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#180: May Their Solo Cups Overfloweth (5/3/24) Links: MTG Presses Forward Source: Just the News https://justthenews.com/government/congress/democrats-chosen-speaker-mtg-signals-she-will-advance-bid-oust-speaker-johnson Pete Stauber had a good week. Source: Strauber Press Releases https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/stauber-legislation-restore-energy-production-alaskas-north-slope-passes-house https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-passes-staubers-legislation-overturn-bidens-mining-withdrawal-superior Peltola Votes Present https://www.eenews.net/articles/house-oks-peltolas-drilling-bill-after-she-abandons-it/ Source: E&E News Posey: The Fix is In https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/26/florida-bill-posey-retirement-00154658#:~:text=He%20first%20won%20his%20deep%2Dred%20seat%20in%202008.&text=TALLAHASSEE%2C%20Florida%20%E2%80%94%20Rep.%20Bill,to%20run%20for%20another%20term Source: Politico G7 to Coal: See Ya. Or not. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/g7-ministers-agree-coal-plants-shutdown-by-2030-2035-uk-says-2024-04-29/ Source: Reuters Tesla Axes Most of Supercharger Team https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/tesla-axes-most-supercharger-team-blow-other-automakers https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-30/tesla-axes-supercharger-team-in-blow-to-other-automakers Source: Bloomberg Former Nine Inch Nails drummer to teach at University of Michigan https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2024/05/former-nine-inch-nails-drummer-to-teach-at-university-of-michigan.html Source: MLive

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the recently passed foreign aid bill, updates on the unfolding presidential contest, and everything else that has Mike heating up. Links: Biden Attacks the Oil and Gas Industry, Removing Public Lands from Development https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/biden-attacks-the-oil-and-gas-industry-removing-public-lands-from-development-raising-production-costs-and-cutting-back-on-land-offered-at-auction/ Biden Administration Finalizes Power Plant Rule https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/biden-administration-finalizes-power-plant-rule/ Stay Connected With The Show: Follow The Unregulated Podcast on X (Formerly Twitter) https://twitter.com/TheUnregPodcast Follow Tom on X (Formerly Twitter) https://twitter.com/TomJPyle Follow Mike on X (Formerly Twitter) https://twitter.com/mikemckenna3?lang=en Sign up for the Unregulated Email Newsletter https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/the-unregulated-podcast/ Support the show https://secure.anedot.com/6d8d68c3-3f3c-4ffe-835c-0af14cce0895/c75bcffed88b6e14ca092

#178: Fossil Fools (4/19/24) Links: Marion Barry Source: Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/from-the-archives-jurors-view-videotape-of-barry-drug-arrest/2014/11/23/8e0702e8-732b-11e4-a5b2-e1217af6b33d_story.html Climate Emergency https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/politics/white-house-renews-internal-talks-on-invoking-climate-emergency/ar-BB1lOB3p Source: Bloomberg Voter Integrity CA Sues Huntington Beach Over Voter ID https://www.ocregister.com/2024/04/15/california-sues-huntington-beach-over-voter-id-measure/ Source: Orange County Register

#177: Money Out The Door (4/11/24) Links: Energy Tax Subsidies Could Top $1.8 Trillion https://www.cato.org/blog/energy-subsidies-tax-code-could-top-18-trillion Pot, Meet Kettle. Yellen Waves Finger at China for Subsidies, Industrial Policy https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trader-guide-chinese-stocks-spotlight-004128755.html Source: Bloomberg Walking Around Money https://www.eenews.net/articles/us-starts-green-bank-to-finance-community-climate-projects/ Source: E&E News 6 Billion for Chips. Seriously? https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/08/biden-funding-taiwan-chipmaker-arizona-00150991 Source: Politico EVs Not a Good Look https://electrek.co/2024/04/04/canoo-spent-twice-its-annual-revenue-on-its-ceos-private-jets-last-year/ Source: Electrek EVs Not a Good Look https://electrek.co/2024/04/04/canoo-spent-twice-its-annual-revenue-on-its-ceos-private-jets-last-year/ Source: Electrek

#176: Biden's Bugaboo Boogaloo (4/4/24) Links: EIA says electricity generation increased 9.1% year over year. https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/update/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=EIAsocial&utm_id=Amplification Source: EIA No Oil and Gas Ban in Colorado https://coloradosun.com/2024/03/29/colorado-drilling-ban-rejected-legislature-senate/ Source: Colorado Sun Shell Revises its Climate Goals https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Shell-Oil-Revises-its-Climate-Goals.html?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=tw_repost Source: Oil Price EVs No EVs on a Dead Planet https://www.carscoops.com/2024/04/climate-protestors-thrown-out-of-new-york-auto-show-oiling-ford-f-150-lightning/ Source: CarScoops Zycher Op-Ed on EPA Tailpipe Rule “Based on this flawed mode of analysis, we could get even greater benefits from savings on fuel if we banned all cars and went back to horse-drawn stage coaches and carts.” https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4564253-bidens-epa-can-justify-his-new-ev-rules-only-by-cheating/ Source: The Hill EVs could overtake petrol cars in Norway by end of 2024 Will Ferrell Commercial: https://youtu.be/y4U5nit_WkY?si=XOTumJ-BhWXrfgGW GM: 30 new EVs by 2025 https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/evs-could-overtake-petrol-cars-norway-by-end-2024-2024-04-02/ Source: Reuters Wizards/Caps are Staying Put https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/talks-luring-nhls-washington-capitals-nbas-washington-wizards-108566266 Source: ABC News

#175: The Last American (3/27/24) by American Energy Alliance

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#173: More Barbie than Oppenheimer (3/18/24) by American Energy Alliance

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the fallout of Super Tuesday and take bets on which will have a runner long time: this episode, or Biden's State of the Union address. Links: Kerpen Tweet: https://x.com/kerpen/status/1765420682270093820?s=20 Haley Out https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/06/politics/nikki-haley-2024-presidential-race/index.html Source: CNN McConnell “enthusiastically” endorses Trump Source: Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/03/06/mcconnell-trump-endorse-2024/ A Carbon Tax is Back on the Table https://heatmap.news/economy/carbon-tax-2025 Source: Heatmap Ford doubles factory production of F-150 Hybrid. This article is just weird. https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-jones-03-04-2024/card/ford-to-double-factory-production-of-f-150-hybrid-trucks-KpAItdOQJedHt4PZOhKa Volkswagen lawsuit: Cargo ship goes boom. https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/05/volkswagen-hit-2-lawsuits-porsche-ev-battery-triggered-massive-2022-fire-sank-cargo-ship-thousands-cars/ What is a Dorito? https://www.doritos.com/about-us#:~:text=DORITOS%C2%AE%20isn't%20just,those%20who%20are%20boldly%20themselves.

#171: Learn to Mine (3/1/24) Links: UAW Spanish VP/Minister or Labor meeting with Acting Secretary of Labor Source: DOL Newsroom: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ilab/ilab20240227 Republican Cripple. Here is a new twist: Republicans would cripple the IRS by forcing its workers back into the office: https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/4483932-republicans-would-cripple-the-irs-by-forcing-its-workers-back-into-the-office/ Nikki Haley: Captain Obvious https://www.axios.com/2024/02/28/nikki-haley-trump-2024-elections?utm_campaign=editorial&utm_content=politics&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter EVs Chris Issak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoRD2y28VL4 South of the Border Source: National Review https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/electric-vehicles-south-of-the-border/ Hawley Wants Tariff on Chinese EVs https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-introduces-new-bill-raise-tariffs-chinese-evs-protect-american-autoworkers Source: Senator Hawley Press Release Mike's column: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/28/fighting-chinese-communists-and-american-elected-o/ Things go from bad to worse for Chris Farley’s cousin https://electrek.co/2024/02/26/ford-stops-2024-f-150-lightning-shipments-trucks-pile-up/ Source: Electrek Apple cancels EV vanity project: https://www.npr.org/2024/02/27/1234315814/apple-cancels-electric-car Source: NPR Newsom: Minimum Wage Source: Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-28/panera-bread-exempt-from-california-s-minimum-wage-increase-for-fast-food-worker?embedded-checkout=true Put the Reporters to Work in the Mines https://x.com/mualphaxi/status/1761386185916600385?s=20

#170: Frustration. Anxiety. Discouragement. (2/23/24) Links: Trump Fatigue: The Struggle is Real Source: NY Times https://archive.is/6qIjL Foreign Policy Apologists Source: Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-foreign-policy-2-0-fewer-allies-less-trade-more-loyalists-ac2429d0 Union accuses Sierra Club of plotting to fire strikers Source: The New Republic https://newrepublic.com/article/179048/union-accuses-sierra-club-fire-strikers-jealous?email=467cb6399cb7df64551775e431052b43a775c749&emaila=12a6d4d069cd56cfddaa391c24eb7042&emailb=054528e7403871c79f668e49dd3c44b1ec00c7f611bf9388f76bb2324d6ca5f3&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=02.16.24%20%E2%80%94%20Energy%20%26%20Environment%20%E2%80%94%20RF Qatar taking advantage of the U.S. Pause Source: Bloomberg https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/qatar-will-announce-more-lng-deals-with-european-and-asian-firms-1.2036442 Germany wind Source: Reuters https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/german-wind-reliant-power-firms-brace-annual-dunkelflaute-2024-02-21/ New Soros Source: The Daily Caller https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/17/hansjorg-wyss-climate-power-television-ads-electric-vehicles-biden/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=thedcenergy IRA provisions could cost double with new emissions rule Source: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget https://www.crfb.org/blogs/ira-energy-provisions-cost-could-double-new-emissions-rule Blanchard Warns of Fiscal Crisis in US after soaring borrowing Source: Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-20/blanchard-warns-of-fiscal-crisis-in-us-after-soaring-borrowing

#169: This Is Gratuitous (2/16/24) Links: Clements out at FERC https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/11/energy-regulator-biden-00140774 EPA Hiring Spree Source: E&E News https://www.eenews.net/articles/epa-targets-400-hires-for-climate-infrastructure-laws-in-2024/?utm_source=Daily%20on%20Energy%20020824%20a_02/08/2024&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Daily%20on%20Energy&rid=208425&env=75783204703e7c9e03f4701cfc0db86be85375d453aa2b2102e4618ad61e6d29 Residential Solar Confronts a Critical Year Source: WSJ https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/rooftop-solar-industry-companies-business-4723163f?mod=itp_wsj Can the U.S. Break China’s Grip on Solar? Source: WSJ https://www.wsj.com/business/can-the-u-s-break-chinas-grip-on-solar-18837af6 Siemens Tells the Truth Source: Telegraph UK https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/01/21/energy-bills-must-rise-pay-for-net-zero-siemens/ Total https://www.ft.com/content/5a76f345-5e28-4f72-9246-6569c4ffe3d9 More plastic, not less… https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2024-02-13/plastic-bag-ban-loopholes-essential-california So, of course, the liberal response is.. https://www.plasticstoday.com/legislation-regulations/california-legislators-want-to-ban-plastic-bags-period- Biden is on Tik Tok https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/12/tiktok-biden-campaign-washington-00141058

#168: You Know Who You Are (2/9/24) Donate to AEA: https://secure.anedot.com/6d8d68c3-3f3c-4ffe-835c-0af14cce0895/c75bcffed88b6e14ca092 Links: Reuters: Ford slows EVs, sends a truckload of cash to investors: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-offer-regular-supplemental-dividend-2024-02-06/ Fox Business: Biden's latest climate rules crack down on manufacturing, ignoring industry warnings of economic devastation: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bidens-latest-climate-rules-crack-down-manufacturing-ignoring-industry-warnings-economic-devastation OilPrice.com: China was responsible for 96 percent of coal plants constructed in 2023: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/China-Was-Responsible-for-96-of-Coal-Plants-Constructed-in-2023.html TPPF Greg Sindelar: https://www.texaspolicy.com/about/staff/greg-sindelar/

#167: The Full Yang (2/2/24) Donate to AEA: https://secure.anedot.com/6d8d68c3-3f3c-4ffe-835c-0af14cce0895/c75bcffed88b6e14ca092 Links: The World is Transitioning to American Oil from Saudi Crude Source: Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-01-30/big-oil-the-world-is-transitioning-to-american-crude-from-saudi-output?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter?sref=1pnqJ0TR Another Difficult Year for Europe’s Transition Source: Oil Price https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Renewable-Energy/Another-Difficult-Year-for-Europes-Transition.html State Department reviewing options for possible recognition of Palestinian state Source: Axios https://www.axios.com/2024/01/31/palestine-statehood-biden-israel-gaza-war Amid Pressure to Visit, Biden to Head to East Palestine One Year After Train Derailment Source: CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/31/politics/biden-east-palestine-visit/index.html Sotomayor “tired” from demanding SCOTUS workload. “I live in frustration” Source: New York Post https://nypost.com/2024/01/30/news/sotomayor-tired-from-demanding-scotus-workload-i-live-in-frustration/

#166: Forward Down the Field (1/26/24) Donate to AEA: https://secure.anedot.com/6d8d68c3-3f3c-4ffe-835c-0af14cce0895/c75bcffed88b6e14ca092 Links: RIP LNG? Source: Fox News https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-reportedly-jams-brakes-massive-energy-projects-climate-impacts More common sense from Toyota Source: Carscoops https://www.carscoops.com/2024/01/toyota-chief-believes-evs-can-only-capture-30-of-future-auto-market/ More Dealerships sign on to the Biden letter. Source: The Center Square https://www.thecentersquare.com/pennsylvania/article_2e57381c-b94f-11ee-bc2b-93ffaebbc4dd.html On You Tube, Climate Denialism Takes a Turn Source: NBC News ​​https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/youtube-climate-denialism-takes-turn-rcna133651 Davos: Bad Hotels, Not Enough Wine Source: WSJ https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/bad-hotels-and-not-enough-wine-a-week-with-billionaires-1634c75c?mod=hp_trending_now_article_pos2 The Doctor is In, But the Patient is Out of State Source: WSJ Opinion https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-doctor-is-in-but-the-patient-is-out-of-state-new-jersey-lawsuit-telehealth-specialty-2a197f2d?st=66xb57fuue8jrf0 Anger Management Therapist Accused of Murder Source: NY Post https://nypost.com/2024/01/22/news/anger-management-therapist-charged-with-murdering-man-found-in-his-car-trunk/

#165: Like Father, Like Daughter (1/19/24) Donate to AEA: https://secure.anedot.com/6d8d68c3-3f3c-4ffe-835c-0af14cce0895/c75bcffed88b6e14ca092 Show notes: McKenna appears on Rush to Reason KLZ Denver: https://soundcloud.com/rushtoreason/hr2-rush-to-reason-january-16 It’s cold out there. I feel bad for all those Tesla owners in Chicago. Source: Autoevolution https://www.autoevolution.com/news/the-arctic-cold-that-hit-the-chicago-area-turned-teslas-into-a-bunch-of-dead-robots-227783.html Prayers go out to the two Navy Seals missing. Source: Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/2-navy-seals-missing-somalia-after-rescue-ends-tragically-reports-2024-1?op=1 Six precincts that help explain success of Trump and DeSantis in 2024 Iowa Caucuses Source: Des Moines Register https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/01/17/2024-republican-iowa-caucus-results-explained-with-6-key-precincts/72245358007/ Special K Calling it Quits Source: MRC TV https://mrctv.org/blog/p-gardner-goldsmith/sadness-redounds-john-kerry-resign-climate-czar-post King Coal https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/global-coal-exports-power-generation-hit-new-highs-2023-2024-01-18/ Will you look at that, the market works. Source: New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/business/hybrid-cars-electric-vehicles.html NREL Bans Electric Scooters https://www.mrctv.org/blog/p-gardner-goldsmith/irony-one-us-governments-ev-promoters-just-banned-e-bikes-scooters The Stunning Collapse of the Philadelphia Eagles Source: WSJ https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/philadelphia-eagles-nfl-nick-sirianni-a4fb9270

#164: I See His Vigor (1/12/24) Donate to AEA: https://secure.anedot.com/6d8d68c3-3f3c-4ffe-835c-0af14cce0895/c75bcffed88b6e14ca092 California Budget Woes Source: LA Times https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-10/california-gavin-newsom-budget-2024-deficit Otani Tax Source: NBC Los Angeles https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/california-controller-tax-code-change-shohei-ohtani-dodgers-contract/3307527/ Student Loans / FASA Source: Politico https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/05/education-department-student-borrowers-billing-errors-00134009 DOE Jigar / Business Source: Free Beacon https://freebeacon.com/energy/bidens-energy-loan-czar-was-a-major-investor-in-a-near-bankrupt-energy-company-that-company-is-set-to-receive-a-1-5-billion-from-his-office/ Hertz, Don’t It… Source: Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-11/hertz-to-sell-20-000-evs-in-shift-back-to-gas-powered-cars Fake News is Number One Threat to the Davos Crowd Source: Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-10/fake-news-danger-becomes-top-davos-worry-in-year-of-elections Trudeau: How Justin Trudeau Lost His Grip Source: Politico https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/10/justin-trudeau-election-politics-00134525

#163: A Feature, Not a Bug (1/8/24)

#162: 2024 Predictions (12/29/23) Donate to AEA: https://secure.anedot.com/6d8d68c3-3f3c-4ffe-835c-0af14cce0895/c75bcffed88b6e14ca092

Donate to AEA: https://secure.anedot.com/6d8d68c3-3f3c-4ffe-835c-0af14cce0895/c75bcffed88b6e14ca092 Links: The Race for The Presidency Sununu/Haley https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/opinion/columns/2023/12/16/commentary-why-nh-gov-sununus-endorsement-of-nikki-haley-matters/71923478007/ Jeff Roe Backs Down From Never Back Down https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/12/17/gop-consultant-jeff-roe-resigns-from-pro-desantis-never-back-down-pac/71950745007/ Germany Will Deploy Troops for the First Time Since World War II Source: Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/germany-will-deploy-troops-first-time-since-world-war-ii-1853409 Germany to Cut Green Spending to Meet Budget Rules Source: BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-6770922 Hunter is going to court. https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4366878-court-date-set-for-hunter-biden-california-tax-charges-case/ Tribute to Myron Ebell https://www.eenews.net/articles/loud-and-proud-climate-change-denier-hangs-it-up/ Source: E&E News Audi Pulls Back https://electrek.co/2023/12/19/audi-puts-big-ev-push-on-the-back-burner/ Source: Electrek GM Layoffs https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/15/gm-announces-layoffs-ev-factories/ Source: Washington Times Bye, Bye, Camaro https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/12/the-last-chevy-camaro-has-been-built/ Source: GMAuthority.com