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The Institute for Energy Research (IER) is a not-for-profit organization that conducts intensive research and analysis on the functions, operations, and government regulation of global energy markets. IER maintains that freely-functioning energy markets provide the most efficient and effective solutions to today’s global energy and environmental challenges and, as such, are critical to the well-being of individuals and society.
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#82: Mary J. Hutzler on the implications of Taliban control of critical minerals from 2021-10-27T15:32:20
Mary J. Hutzler, a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Institute for Energy Research, provided testimony before a U.S House Republican forum titled “Biden’s Afghanistan Crisis: Forfeiting U.S. Inves...
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#81: Todd Myers on unleashing energy innovation from 2021-09-24T13:23:43
#81: Todd Myers on unleashing energy innovation
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#80: David Stevenson on why offshore wind faces lawsuits from 2021-09-14T13:30:27
#80: David Stevenson on why offshore wind faces lawsuits by IER
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#79: Kenny Stein discusses infrastructure spending (8/3/21) from 2021-08-03T15:28:01
#79: Kenny Stein discusses infrastructure spending (8/3/21)
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#78: Jason Hayes on Line 5 (5/27/21) from 2021-05-27T13:07:04
#78: Jason Hayes on Line 5
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Why Is Gretchen Whitmer Trying to Shut Down an Essential Pipeline? https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/05/why-is-gretchen-whitmer-trying-to-shut-...
#77: Dr. Peter Jacobsen on gasoline shortages, population, and the environment (5/19/21) from 2021-05-20T12:05:31
#77: Dr. Peter Jacobsen on gasoline shortages, population, and the environment (5/19/21)
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Why Politicians, Not Hackers, Are to Blame for the Gasoline Shortage https://fee.or...
#76: Tom Shepstone on oil and gas in Pennsylvania (5/10/21) from 2021-05-10T12:49:25
#76: Tom Shepstone on oil and gas in Pennsylvania (5/10/21)
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#75: Dr. David Kreutzer on green jobs past and present (4/28/21) from 2021-04-28T15:44:55
Dr. David Kreutzer's testimony in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs followed by a discussion of green jobs past and present.
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#74: Joakim Book on human progress and sensible environmentalism from 2021-04-20T16:54:05
Joakim Book on human progress and sensible environmentalism.
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Joakim's work at AIER: https://www.aier.org/staffs/joakim-book/
Climate Catastrophism and a Sensible E...
#73: Trisha Curtis on oil markets and the current regulatory environment from 2021-04-13T15:56:27
Since founding PetroNerds, Trisha Curtis has been recognized for her passion and expertise in developing strategies based on micro and macro market intelligence with on the ground intel.
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The Energy Update - Week of March 22nd, 2021 from 2021-03-22T20:16:10
This week we highlight new blogs from IER discussing rising gasoline prices, the aftermath of the Texas blackouts, and Paris going the way of Kyoto.
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Biden May Get His Wish:...
The Energy Update - Week of March 15th, 2021 from 2021-03-16T16:12:52
This week we highlight a new blog from IER discussing rising gasoline prices. Plus a new episode of the Plugged In podcast featuring Robert Bryce discussing the Texas blackouts.
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#72: Tom Pyle speaks to the Colorado Oil and Gas Association (3-12-21) from 2021-03-12T15:35:53
IER’s president Tom Pyle discussed IER’s work on the oil and gas industry’s contributions to the Coronavirus vaccine at a webinar hosted by the Colorado Oil and Gas Association.
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#71: Robert Bryce on Robert Bryce on Texas, Reliability, and Natural Gas Bans(3-3-21) from 2021-03-03T17:50:35
Robert Bryce, an Austin-based journalist and author of six books on energy, joins the show to discuss his experience during the texas blackouts and discusses the importance of diversification in en...
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#71: Robert Bryce on Texas, Reliability, and Natural Gas Bans(3-3-21) from 2021-03-03T16:50:35
Robert Bryce, an Austin-based journalist and author of six books on energy, joins the show to discuss his experience during the texas blackouts and discusses the importance of diversification in en...
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The Energy Update - Week of March 1st, 2021 from 2021-03-01T17:46:13
This week the team highlights recent materials focusing on the extreme weather in Texas and the subsequent blackouts that impacted millions of residents.
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#70: Kenny Stein on the Texas blackouts(2-24-21) from 2021-02-24T19:31:38
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss what went wrong in Texas last week that created conditions for massive blackouts across the state and what Texas can do to avoid future...
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#69: Paul Craney on the Transportation Climate Initiative(2-17-21) from 2021-02-17T19:13:56
Paul Craney, Spokesperson of the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, joins the show to discuss the Transportation Climate Initiative, what it would mean for New England and the other states involved, an...
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The Energy Update - Week of February 15th, 2021 from 2021-02-15T14:00:02
This week the team highlights a recent article focusing on Joe Biden's executive orders aimed at reducing tax deductions utilized by many American energy producers while ignoring the massive subsid...
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The Energy Update - Week of February 8th, 2021 from 2021-02-08T19:47:54
This week the team highlights a recent article examining Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf's proposal to institute a severance tax on the state's natural gas producers and what it would mean for energ...
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The Energy Update - Week of February 1st, 2021 from 2021-02-01T18:22:29
This week the team highlights a recent article examining Joe Biden's day one executive orders and what they mean for American energy production and prices.
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#68: Kenny Stein on president Biden's recent executive orders(1-29-21) from 2021-01-29T21:16:08
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss recent a slew of executive orders recently promulgated by the Biden administration focused nominally on climate change and what they me...
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#67: Paul Gessing on the role of oil & gas in New Mexico's economy (1-22-21) from 2021-01-22T21:44:15
Paul Gessing, president of New Mexico's Rio Grande Foundation, joins the show to discuss New Mexico's energy portfolio and what possible consequences the state could face from a potential ban on hy...
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The Energy Update - Week of January 18th, 2021 from 2021-01-21T20:30:24
This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on American helium production and potential threats to the domestic industry, as well as a preview of an upcoming episode of the Plugged In po...
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The Energy Update - Week of January 11th, 2021 from 2021-01-11T16:56:16
This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on local opposition to municipal natural gas bans in California and the contents of the recently passed federal spending bill and what it mean...
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#66: Dr. Ellen Wald on the role of plastics in the COVID response (12-22-20) from 2020-12-22T16:37:42
Dr. Ellen R. Wald, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center and the president of Transversal Consulting, joins the show to discuss the immense importance of affordable plastic...
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#65: Steven F. Hayward on running afoul of campus cancel culture (12-16-20) from 2020-12-16T18:26:53
IER Board of Directors member professor Steven Hayward joins the show to discuss his recent run-in with collegiate 'cancel culture' at Berkley and his thoughts on how this year's events, including ...
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The Energy Update - Week of December 14th, 2020 from 2020-12-14T18:00:11
This week the team highlights a recent article detailing Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf's efforts to override the state legislature and implement the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)and wh...
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The Energy Update - Week of December 7th, 2020 from 2020-12-07T16:27:47
This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on the United States reducing its carbon emissions again in 2019, and a Thanksgiving-inspired look at what reliable energy allows us to do.
The Energy Update - Week of November 30, 2020 from 2020-11-30T16:59:07
This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on the United Kingdom's attempt to ban new gasoline and diesel powered vehicles by 2030 and Arizona's newly announced goal of going 'carbon fr...
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The Energy Update - Week of November 16, 2020 from 2020-11-18T18:56:41
This week the team highlights a recent article focusing on the United State's official withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement and new updates to IER's Big Green, Inc. database which tracks spe...
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#64: Hayden Ludwig on the environmental movement (11-18-20) from 2020-11-18T16:26:55
Hayden Ludwig, an Investigative Researcher at the Capital Research Center, joins the show to discuss his research into the environmental left. The discussion examines the wide swath of environmenta...
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The Energy Update - Week of November 9, 2020 from 2020-11-13T16:13:42
This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on Governor Wolf's attempt to push the Regional Green House Gas Initiative into law in Pennsylvania despite push back from the state legislato...
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#63: Nick DeIuliis on energy, business, and politics (11-12-20) from 2020-11-12T17:05:44
Nick DeIuliis, President and Chief Executive Officer of CNX Resources Corporation, joins the show to discuss what the hydraulic fracturing revolution has meant for Pennsylvania, the rest of the cou...
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#62: David Kreutzer on fighting privilege and defending markets (11-3-20) from 2020-11-03T17:27:06
Dr. David Kreutzer, IER's Senior Economist, joins the show to discuss the ramifications of 'climate justice' programs and the undue amount of influence wielded by 'green' lobbyists.
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The Energy Update - Week of October 26, 2020 from 2020-10-29T17:57:50
This week the team highlights a recent article focusing on the impacts of the Coronavirus lockdowns on energy markets, transportation demand, and infrastructure. Plus, get a preview of the latest e...
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The Energy Update - Week of October 19, 2020 from 2020-10-22T18:35:20
This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on recent developments in American energy including new LNG infrastructure in Pennsylvania and recent executive orders on offshore development...
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The Energy Update - Week of October 12, 2020 from 2020-10-15T15:39:18
This week the team highlights a recent article from David Kreutzer that examines the actual impacts of the Obama-Biden stimulus and previews the latest episode of the Plugged In podcast.
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The Energy Update - Week of October 5, 2020 from 2020-10-09T14:13:59
This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on Sweden's carbon tax policies and how Joe Biden's energy plan is even more aggressive and destructive than California's.
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#61: Tom Tanton on the cost of total electrification (10-5-20) from 2020-10-05T20:42:41
Tom Tanton, Director of Science and Technology Assessment for The Energy & Environment Legal Institute, joins the show to discuss his recent report which analyzes the costs associated with total el...
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The Energy Update - Week of September 14, 2020 from 2020-09-18T18:00
This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on California's wildfires, renewable energy capacity, and other issues facing the state. Plus, get a preview of the latest episode of the Plug...
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#60: Steffen Henne on Germany's green energy transition from 2020-09-11T22:03:19
Steffen Henne, Head of Research for the Center for Industrial Progress, joins the show to discuss Germany's ongoing transition to 100% renewable energy and the many issues the transition is causing...
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The Energy Update - Week of August 31, 2020 from 2020-09-04T14:43:22
This week the team highlights recent episodes of the Plugged In Podcast focusing on what is causing California's rolling blackouts.
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#59: Tom Tanton on California's energy woes (9-2-20) from 2020-09-02T15:48:58
Tom Tanton, Director of Science and Technology Assessment for The Energy & Environment Legal Institute, joins the show to discuss California's recent rolling blackouts and what went wrong with the ...
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The Energy Update - Week of August 24, 2020 from 2020-08-27T19:15:18
This week the team highlights articles focusing on recent academic papers published on the so-called social cost of carbon and their implications for energy policy, as well as how California's ener...
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#58: Travis Fisher on California's rolling blackouts (8-27-20) from 2020-08-27T18:46:13
Travis Fisher, CEO of Electricity Consumers Resource Council, joins the show to discuss what is causing California's rolling blackouts and what policies could be implemented to alleviate the stress...
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The Energy Update - Week of August 17, 2020 from 2020-08-20T15:42:44
This week the team highlights articles focusing on the problems created by California's renewable energy mandates including blackouts and price spikes, as well as Germany's experience with renewabl...
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#57: Lisa Linowes on wind industry subsidies (8-18-20) from 2020-08-18T18:07:33
Lisa Linowes, of WindAction, joins the show to discuss serious problems with the wind energy industry and how government intervention, primarily in the form of the Wind Production Tax Credit and re...
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The Energy Update - Week of August 10, 2020 from 2020-08-13T15:55:16
This week the team highlights articles focusing on Joe Biden's proposal to force America to run on 100% "clean" energy and the immense costs associated with such a transition.
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The Energy Update - Week of August 3, 2020 from 2020-08-05T17:59:20
This week the team highlights articles focusing on the prevalence of government subsidies for fossil fuel consumption in many developing countries around the world and Milton Friedman's contributio...
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The Energy Update - Week of July 27, 2020 from 2020-07-30T14:40:19
This week the team highlights an article focusing on renewed efforts of environmentalists to pass a setback rule for energy development in Colorado and provides a preview of the latest episode of t...
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#56: Kathryn Klaber on regulation in Pennsylvania (7-29-20) from 2020-07-29T18:52:13
Kathryn Klaber, founder and former CEO of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, joins the show to discuss the regulatory landscape in Pennsylvania and steps that energy producers have proactively taken to...
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The Energy Update - Week of July 20, 2020 from 2020-07-23T14:51:24
This week the team highlights articles focusing on problems with Joe Biden's proposal to restructure America's economy around renewable energy, and recent climate inspired lawsuits filed by states'...
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#55: Kenny Stein on recent developments in pipeline construction (7-16-20) from 2020-07-16T19:14:08
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss recent legal decisions that have impacted the construction of key natural gas pipelines across America and provides some background as ...
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The Energy Update - Week of July 13, 2020 from 2020-07-15T16:38:51
This week the team highlights articles focusing on the paradoxes in Joe Biden's energy proposals and provides updates on the Dakota Access Pipeline and Atlantic Coast Pipeline in the face of mounti...
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#54: Gordon Tomb on the Pennsylvania Attorney General and the natural gas industry (7-13-20) from 2020-07-13T15:26:05
Gordon Tomb, a Senior Fellow at Pennsylvania's Common Wealth Foundation, joins the show to discuss a recent report released by PA's attorney general which seeks to cast the state's energy producers...
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The Energy Update - Week of July 6, 2020 from 2020-07-10T15:46:56
This week the team highlights a new book review of Bjørn Lomborg's False Alarm by David Kreutzer, an article focusing on the recently released Climate Crisis Action Plan pushed by House Democrats, ...
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The Energy Update - Week of June 29, 2020 from 2020-07-01T15:28:58
This week the team highlights new articles focusing on what is happening to America's many oil & gas wells that have gone dormant due to the economic downturn, and issues with public transit usage ...
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The Energy Update - Week of June 15, 2020 from 2020-06-17T16:59:07
This week the team highlights new articles focusing on Joe Biden's plans to ban energy production through America's offshore resources, Mexico's withdraw from renewable energy goals in the face of ...
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#53: Robert Bryce on Juice: How Electricity Explains The World (6-16-19) from 2020-06-16T14:26:29
Robert Bryce, n Austin-based journalist and author of six books on energy, joins the show to discuss his new documentary Juice: How Electricity Explains The World which explores how electrification...
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The Energy Update - Week of June 8, 2020 from 2020-06-11T16:05:08
This week the team highlights new articles focusing on how energy will factor into the 2020 presidential election, new data showing the lack of connection between COVID-19 inspired lockdowns and ai...
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The Energy Update - Week of June 1, 2020 from 2020-06-03T17:05:45
This week the team highlights new articles focusing on Joe Biden's opposition to essential energy infrastructure, new data showing problems with wind farms, and the reason why major utilities are a...
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The Energy Update - Week of May 25 2020 from 2020-05-28T15:50:25
This week the team highlights new articles focusing on political entities making decisions targeting traditional fuel sources like coal and natural gas in New York and North Dakota, as well as the ...
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#52: Dr. David Kreutzer on Planet of the Humans (5-21-20) from 2020-05-21T18:42:53
Dr. David Kreutzer, IER's Senior Economist, joins the show to discuss Michael Moore's latest documentary, Planet of the Humans. Dr. Kreutzer examines the main findings of the documentary and discus...
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The Energy Update - Week of May 18 2020 from 2020-05-18T20:39:06
This week the team highlights new articles focusing on impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has had on energy markets and global production, as well as recent developments in nuclear energy and a review o...
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The Energy Update - Week of May 11 2020 from 2020-05-13T20:35:50
This week the team highlights new articles focusing on Virginia's new renewable energy legislation, energy production predictions from the IEA, Joe Biden's energy platform, and the appropriate poli...
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#51: Chet Thompson of AFPM on the refinery industry during the pandemic (5/12/20) from 2020-05-12T13:44:13
Chet Thompson, the President and CEO of American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, joins the show to discuss how the global coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent economic downturn has impacted ...
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The Energy Update - Week of May 4 2020 from 2020-05-06T19:03:01
This week the team highlights new articles focusing on Joe Biden's energy platform and the problems created by shutting down New York's Indian Point nuclear power plant.
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The Energy Update - Week of April 27 2020 from 2020-04-29T17:01:12
This week the team highlights new articles focusing on America's environmental improvements and the aspects to focus on during Earth Day celebrations.
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#50: Kenny Stein on Negative Prices (4-23-20) from 2020-04-23T15:52:05
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss the recent downturn in oil futures prices. Kenny provides an overview of what the negative prices actually mean and what good a good pu...
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#49: Kenny Stein to The Railroad Commission of Texas(4-17-20) from 2020-04-17T17:11:21
On April 14, 2020, IER's Director of Policy, Kenny Stein, offered testimony before the Railroad Commission of Texas express opposition to any intervention by the Railroad Commission to prorate oil ...
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#48: Jason Crawford on the Roots of Progress from 2020-04-09T13:42:21
Jason Crawford, the author of the blog The Roots of Progress, joins the show to discuss the conditions that have to lead human flourishing and the role that energy has played in shaping human socie...
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#47: Dr. Ellen Wald on Saudi Arabia and Oil Prices from 2020-04-02T17:05:52
Dr. Ellen R. Wald, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center and the president of Transversal Consulting, joins the show to discuss Saudi Arabia's influence in global energy ma...
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#46: Kenny Stein on Special Interests and the Coronavirus Relief Bill from 2020-03-31T15:05:10
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss the 2 trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill recently passed by the federal government. Kenny provides an overview of what the bill me...
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#45: Kenny Stein on the American Energy Innovation Act (3-4-20) from 2020-03-04T22:41:44
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss the 555-page American Energy Innovation Act recently introduced in the senate. Kenny provides an overview of the bill's major features ...
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#44: The Mercatus Center's Adam Thierer on the Impacts of the Precautionary Principle (2-20-20) from 2020-02-20T15:20:16
Adam Thierer, a Senior Research Fellow at George Mason's Mercatus Center, joins the show to discuss how the precautionary principle has shaped today's energy landscape and the profound benefits of ...
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#43: David T. Stevenson, of CRI, on the Transportation & Climate Initiative (2-13-20) from 2020-02-13T14:00:10
David T. Stevenson, of the Caesar Rodney Institute, joins the show to discuss the Transportation and Climate Initiative and what a regional tax on energy would means for consumers in New England an...
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#42: Andrew Wheeler on the rule-making process and the role of EPA (2-4-20) from 2020-02-04T14:21:35
Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, joins the show to discuss recent changes to federal regulations, his views on the proper role of the agency, and the dramatic b...
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#41: Kenny Stein on the Transparency in Energy Production Act(1-29-20) from 2020-01-29T22:25:52
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, provided testimony before the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives House Natural Resources Committee regarding the "Tra...
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#40: Steven F. Hayward on energy and politics in 2020 (1-3-20) from 2020-01-03T16:56:12
The team talks with IER Board of Directors member professor Steven Hayward about the issues facing California’s electric grid and why he thinks the environment is too important to be left to the en...
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#39: Paige Lambermont on hydropower regulations (12-18-19) from 2019-12-18T20:45:13
Paige Lambermont joins the show to discuss hurdles preventing greater development of America's hydro-electric capabilities. The team also takes a look at the history of American hydropower and poss...
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#38: George Stark of Cabot Oil and Gas on the natural gas industry (12-11-19) from 2019-12-11T20:52:34
George Stark, the director of external affairs at Cabot Oil & Gas, joined the show to discuss how American natural gas is powering communities across the globe even as politicians put up roadblocks...
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#37: Jennifer Fielder on wildfires and problems with federally controlled public lands (12-5-19) from 2019-12-05T14:58:08
Jennifer Fielder, CEO of American Lands Council and the incumbent state senator fo Montana's 7th senate district, joins the show to discuss the problems associated with federally owned public lands...
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#36: Bill desRosiers of Cabot Oil & Gas on developing the Marcellus Shale (11-26-19) from 2019-11-26T15:02:21
Bill desRosiers, the external affairs manager of Cabot Oil & Gas, joined the show to discuss how technological innovation has unleashed American energy and the impacts developing the Marcellus Shal...
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#35: Thomas Eiden on Nuclear Regulations and Nuclear Medicine (11/6/19) from 2019-11-06T00:00
Government regulations often encompass far more than they were initially intended to, and that is especially true in the energy space. Many energy regulations have grown to encompass adjacent indus...
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#34: Kenny Stein to Indiana’s 21st Century Energy Policy Development Task Force(10-30-19) from 2019-10-30T13:00:22
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, provided testimony before Indiana’s 21st Century Energy Policy Development Task Force on 10/17/19 on the dangers of adding unwarranted renewables to the electric...
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#33: Kenny Stein on the disruptions in Saudi Arabia and American energy security (9-20-19) from 2019-09-20T14:38:57
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss the recent events in Saudi Arabia that disrupted global oil markets and how growing domestic production has made America energy secure....
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#32: Robert Bryce on natural gas pipelines in New York (9-11-19) from 2019-09-11T21:28:59
Robert Bryce, a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, joins the show to discuss how New York state's electric grid is struggling due to artificial barriers blocking desperately needed natural g...
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#31: Professor David Dismukes on his recent research regarding PURPA (8-14-19) from 2019-08-14T14:23:24
Professor David Dismukes joins the show to discuss his recent findings highlighting the need for reforming outdated provisions of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) passed in 1978.<...
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#30: Robert L. Bradley, Jr. on energy policy from the 70s to today (7-24-19) from 2019-07-24T21:04:22
IER founder and CEO Robert L. Bradley, Jr. joins the show for a wide-ranging discussion on the history of American energy policy from the 1970s and the 73' Oil Crisis to today and the Green New Dea...
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#29: Kenny Stein on the Trump administration's ACE Rule (7-10-19) from 2019-07-11T14:15:27
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss the recent Affordable Clean Energy(ACE) rule from the Trump administration's EPA and what the future looks like for American coal.
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#28: Mary J. Hutzler on the levelized cost of electricity (6-26-19) from 2019-06-26T16:29:08
Mary J. Hutzler, a Distinguished Senior Fellow at IER, discusses the recently released report on the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE), published by IER and the American Coalition for Clean Coal...
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#27: Jordan McGillis on carbon taxes (6-19-19) from 2019-06-19T20:17:15
Jordan McGillis, a policy analyst at IER, discusses his recent paper on problems with carbon tax proposals.
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#26: Mark P. Mills, of the Manhattan Institute, on the new energy economy (6-5-19) from 2019-06-05T18:10:46
Mark P. Mills, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, joins the show to discuss his recent report on the so-called "new energy economy" and the realities that make plans like the Green New Dea...
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#25: Robert Murphy on the economics of climate change at Connecticut College (5-30-19) from 2019-05-30T13:50:44
IER's senior economist Bob Murphy recently visited Connecticut College to present on the economics of climate change. His lecture addresses the disconnect between "mainstream" climate models and pr...
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#24: Hunter Pearl on climate litigation (5-22-19) from 2019-05-22T18:03:12
Hunter Pearl joins the show to discuss the trend of cities across the country suing producers of fossil fuels in an attempt to get fast cash. The team also dives into the potential harms of the pra...
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#23: Kenny Stein on renewable technologies, congressional testimony and recap(5-16-19) from 2019-05-16T19:23:51
Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, provided testimony before the Energy Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology regarding solar and wind techn...
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#22: Rob Allerman, of PRT, on energy forecasting (3-27-19) from 2019-03-27T17:38:31
Rob Allerman, the senior director of power analytics at Pattern Recognition Technologies, joins the show to discuss the importance of forecasting for energy producers and the challenges renewable e...
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#21: Chris Brown, of the CSPR, on the economic impacts of SB-181 in Colorado (3-20-19) from 2019-03-20T14:20:08
The team sits down with Chris Brown, director of policy & research at Common Sense Policy Roundtable, to discuss what the passage of SB-181 could mean for energy producers in Colorado and consumers...
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#20: Allen Gilmer, of Drillinginfo, on information & technology in the oil & gas industry (3-7-19) from 2019-03-07T18:40:38
Allen Gilmer, founder and executive chairman of Drillinginfo, joins the show to discuss why and how he created the service and the important role that data serves in oil and gas development.
#19: Kathleen Sgamma, of the Western Energy Alliance, on obstacles to energy development (2-13-19) from 2019-02-13T20:12:52
The team sits down with Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, to discuss the current state of energy development on public lands and what policies are needed to unleash America...
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#18: Chris Wright of Liberty Resources on how hydrocarbons lift people out of poverty (2-6-19) from 2019-02-07T15:21:10
The team sits down with Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Oilfield Services & Chairman of Liberty Resources, to discuss the direct link of how hydrocarbons lift people out of poverty.
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#17: Jason Hayes and Isaac Orr discuss reliable energy and the polar vortex in the Midwest (2-1-19) from 2019-02-01T17:32:51
The team sits down with Jason Hayes, of the Mackinac Center, and Issac Orr, of the Center of the American Experiment, to discuss the polar vortex in the Midwest and what energy policies are making ...
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#16: Steven F. Hayward on the Green New Deal and environmentalism (1-28-19) from 2019-01-28T15:52:30
The team talks with IER Board of Directors member professor Steven Hayward about the "Green New Deal" and why he thinks the environment is too important to be left to the environmentalists.
#15: Marian Tupy, of the Cato Institute, on human progress and the Simon Abundance Index (1-17-19) from 2019-01-17T14:38:30
The team sits down with Marian Tupy, a senior policy analyst at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, to discuss the work of the late economist Julian Simon and the conditi...
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#14: IER’s Hunter Pearl on wildlife management reforms (1-10-19) from 2019-01-10T19:42:26
The IER team discusses changes to management of federal lands proposed by the Bureau of Land Management and the possible impacts to the greater sage grouse and American energy production.
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#13: IER staff on the yellow vest protests in France (12-14-18) from 2018-12-14T12:00:15
IER's policy team discusses the causes of the Yellow Vest protests across France and the possible impacts the popular uprising could have on the global climate change movement.
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#12: Stephen Moore on trade, energy, and his new book Trumponomics (12-10-18) from 2018-12-10T12:00:10
Alex and Jordan sit down with economist and former Trump advisor Stephen Moore to discuss his new book "Trumponomics" as well as pressing issues in trade and energy.
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#11: Colin Grabow, of the Cato Institute, on the Jones Act and energy (11-26-18) from 2018-11-26T18:17:28
Alex sits down with Colin Grabow, a policy analyst at the Cato Institute’s Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, to discuss problems with the Jones Act and the law's impact on America...
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#10: Don Watkins, of the Center for Industrial Progress, on energy, and human flourishing (11-16-18) from 2018-11-16T16:56:53
Alex and Jordan sit down with Don Watkins, the Director of Education at the Center for Industrial Progress, to discuss the "anti-human" attitudes of the green movement and the importance of ideas i...
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#9: Isaac Orr, of the Center of the American Experiment, on energy in Minnesota (11-13-18) from 2018-11-13T12:00:08
Alex and Jordan sit down with Isaac Orr, a policy fellow at the Center of the American Experiment, to discuss energy policy in Minnesota and the trend of premature retirement of coal fired power pl...
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#8: Krisztina Pusok, of the American Consumer Institute, on CAFE and American consumers (11-05-18) from 2018-11-05T18:22:55
Alex and Jordan sit down with Krisztina Pusok, Director of Policy and Research at the American Consumer Institute, to discuss the Trump administration's plans to replace the Obama-era Corporate Ave...
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#7: Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center on the Washington state carbon tax vote (10-22-18) from 2018-10-22T15:21:10
Alex and Jordan sit down with Todd Myers, the Director of the Center for the Environment at the Washington Policy Center, to discuss the Washington State ballot initiative to impose a carbon tax on...
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#6 - Kelly Sloan, of the Centennial Institute, on Colorado’s energy sector and Prop. 112 (10-18-18) from 2018-10-18T15:24:39
Kelly Sloan, Energy and Environment Fellow at the Centennial Institute, joins the Plugged In podcast to break down a measure on Colorado’s ballot in November impacting the state’s oil and gas indus...
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#5: Paul Driessen on the looming corporate scandal at Bloom Energy (10-4-18) from 2018-10-03T20:25:01
We sit down with Paul Driessen, a senior policy advisor with the Center For A Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT)and with Defense of Free Enterprise, to discuss the impending corporate scandal surroundin...
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#4: IER's Hunter Pearl on NEPA reforms (8-23-18) from 2018-08-23T18:31:29
IER's policy team discusses problems with the the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)and the potential for reform.
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#3: IER's Robert Murphy on carbon taxes (8-21-18) from 2018-08-21T14:08:36
Alex and Jordan sit down with IER’s Senior Economist Dr. Robert Murphy to discuss carbon taxes.
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#2: IER staff on CAFE changes (8-6-18) from 2018-08-06T15:04:49
IER's policy team discusses possible impacts of recently proposed changes to the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.
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#1: IER's Kenny Stein on Kavanaugh (8-2-18) from 2018-08-02T18:14:03
IER's director of policy, Kenny Stein, discusses key rulings issued by Brett Kavanaugh and what his appointment to the Supreme Court would mean for the energy sector.
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