The Unregulated Podcast #92: Read the Polls, Jack!

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast, Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the historic milestone reached by President Biden, the future of the reconciliation bill, and the astounding plans put forth by the crack team at the White House. This week Tom and Mike also talk with Jonathan Brightbill who litigated on behalf of […]

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Biden Rolls Back Another Trump Era Reform

President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to restore authority to states and tribes under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act to veto gas pipelines, coal terminals and other energy projects, reversing a Trump administration rule that had curtailed that power. Prior to 2020, the Clean Water Act gave states and tribes the ability to review […]

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Biden Makes Life In Alaska (And The Rest Of The Country) Worse

Despite high gasoline prices, the Biden administration is reversing a Trump policy that opened up land in Arctic Alaska to new oil development. Biden’s Department of the Interior will scrap the Trump policy that authorized expanded leasing and development in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, or NPR-A. The Trump administration approved a plan to allow oil […]

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Unregulated Podcast #10: Tom and Mike Unpack the Election

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. Links: • AEA’s 2020 election hub • Mike’s latest columns • Michelle Obama’s tweet for ‘reconciliation’ • ‘Winners and Losers […]

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Election 2020: Where Things Stand for Energy

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 […]

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American Energy Wins at the Ballot Box

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, […]

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Biden Thinks Magic Can Power America’s Economy

Joe Biden’s climate and energy plans mandate a carbon-free generation sector by 2035. Since new nuclear and carbon capture and sequestration technologies are not economically competitive, subsidized wind and solar power would have to make up the share from fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and oil) that currently make up 62 percent of the generation […]

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