A federal judge halted President Joe Biden’s temporary moratorium on new licenses for exports of US liquefied natural gas (LNG). U.S. District Judge James D. Cain Jr. in Louisiana issued a preliminary injunction  in a lawsuit filed by 16 states, including Louisiana, Alaska, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming, which argued Biden violated the U.S. Constitution and other federal laws by halting licenses in January to assess their impact on climate change. Under Biden’s direction, the...

Two lawsuits have been recently filed against the Biden administration over lost leases on Alaska’s North Slope. A coalition of North Slope local and regional governments, tribal governments and Native corporations has sued the Biden administration in the U.S. District Court in Anchorage for prohibitive environmental protections President Biden placed on the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). And, the state of Alaska has filed suit  in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to recover...

A recent survey by McKinsey & Co. found that almost half of American electric vehicle (EV) owners are considering going back to internal combustion engine cars, i.e. gasoline or diesel vehicles. Forty-six percent of survey respondents said they were likely to purchase a gas-powered vehicle for their next car purchase. The top three reasons behind the shift are the lack of charging infrastructure, high cost of ownership and the complexityof long-distance trips. Globally, 29 percent  of EV...

President Joe Biden campaigned for the 2020 election on a promise to end fossil fuels. During his time in the White House, Biden and the Democrats, according to the Institute for Energy Research, have taken more than 200 actions that made it more expensive and difficult to produce oil and gas in the U.S. 

“I think that she has the potential to be even more hostile to the oil and gas industry. At least as bad as the current administration, but I expect her to align herself more closely...

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.

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• Trump v. U.S.
• Fischer v U.S. (J6 Defendants)
• Courts Pause the Pause
• BoJo Speech Glasgow
• Mercedes Walking Back All-EV Position
• Shell Pulling Back on Biofuels Refinery
• Big Tech: Wind and Solar for thee, but not for me
• Update on the Gaza Pier
• ...

It’s been a huge week for former President Donald Trump’s allies in the energy and environment world.

Conservatives were already gleeful after Thursday’s presidential debate prompted heartburn among Democrats wondering whether President Joe Biden is fit for his reelection bid.

Then on Friday, the Trump-stacked Supreme Court obliterated the Chevron  legal doctrine that’s long been reviled by conservatives. And a pair of high court rulings Monday on presidential immunity and on...

WASHINGTON, DC (6/28/24) – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises, et al. v. Raimondo overturning the 1984 decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council (“Chevron deference”), which directed courts to defer to regulatory agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutes. This action reaffirms the Constitutional separation of powers, restores stability and certainty to the regulatory process, and ensures that Congress – rather than...

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.

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• Trump Ad
• As an American…
• 225 Ways Biden and company have made it harder to produce energy in America
• BP: Back to Petroleum
• We’ve been heating and cooling the planet. Now What?
• US Olympic and other teams will bring...

Joe Biden and his Democrats have a plan for American energy: make it harder to produce and more expensive to purchase. Since Biden took office, his administration and Congressional Democrats have taken over 225 actions deliberately designed to make it harder to produce energy here in America.  A list of those actions appears below. A PDF of the list is available to download here.

On January 20, 2021, 

1. Besides canceling the Keystone XL pipeline, 
2. President Biden restricted...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the latest catch phrase from Team Biden, primary races from around the country, new polling data on EVs and Biden's agenda, and are joined by a special guest for an interview on modern lifeguard training practices.

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• Graves Out
• Is Good Good?
• $2 Trillion in Red Ink
• Putin Hearts Kim
• “Sticking Point” to Net Zero
• Better, Cheaper, Faster, Cleaner
• New Study Finds 46% Of EV Buyers In The...