Tag: Energy prices

Americans need real regulatory reform, not empty gestures. WASHINGTON DC (06/22/2022) – Earlier today, President Joe Biden called for temporarily suspending the federal gasoline tax, asking lawmakers to pass a three-month pause on the federal 18-percent-per-gallon tax. This continues his administration’s routine of offering empty gestures to Americans who are struggling with record-high energy prices. […]

China is surpassing the United States this year as the world’s largest refiner as government climate goals and regulation cause U.S. refiners to close facilities. China is expected to have 18.81 million barrels per day of refining capacity while the United States has 17.7 million barrels per day of operating refinery capacity and about 0.4 million barrels per day […]

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the ever-expanding distance between the Biden administration’s talking points and reality. Plus see the return of a fan favorite: “By The Numbers.” Links: Bad News, America: The Yankees Are Great Again Kevin O’Leary: Biden must “reverse the mistake[s]” he’s made on energy […]

Together, China and India are planning to increase their domestic coal production by a total of 700 million tons per year. That increase is about 100 million tons more than the total coal production expected in the United States this year of 600 million tons. U.S. coal production today is about half of its high in 2008 of 1.17 billion tons. […]

A bipartisan group of senators is promoting a new national tax on energy while Americans are struggling with record-high energy prices. WASHINGTON DC (06/06/2022) – This week, American Energy Alliance (AEA), the country’s premier pro-consumer, pro-taxpayer, and free-market energy organization, launched a five-figure digital advocacy initiative pushing back against efforts by a small group of […]

Both oil and gasoline prices increased after each and every time President Biden announced the release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Biden clearly does not understand the oil industry, as his actions have resulted in price increases rather than the decreases he predicted. He continually blames the increases on everyone else but his […]

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the disparity between the pronouncements being made by the Biden administration and the lived experience of American families struggling due to Biden’s policies. Links: Biden has repeatedly blamed inflation and high prices on just about everything. Q: “If the president is communicating […]

Did Vladimir Putin awaken the West from its dangerous and reckless sprint to renewable energy? Are they realizing that the world needs all forms of energy? Diversity of supply was once an important message for energy security, but diversity of supply no longer is mentioned. However, some overtures seem to be baby steps in the […]

The White House is looking at issuing an emergency declaration that would empower President Joe Biden to release diesel from the federal Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve to address diesel shortages on the east coast. The release, however, would provide limited, short-term relief since the reserve only contains 1 million barrels of fuel. Further, it is reminiscent […]

Joe Biden and the leadership of the Democratic party 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 100 actions deliberately designed to make it harder to produce energy here in America. 32 of these anti-energy […]