The Unregulated Podcast #143: In the Community

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the latest “rebrand” for the green movement, Biden’s most recent moves against domestic energy and mineral production, and some fun headlines from a busy week in Washington. Links: Renewable Energy Still King of Pork No New Drilling: The Courts Overruled Me Biden: […]

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If You Like Your Water Heater, You Can Keep It…

The Biden administration is proposing to tighten energy efficiency standards for new residential water heaters–the second-largest energy-using appliances in most households. Heating and cooling are the largest residential use of energy with water heating accounting for about 13 percent of both annual residential energy use and consumer utility costs. If finalized, the proposal would take […]

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Biden Lavishes Solar Industry With Billions Of Tax Dollars

First Solar, an Arizona-based solar-panel manufacturer, expects to receive as much as $710 million this year—nearly 90 percent of its expected operating profit—from federal subsidies meant to encourage domestic renewable energy production. Those incentives could be worth more than $10 billion for the company over the next decade. The incentives were approved by a Democratic Congress and President Biden last year […]

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Biden Seeking To Regulate Your Family Out Of Car-Ownership

Last week, the Biden administration issued a proposal by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to increase the average fuel economy of vehicles sold in the United States. Under the proposal, automakers would be required to increase the average mileage of the passenger vehicles they sell by 2 percent a year for passenger cars, and 4 […]

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The Unregulated Podcast #141: Boiling Point

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the latest doomsday proclamations from climate-cultists, and headlines from a busy week in Washington. Links: Fed lifts rates, Powell leaves door open to another hike in September Hunter Deal Derailed. AP Clean energy push in New Jersey, elsewhere met with warnings the […]

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Biden Goes After American Energy Producers By Raising Fees 20-Fold

The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed increasing royalty rates for oil and natural gas drilling on federal lands from 12.5 percent to 16.67 percent—about a third higher–and raising the minimum bond paid upon purchasing an individual drilling lease from $10,000 to $150,000. To top it off, they propose raising the minimum bond required […]

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The Unregulated Podcast #140: Checks and Balances

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss Special K’s trip to China, the continued implosion of the legal system, and give an update on the looming appropriations battle. Links: Detroit Free Press CNBC John Kerry goes to China and Chip Roy’s Bill No agreements: E&E News Dictate to the […]

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The Unregulated Podcast #139: Kite Strings

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast, Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna are joined by guest-co-host Travis Fisher, of the Heritage Foundation, for a wide-ranging discussion. Links: • American Energy Alliance Releases 10 Questions for Special Envoy Kerry • Read the latest from Travis • Follow Travis on Twitter • Read the latest from Tom […]

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10 Questions For Special Envoy Kerry

The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability is set to force Kerry to explain his budget beginning Thursday at 10 a.m. The American Energy Alliance has prepared 10 questions for Special Envoy Kerry. Can you provide an estimate as to how much carbon dioxide you emit a year traveling the world in your […]

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