Last month the American Energy Alliance released its 2020 American Energy Scorecard results for the House of Representatives.  The AEA scorecard scores voting and co-sponsorship decisions on legislation affecting energy and environmental policy, educating voters on how their representatives vote and holding members accountable for those decisions.  

The scorecard is guided by principles such as: 

• Promoting affordable, abundant, and reliable energy
• Expanding economic opportunity and...

Last month the American Energy Alliance released its 2020 American Energy Scorecard results for the House of Representatives.  The AEA scorecard scores voting and co-sponsorship decisions on legislation affecting energy and environmental policy, educating voters on how their representatives vote and holding members accountable for those decisions.  

The scorecard is guided by principles such as: 

• Promoting affordable, abundant, and reliable energy
• Expanding economic opportunity and...

Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden’s “Clean Energy Standard” is a push to get what Biden and his running mate Senator Kamala Harris think are non-carbon sources onto the nation’s electricity system. While Biden’s plan considers existing nuclear and hydroelectric power as OK, the push is to remove the 63 percent of generation that comes from coal, oil, and natural gas by 2035—just 14 years from their entering office, if elected. But, what they do not tell you is that...

On this episode of Unregulated Tom & Mike give their latest election updates and dive into what the ongoing Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett mean for the election and the future of the filibuster. Finishing up, the duo weigh in on what they think a term of Biden would do to America's energy producers.

Links:

• AEA's 2020 election hub

• Biden's agenda more aggressive than California's

“The American people know Joe Biden will not ban fracking,” Harris said at the debate with Vice President Pence on October 7. “That is a fact. That is a fact.”

Biden indicated that he would ban new hydraulic fracturing in his debate with Bernie Sanders in March 2020, although he would not admit to the ban plan when campaigning in Pennsylvania this summer. Also, in September 2019 during a CNN town hall event, Kamala Harris said  “There is no question I am in favor of banning...

On this episode of Unregulated Tom & Mike discuss what the debates and COVID-19 mean for the presidential election. They also weigh in on the energy bill recently introduced into the senate. And finish up with some thoughts on the MLB playoffs.

Links:

• AEA's 2020 election hub

• More from AEA on the "listen to the science" crowd

• President Trump's message on COVID-19

• Joe Biden's message on COVID-19

• Clip from the debate

Former Vice President and Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden is setting aside $2 trillion for his “clean energy” plan that would replace fossil fuels on the electrical grid by 2035—10 years earlier than California’s state goal. California currently requires 60 percent of its generation to come from renewable energy by 2030 and 100 percent to come from zero-carbon sources by 2045 . These non-carbon sources will likely be wind, solar, geothermal, and hydropower because...

Biden waffled in the first presidential debate of the general election season on whether his climate plan was the “Green New Deal” or the “Biden plan” despite his campaign website saying, “Biden believes the Green New Deal is a crucial framework for meeting the climate challenges we face.” Democratic nominee Biden said , “The Green New Deal is not my plan.” But a moment later, he said: “The Green New Deal will pay for itself as we move forward. You’re not going to build...

On this episode of Unregulated Tom & Mike discuss what the recent polling updates in the presidential election, SCOTUS confirmation proceedings, potential consequences of Trump's SCOTUS pick, and what they think the debate will mean for the election. Tom unloads on Biden's "Build Back Better" slogan and who else is pushing the platitude.

Links:

• AEA's 2020 election hub

• McKenna's column on SCOTUS confirmation procedure

• The Debate Answer that Ruined Michael Dukakis In...

According to Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden’s Clean Energy Plan:

Many U.S. cities and states have experimented with electric (battery-powered) buses , including Los Angeles and San Francisco, California; Albuquerque, New...