As negotiations continue on a year-end government funding bill as well as a new round of coronavirus relief spending, bad energy policy is looking to hitch a ride. The zombie Manchin-Murkowski energy bill, which we call the American Energy Bureaucracy Act, has staggered back into the picture. In the fall, the bill got even worse after an agreement was reached to enrich big corporations at the expense of small businesses and individual consumers. A marriage of corporate bootleggers and green...

On this episode of Unregulated Tom & Mike discuss the growing list of Biden cabinet picks and the rampant corruption of the California Public Utilities Commission.

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• Sonrkin and Santelli debate restaurant restrictions

• Mike's latest columns

• Percent Share of US EV Sales By State

• California was the largest net electricity importer of any state in 2019

On this episode of Unregulated Tom & Mike discuss the merits of civil disobedience in the age of lockdowns and dive into Biden's picks for his potential cabinet. Plus, the duo weigh in on president Obama's latest memoir.

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• 'A new, better Supreme Court makes its debut in New York pandemic case' column

• Mike's latest columns

• The Biden Energy Plan Is Like California’s—But Worse

• More analysis of Joe Biden's energy plans

• Follow Roger Pielke Jr. on...

Georgians can slam the door on the left’s attempt to fundamentally transform our Republic.

WASHINGTON DC (December 1, 2020) – The American Energy Alliance (AEA), the country’s premier pro-consumer, pro-taxpayer, and free-market energy organization, has endorsed Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler for U.S. Senate in Georgia’s runoff election on January 5, 2021.

Drawing from its American Energy Scorecard, AEA highlighted Sen. Perdue’s 92% energy voting record and...

If domestic sources of critical minerals are off the table, AEA questions how the enviros expect their green dreams to come true.

WASHINGTON DC (November 25, 2020) – The American Energy Alliance (AEA), the country’s premier pro-consumer, pro-taxpayer, and free-market energy organization, responded to the news that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has denied a critical permit, and the jobs that would come with it, for the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska.

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On this episode of Unregulated Tom & Mike discuss what a Biden administration will mean for the prospects of a national carbon tax, and the important role the Georgia runoff election will play in shaping the next four years of American politics.

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• 'For distracted Republicans, it's time to refocus on Georgia Senate races' column

• Mike's latest columns

• More about Biden's association with carbon taxes

On this episode of Unregulated Tom & Mike discuss how the transition process is unfolding and give some retrospective analysis on what happened in the election. Plus they weigh in on what they think the beginning of a Biden administration will look like in a COVID-19 dominated world and the latest episodes of lockdown hypocrisy.

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• 'RNC should not rubber-stamp Trump's pick of Ronna McDaniel as chairwoman' column

• Mike's latest columns

• Big Green, Inc. database...

On this episode of Unregulated Tom & Mike discuss what last week's election means for the country, the media, and America's energy producers. They also talk about what the Trump administration's best next moves are.

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• AEA's 2020 election hub

• Mike's latest columns

• Michelle Obama's tweet for 'reconciliation'

• 'Winners and Losers in the 2020 Election' column

As of Thursday, presidential election results are still being tabulated.  Former vice president Biden has a slight edge, but final results will depend on tallies in Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Georgia.  Elsewhere, however, there is a clear picture coming from the 2020 election: the blue progressive wave meant to sweep to power and remake energy markets did not appear.  Affordable, reliable energy remains a vote winner, with voters recoiling at the ambitious progressive energy and climate...

Results prove that voters reject incumbents and candidates seeking to dismantle newfound American energy independence.

WASHINGTON DC (November 4, 2020) – The American Energy Alliance (AEA), the country’s premier pro-consumer, pro-taxpayer, and free-market energy organization, has released a statement in reaction to yesterday's election results. While the final outcome of the presidential election remains unresolved, there were clear winners and losers in last night’s...