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A federal judge reinstated a moratorium on coal leasing from federal lands that had been implemented during the Obama administration and was lifted under President Donald Trump. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Brian Morris requires government officials to conduct a new environmental review prior to resuming coal sales from federal lands. According to the judge, the government’s […]
Billions in handouts and subsidies for corporations and other special interests. WASHINGTON DC (08/16/2022) – Today, President Biden is returning to the White House to sign the Inflation Reduction Act, a spending package that Democrats pushed through Congress using the budget reconciliation process. The bill will cost an estimated $437 billion, with $369 billion allocated […]
On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the ongoing drama surrounding Joe Manchin’s inflation bill and the details coming about regarding the FBI raid of Mar-a-Largo. Links: Rubio on FBI raid Kamala Casts the Deciding Vote Bernie “Minimal Impact” on Inflation “No New Audits.” And yet the Dems defeated […]
Senator Manchin said that Democratic leaders had “committed to advancing a suite of commonsense permitting reforms this fall that will ensure all energy infrastructure, from transmission to pipelines and export facilities, can be efficiently and responsibly built.” With that promise, Manchin agreed to the “Inflation Reduction Act” that recently passed the Senate along party lines. But […]
On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast, Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss Joe Biden going back on his campaign promise on raising taxes and a granular breakdown of the Schumer/Manchin “climate” bill. Links: Coal associations: “This legislation is so egregious, it leaves those of us that call Senator Manchin a friend, shocked and disheartened.” […]
The Manchin/Schumer ”Inflation Reduction Act“ keeps and extends the $7,500 tax credit on electric vehicles and removes the numerical cap but there are a number of stipulations related to obtaining the full credit, one of which is where the battery materials are made. To qualify for $3,750 of the credit, an increasing share of a vehicle’s battery […]
Europeans are learning slowly. The Nord Stream 1 scare that Russia would not restart natural gas flowing in the pipeline after its planned annual maintenance has put Europeans, and particularly Germans who heat half their homes with gas and use it for electricity generation and in critical industrial applications, on edge. Russia is clearly using […]
With one-third of the United States sweltering under severe summer heat warnings, President Biden is doing nothing to ensure adequate electricity capacity and sufficient natural gas and coal availability to keep generators operating under the large demand for air conditioning. Texas, with the largest wind capacity among the U.S. states, is calling for energy conservation to avoid rolling blackouts as […]
On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss recent events at the White House, insights from the latest public opinion polls, and more. For first time ever, Europe imported more natural gas from US than Russia. Biden Approval Hits New Low Celebrating 40 years at The Washington Times Democrat Mayors […]
Last Thursday, Senator Manchin announced that he was unwilling to move forward on the Democrats’ climate legislation until he saw the next round of inflation numbers. Even though his statement explicitly left open the possibility of Manchin agreeing to some climate-related funding in the fall, Democrats and environmental activists descended into fury and sadness. Senator […]