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The Unregulated Podcast #172: Fuel for Disruption

  • 03/07/24
  • AEA
  • Podcast
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:  
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EV Mandates Play To China's Plans For Global Domination

  • 03/05/24
  • IER
  • Blog
Western carmakers in the United States and Europe have been warning about the threat of Chinese rivals upending their markets. This threat exists because the politicians in these countries have forced automakers to go electric before they were financially and technically ready to do so. President Biden, who has elevated China’s dominant role in the renewable and EV energy markets through his push to reach unrealistic climate goals, called Chinese-made electric vehicles  a national...

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The Unregulated Podcast #171: Learn to Mine

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss shake-ups in the Senate, how the pending spending deal is shaping up, and what recent events in the 2024 presidential race mean for November. Later they are joined by Yaron Brook, Chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute, for a discussion on his recent work and the Biden administration's relationship with Israel. Links:
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China Building Factories In Mexico To Cash In On Biden's EV Mandates

  • 02/23/24
  • IER
  • Blog

BYD, China’s largest EV auto maker, which recently surpassed Tesla as the world’s biggest seller of electric vehicles, is reviewing potential locations for a plant  in Mexico that would allow it to bring its low-cost electric vehicles into the United States. Mexico offers close proximity to U.S. markets, relatively low labor costs and the opportunity to take advantage of low or zero tariffs on made-in-Mexico vehicles. Some of the locations BYD is considering are near the U.S. border. At...


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The Unregulated Podcast #170: Frustration. Anxiety. Discouragement.

  • 02/23/24
  • AEA
  • Podcast

Biden Slows, Not Reverses, Unpopular EV Mandates In Election Year Gimmick

  • 02/21/24
  • IER
  • Blog

In a concession to automakers and labor unions during an election year, the Biden administration plans to relax elements of its regulations to limit tailpipe emissions that are designed to get Americans to switch from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles.  Biden’s EPA is planning to give automakers more time to ramp up sales of electric vehicles. The revised regulations would not require a sharp increase in EV sales until after 2030 . The final rule is expected to be published by early...


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Qatar and Mexico Big Winners of Biden’s Attack on American LNG

  • 02/16/24
  • IER
  • Blog

The $2 billion conversion of Mexico’s Energia Costa Azul gas terminal into an LNG export facility will open a new, faster means for U.S. natural gas producers to access Asian gas markets, circumventing the Panama Canal. Costa Azul’s conversion is the first of several gas export projects proposed in Mexico, but President Joe Biden’s recent pause on LNG export approvals casts uncertainty over their timelines and development, as these ventures need Energy Department authorization to ship...


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The Unregulated Podcast #169: This Is Gratuitous

  • 02/16/24
  • AEA
  • Podcast

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna go over the recent shake-ups at FERC brought on, in part, by the FOIA requests made by the Institute for Energy Research, and other energy stories in the headlines. Later, Ryan Walters, the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Oklahoma, joins the show for a discussion on the state of American education.

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House Rightly Reverses President Biden’s Harmful Ban on U.S. LNG Facilities

WASHINGTON DC (02/15/2024) – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7176, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024 by a vote of 224 – 200. This bill, introduced by Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), reverses President Biden’s ban on approvals of exports of liquified natural gas (LNG). Increased U.S. exports reduce global emissions, restore U.S. reliability as an energy supplier to our allies, and lower energy prices for American consumers.

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Key Vote YES on H.R. 7176

  • 02/15/24
  • AEA
  • Scorecard

The American Energy Alliance supports H.R. 7176, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024, which would remove restrictions on approvals of exports of liquified natural gas.

The restrictions targeted for repeal by H.R. 7176 are antiquated procedures left over from the days of energy scarcity. Fears that the United States was running out of natural gas prompted special approval requirements for any exports. This is not the world we live in today. Domestic natural gas production has...


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