergy.com/2025/04/16/gao-seems-to-think-more-consultation-and-staff-will-resolve-offshore-wind-issues/ China Imposes Export Controls on Rare Earth Minerals: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/china-imposes-export-controls-on-rare-earth-minerals/ Destroying endangered species' habitat wouldn't count as 'harm' under proposed Trump rule: https://www.npr.org/2025/04/17/nx-s1-5366814/endangered-species-act-change-harm-trump-rule Why Nuclear Energy Developers Are Suing Federal Regulators: https://reason.com/2025/04/15/why-nuclear-energy-developers-are-suing-federal-regulators/

#3 Currents: An Energy Update (4/14/24-4/18/24) Links: Will Flying Be Only for the Privileged Few?: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/will-flying-be-only-for-the-privileged-few/ More than 2,600 US Energy Dept staffers accept second offer to resign, sources say: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/more-than-2600-us-energy-dept-staffers-accept-second-offer-resign-sources-say-2025-04-10/ Trump Signs Executive Order to Revive the Coal Industry: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/coal/trump-signs-executive-orders-to-revive-the-coal-industry/ Trump issues order to block state climate change policies: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/trump-issues-order-block-state-climate-change-policies-2025-04-09/

#2 Currents: An Energy Update (4/7/25-4/11/25) Links: Fueling the Conversation: Climate Lawfare Subverts the Will of the People: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/fueling-the-conversation-3/ Trump Announces Tariffs on Auto Imports and Their Parts — Effective April 3: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/trump-announces-tariffs-on-auto-imports-and-their-parts-effective-april-3/ White Paper points to carbon capture as potential data center solution: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/carbon-capture-possible-data-center-solution/743744/ Global coal power capacity inches up in 2024, data shows: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/global-coal-power-capacity-inches-up-2024-data-shows-2025-04-03/

#1 Currents: An Energy Update (3/31/25-4/4/25) Links: Why Energy and Environmental Policy Matters More Than You Think: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/why-energy-and-environmental-policy-matters-more-than-you-think/ We Don't Need the IRA to Meet Electricity Demand: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/we-dont-need-the-ira-to-meet-electricity-demand/ After Years of Pushing Net Zero Propaganda the International Energy Agency Suddenly Remembers What It's For: https://dailysceptic.org/2025/03/20/after-years-of-pushing-net-zero-propaganda-the-international-energy-agency-suddenly-remembers-what-its-for/ North Dakota Jury Rules in Favor of the Dakota Access Pipeline: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/north-dakota-jury-rules-in-favor-of-the-dakota-access-pipeline/ Supreme Court declines appeal from youths seeking to force action on climate crisis: https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/politics/climate-crisis-youths-supreme-court/index.html

#122 Caleb Jasso on Greenland, Ukraine, and global trade (3/25/25)

#121: Dr. Bruce Bunker on climate change (3/20/25) The Mythology of Global Warming: Climate Change Fiction VS. Scientific Facts https://www.amazon.com/Mythology-Global-Warming-Climate-Scientific/dp/1945181478