The Unregulated Podcast

#192: Meritocracy and Freedom (7/25/24) by American Energy Alliance

#191: Hey Joe, How Are You Doing? (7/19/24) by American Energy Alliance

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the latest woes of Team Biden, America's out of control spending, the fading EV fad, and commemorate the passing of the great James Inhofe. Links: • Biden "unravels" https://x.com/RNCResearch/status/1811396530655338801 • Clooney/ Obama https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/opinion/joe-biden-democratic-nominee.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6E0.XR8n.xZVpLSYCHK8W&smid=url-share • Senator Peter Welch (R-Vermont) https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/10/welch-biden-withdraw/ • Coconut Tree https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1811552163811721294 • Tweet of the Week https://x.com/SteveKrak/status/1811055980634886619

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna cover the fallout from Biden's disastrous debate, SCOTUS correcting Chevron Deference, and more bombastic stories from a busy week in Washington. Links: • Trump v. U.S.: https://www.npr.org/2024/07/01/nx-s1-5002157/supreme-court-trump-immunity • Fischer v U.S. (J6 Defendants): https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/06/justices-rule-for-jan-6-defendant/ • Courts Pause the Pause: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/07/01/liquefied-natural-gas-exports-court-ruling/ • BoJo Speech Glasgow: https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/ifDLpcAc6BIqPYEmd5LImT4fq6itt3X6qqkucEy39qSJpQBwLVp0slsSjh1lN1yZn2rr9JJNIpItIOn2K_TwwexLof8?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=246.35 • Mercedes Walking Back All-EV Position: https://www.thedrive.com/news/mercedes-is-walking-back-its-all-ev-future-to-invest-in-high-tech-combustion • US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan: apnews.com/article/olympics-ai…3fe61ad4febaff0ebb9 • Shell Pulling Back on Biofuels Refinery: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/shell-pause-construction-dutch-biofuels-facility-2024-07-02/ • Big Tech: Wind and Solar for thee, but not for me: https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/tech-industry-wants-to-lock-up-nuclear-power-for-ai-6cb75316 • Update on the Gaza Pier: https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2024/06/30/us-removes-gaza-aid-pier-again-due-to-weather-and-may-not-reinstall-it/ • TSC: RIP DEI: https://ir.tractorsupply.com/newsroom/news-releases/news-releases-details/2024/Tractor-Supply-Company-Statement/default.aspx

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the first 2024 presidential debate, results from some recent high profile primary contests, the issues shaping the 2024 election, the latest SCOTUS rulings, and more. Links: • Trump Ad: https://x.com/RNCResearch/status/1806305782494888112 • As an American…: https://x.com/thomashawk/status/1805219566945009950?s=12&t=a-7C8pWh0d6aHfECQMnMDw • 225 Ways Biden and company have made it harder to produce energy in America: https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2024/06/225-ways-biden-and-the-democrats-have-made-it-harder-to-produce-oil-gas/ • BP: Back to Petroleum: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/bp-halts-hiring-slows-renewables-roll-out-win-over-investors-2024-06-27/ • We’ve been heating and cooling the planet. Now What?: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/06/25/climate-aerosols-shipping-global-cooling/ • US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan: https://apnews.com/article/olympics-air-conditioning-paris-0f753df91956f3fe61ad4febaff0ebb9 • Danish Cow and Pig Carbon Tax: https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/141514/gassy-cows-carbon-tax-denmark • Koonin: Climate Fatigue: https://x.com/SquawkCNBC/status/1803840034241392850

#187: Cheap Fakes (6/21/24) Links: Graves Out https://www.eenews.net/articles/garret-graves-calls-it-quits-but-only-for-now/ Source: E&E News Is Good Good? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/20/us/politics/bob-good-virginia-primary.html Source: NY Times $2 Trillion in Red Ink https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/06/18/congress/deficit-swells-00163931 Source: Politico Putin Hearts Kim https://apnews.com/article/vladimir-putin-kim-jong-un-russia-north-korea-summit-ukraine-a6b8d2c12de7ee2ab6716d4747c9850e Source: AP News “Sticking Point” to Net Zero https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/fossil-fuel-use-emissions-hit-records-2023-report-says-2024-06-19/ Source: Reuters Better, Cheaper, Faster, Cleaner https://www.woodmac.com/news/opinion/lower-48-efficiencies/ Source: Wood MacKenzie https://www.carscoops.com/2024/06/new-study-finds-46-of-ev-buyers-in-the-us-want-to-go-back-to-ice/ Source: CarScoops Barra: Gas Powered Lineup https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2024/06/04/gms-barra-eases-stance-all-ev-lineup-2035/73972096007/ Source: Detroit Free Press Bordoff: Greens Love China Source: Foreign Affairs https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/green-peace-climate-change-geopolitics?utm_medium=social Exxon Sued ESG https://www.bgov.com/next/news/SFDFQ0T0AFB4 Source: Bloomberg Law What they’re learning in college these days… https://x.com/_jay_turner/status/1803078129008685311 Elon Musk / Regulation Cato event https://x.com/CatoInstitute/status/1800994273258606932 Climate Change Threatens Democracy https://thepublicsradio.org/environment/national-security-experts-warn-that-extreme-weather-threatens-elections-this-year/ Source: NPR Tweet of the Week: https://x.com/bagshaw2112/status/1802602732362006711

#186: 8-1-1 (6/13/24) Links: Hunter Guilty https://www.nj.com/news/2024/06/hunter-biden-convicted-on-all-3-felony-counts.html Source: NJ.com Trump Tips His Hand on Tips https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/10/trump-taxes-on-tips-nevada.html Source: CNBC Housing https://x.com/RNCResearch/status/1798799500070539507 Kamala’s Response: Second Term https://x.com/RNCResearch/status/1800176347119042943 The Post at a Crossroads https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/06/10/washington-post-jeff-bezos-william-lewis/ EU in a Tailspin Clip: https://youtu.be/RwEld1kA5Eo?si=yUu74WFeyZslnHet https://apnews.com/article/eu-election-results-european-parliament-acd0ceef91d198cf5e9ee695f394b28c Source: AP The Great Green Rout (Ursula) https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyens-secret-climate-crusade/ Source: Politico Pro Meanwhile…Fossil Fools Clip: https://x.com/jamieclimate/status/1798406257952555093 Steve Hayward is upset with Facebook https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/06/facebook-censoring-climate-dissent-again.php Source: Powerline Blog New Refinery: I thought we were ending fossil fuels? https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/houston-new-refinery-19506695.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral Source: Houston Chronicle Y’All Street: Citadel / BlackRock https://x.com/SquawkCNBC/status/1798774557417066691 Source: CNBC Tweet of the Week: https://x.com/DavidBahnsen/status/1799049541158908224 David Bahnsen, The Bahnsen Group

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the trump trial, the impending incompetence crisis, immigration issues, and the latest updates on global energy issues. Links: • “Historian” Doug Brinkley https://x.com/CBSSunday/status/1797274505125015632 • Immigration Flashback https://x.com/RNCResearch/status/1798058161565540784 • Comrade Xi https://www.nea.gov.cn/2024-06/01/c_1310776840.htm • Solar Power: Joshua Tree Killer https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-05-31/solar-project-to-destroy-thousands-of-joshua-trees • Solar Power: Joshua Tree Killer https://x.com/Fritschner/status/1797676933905551858

#184: Are You For Real? (5/31/24) Links: Inside the Rockefeller Clan’s Intensifying Feud with Exxon https://www.wsj.com/science/environment/rockefeller-exxon-feud-ed816647?st=uqpr2307w5erzav&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink Source: Wall Street Journal China Tariffs https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/business/biden-evs.html Source: NY Times Another Roadblock to the EV Transition: Personal Politics https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/another-roadblock-to-the-ev-transition-personal-politics-ab4e311b?mod=hp_lead_pos5 Source: Wall Street Journal Auto Parts Suppliers fear a crash with shift to EVs’ https://rollcall.com/2024/05/29/auto-parts-suppliers-fear-a-crash-with-shift-to-evs/ Source: Roll Call Harvard Follow Up https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/28/business/harvard-core-function/index.html Source: CNN NYU Gallatin School https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1795234696655159318 Gaza Pier: Metaphor for Entire Biden Foreign Policy https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13468893/Bidens-bungled-320-million-Gaza-pier-Claims-sinking-troops-getting-injured-running-beach-floating-dock-meant-streamline-aid-Palestinians-turns-chaos.html Source: Daily Mail Realtors Exiting in Droves https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/real-estate-agents-are-fleeing-the-field-is-that-good-for-homebuyers/ar-BB1nc8lW Honk if you’re speeding… https://jalopnik.com/california-passes-bill-requiring-new-cars-to-beep-at-yo-1851497144 Source: Jalopnik Tweet of the Week: Omar https://x.com/SonofHas/status/1795132536940560758

#183: A Bronx Tale (5/24/24) Links: Haley Voting for Trump https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/23/politics/nikki-haley-donald-trump-analysis/index.html Source: CNN Greater Idaho https://nypost.com/2024/05/22/us-news/13th-conservative-oregon-county-votes-to-secede-and-join-greater-idaho/ Source: NY Post Harvard Corporation Rejects 13 over Faculty recommendation Harvard Corporation Rejects FAS Effort to Let 13 Pro-Palestine Student Protesters Graduate | News | The Harvard Crimson (thecrimson.com) Source: Harvard Crimson Stop Copper Thieves, Improve Traffic Safety at the Same Time https://jalopnik.com/oakland-thwarts-copper-thieves-with-novel-stop-sign-tec-1851491153 Source: Jalopnik More than half of Americans think the U.S. is in a recession. It's not. https://www.axios.com/2024/05/23/us-recession-economic-data-poll Source: Axios Red Lobster Bankrupt https://slate.com/life/2024/05/red-lobster-restaurant-closing-bankrupt-endless-shrimp.html Source: Slate Ford Backs Car Rule in Court https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/automakers-back-key-parts-new-us-epa-vehicle-emissions-rules-2024-05-20/ Source: Reuters VW Abandons Ship https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-16/volkswagen-walks-back-ev-or-bust-strategy-that-rankled-rivals?embedded-checkout=true Source: Bloomberg Embrace Chinese EVs (that only took a few days…) On Tariffs and the EV Transition – Energy Institute Blog (wordpress.com) Source: Energy Institute

#182: Romney Being Romney (5/17/24) Links: Alsobrooks beats Trone https://www.npr.org/2024/05/14/1251470402/maryland-senate-race-hogan-alsobrooks-trone Source: NPR David Trone and the History of Candidates Lighting their Money on Fire https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/15/senate-trone-funding/ Source: Washington Post Biden Hits Chinese Electric Vehicles, Chips and Other Goods With Higher Tariffs https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/us/politics/biden-china-tariffs.html Source: NY Times Romney: Biden Should have pardoned Trump Source: MSNBC https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/rcna152420 IER/Rig Zone https://www.rigzone.com/news/how_much_oil_and_gas_does_the_usa_have-16-may-2024-176766-article/ R&D Energy/Climate Poll: Trembath Tweet: EVs "The Biden administration’s proposed tailpipe regulations that would 'require auto companies to sell more electric vehicles after 2030' is one of the worst performing ideas in the entire poll." Source: https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/the-partisan-chasm-on-energy-policies EIA EV sales lower. https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=62063 Tweet of the week: https://x.com/Brooks_Gate/status/1790389822302965799

#181: That Was 34 Years Ago! (5/9/24) by American Energy Alliance

#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