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#124: Nick Loris and Josh Smith on full expensing (5/21/25) Links: Paper: https://www.c3solutions.org/policy-paper/full-expensing-is-pro-growth-pro-environment-policy/

#8 Currents: An Energy Update (5/19/25-5/23/25) Links: Ditch the Subsidies: Full Expensing Is the Smarter Path for Energy Abundance: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/ditch-the-subsidies-full-expensing-is-the-smarter-path-for-energy-abundance/ Mile High Marxist Bernie Sanders Proves There Is No Climate Emergency: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2025/05/15/mile_high_marxist_bernie_sanders_proves_there_is_no_climate_emergency_1110479.html

#7 Currents: An Energy Update (5/12/25-5/16/25) Links: Don't Fall for the Phase-Out Fallacy: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/dont-fall-for-the-phase-out-fallacy/ OPEC+ to Increase Oil Production—Again: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/opec-to-increase-oil-production-again/

#6 Currents: An Energy Update (5/5/25-5/9/25) Links: What Caused Spain and Portugal's Massive Power Outage?: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/what-caused-spain-and-portugals-massive-power-outage/ Save Our Cars: Repeal the California Waiver: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/save-our-cars-repeal-the-california-waiver/ U.S. and Ukraine announce signing of contentious minerals deal: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/30/ukraine-trump-minerals-deal-agreement/

#5 Currents: An Energy Update (4/28/25-5/2/25) Links: Why are Electricity Prices So High in Texas?: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-are-electricity-prices-so-high-in-texas-da40889b Save the Earthlings from Earth Day: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2025/04/18/save_the_earthlings_from_earth_day_1104748.html Revenue Estimates for Repealing the Clean Vehicle Tax Credits: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/revenue-estimates-for-repealing-the-clean-vehicle-tax-credits/

#123: Kenny Stein on climate legal battles and New York's Climate Superfund Act (4/23/25) Links: The New York Energy Tax Cash Grab: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/the-new-york-energy-tax-cash-grab/ North Dakota Jury Rules in Favor of the Dakota Access Pipeline: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/north-dakota-jury-rules-in-favor-of-the-dakota-access-pipeline/

#4 Currents: An Energy Update (4/21/25-4/25/25) Links: GAO seems to think more consultation and staff will resolve offshore wind issues: https://budsoffshoreenergy.com/2025/04/16/gao-seems-to-think-more-consultation-and-staff-will-resolve-offshore-wind-issues/ China Imposes Export Controls on Rare Earth Minerals: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/china-imposes-export-controls-on-rare-earth-minerals/ Destroying endangered species' habitat wouldn't count as 'harm' under proposed Trump rule: https://www.npr.org/2025/04/17/nx-s1-5366814/endangered-species-act-change-harm-trump-rule Why Nuclear Energy Developers Are Suing Federal Regulators: https://reason.com/2025/04/15/why-nuclear-energy-developers-are-suing-federal-regulators/

#3 Currents: An Energy Update (4/14/24-4/18/24) Links: Will Flying Be Only for the Privileged Few?: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/will-flying-be-only-for-the-privileged-few/ More than 2,600 US Energy Dept staffers accept second offer to resign, sources say: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/more-than-2600-us-energy-dept-staffers-accept-second-offer-resign-sources-say-2025-04-10/ Trump Signs Executive Order to Revive the Coal Industry: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/coal/trump-signs-executive-orders-to-revive-the-coal-industry/ Trump issues order to block state climate change policies: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/trump-issues-order-block-state-climate-change-policies-2025-04-09/

#2 Currents: An Energy Update (4/7/25-4/11/25) Links: Fueling the Conversation: Climate Lawfare Subverts the Will of the People: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/fueling-the-conversation-3/ Trump Announces Tariffs on Auto Imports and Their Parts — Effective April 3: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/trump-announces-tariffs-on-auto-imports-and-their-parts-effective-april-3/ White Paper points to carbon capture as potential data center solution: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/carbon-capture-possible-data-center-solution/743744/ Global coal power capacity inches up in 2024, data shows: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/global-coal-power-capacity-inches-up-2024-data-shows-2025-04-03/

#1 Currents: An Energy Update (3/31/25-4/4/25) Links: Why Energy and Environmental Policy Matters More Than You Think: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/why-energy-and-environmental-policy-matters-more-than-you-think/ We Don't Need the IRA to Meet Electricity Demand: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/we-dont-need-the-ira-to-meet-electricity-demand/ After Years of Pushing Net Zero Propaganda the International Energy Agency Suddenly Remembers What It's For: https://dailysceptic.org/2025/03/20/after-years-of-pushing-net-zero-propaganda-the-international-energy-agency-suddenly-remembers-what-its-for/ North Dakota Jury Rules in Favor of the Dakota Access Pipeline: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/north-dakota-jury-rules-in-favor-of-the-dakota-access-pipeline/ Supreme Court declines appeal from youths seeking to force action on climate crisis: https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/politics/climate-crisis-youths-supreme-court/index.html

#122 Caleb Jasso on Greenland, Ukraine, and global trade (3/25/25)

#121: Dr. Bruce Bunker on climate change (3/20/25) The Mythology of Global Warming: Climate Change Fiction VS. Scientific Facts https://www.amazon.com/Mythology-Global-Warming-Climate-Scientific/dp/1945181478

#120: David Taylor on energy and manufacturing in Pennsylvania Links: Kenny Stein's Testimony on Energy Taxes in Pennsylvania: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/kenny-steins-testimony-on-energy-taxes-in-pennsylvania/ Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association: https://pamanufacturers.org

#119: American Energy Blueprint - IER Webinar (2/25/25) American Energy Blueprint: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/the-american-energy-blueprint/ IER and Mackinac Center Call for Expedited Environmental Impact Statement Process for Line 5 Tunnel Construction: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/ier-and-mackinac-center-call-for-expedited-environmental-impact-statement-process-for-line-5-tunnel-construction/ IER Submits Three Petitions to Trump Administration to Advance American Energy Goals: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/ier-submits-three-petitions-to-trump-administration-to-advance-american-energy-goals/

#118: IER's Kenny Stein testifies on energy taxes in Pennsylvania (2/4/25) Video of Kenny Stein's testimony: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/kenny-steins-testimony-on-energy-taxes-in-pennsylvania/

#117: David Dismukes on the CARB locomotive rule (1/21/25) Missing The Train: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/missing-the-train/

#116: Jason Hayes discusses wildfire management (1/18/25) Mackinac Center: https://www.mackinac.org Jason Hayes: https://www.mackinac.org/about/staff/752 Jason Hayes on X: https://x.com/jasonthayes

#115: Re-release — Trump DOE nominee Chris Wright on how energy lifts people out of poverty (11/18/2024) Trump names fossil-fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-names-fossil-fuel-executive-chris-wright-as-energy-secretary/ar-AA1ufipe

#114: William Rampe on Rare Earth Minerals and Mining (11/12/24) IER blog: Canada Opens Its First Commercial Rare Earth Elements Refinery https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/canada-opens-its-first-commercial-rare-earth-elements-refinery/

Recorded 9/30/24 #113: Garrett Delk on Energy Finance and Geopolitics Pickering Energy Partners: https://www.pickeringenergypartners.com/about-us Across the Atlantic: https://acrosstatlantic.com

Links: https://justthenews.com/kevin-killough Kevin on X: https://x.com/kevindkillough

#111: Stacey Miller on EVs and the auto market (8/13/24) by IER

#110: Paige Lambermont on nine essential principles for the power grid (7/10/240 Links: Report: Nine essential principles for the power grid https://cei.org/news_releases/report-nine-essential-principles-for-the-power-grid/

#109: Dan Greenberg on Loper Bright Enterprises, Inc. v. Gina Raimondo (6/21/24) Links: Loper Bright Enterprises, Inc. v. Gina Raimondo. https://loperbrightcase.com Dan Greenberg: https://cei.org/experts/dan-greenberg/ Supreme Court hears challenge to regulator deference: CEI analysis https://cei.org/news_releases/supreme-court-hears-challenge-to-regulator-deference-cei-analysis/

#108: Kenny Stein and Alex Stevens discuss IER's 2024 North American Energy Inventory Links: 2024 North American Energy Inventory: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-North-American-Energy-Inventory.pdf Fossil Fuels: An Expanding Resource: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/fossil-fuels-an-expanding-resource/

#107: Travis Fisher on recent developments at FERC Links: FERC's Order No. 1920: A Costly Shell Game https://www.cato.org/blog/fercs-order-no-1920-costly-shell-game

#106: Andrew McConn on tech in energy and offshore drilling (5/8/24) Links: Enverus website: https://www.enverus.com Defying peak oil predictions: https://www.enverus.com/newsroom/defying-peak-oil-predictions/ Andrew's testimony at the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources oversight hearing titled “Assessing Solutions to Secure America's Offshore Energy Future” on Thursday, April 18, 2024: https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=415851

#105: Pierre Desrochers on population and climate change (4/22/24) Pierre Desrochers is an Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Toronto Mississauga. His main research interests are economic development, technical innovation, business-environment interface, and energy policy and food policy. He has published over 50 academic articles on these and other subjects in a wide range of academic disciplines. Desrochers has been the recipient of several awards for his work on environmental policy issues, including the 2017 Julian L. Simon Memorial Award (Competitive Enterprise Institute). He is the author of over 200 op-eds on a variety of subjects in major international media including the Wall Street Journal and Le Monde. He is the author of The Locavore's Dilemma: In Praise of the 10,000-mile Diet, arguably the broadest case made on behalf of the economic, social and environmental virtues of the modern agri-business and transportation industries. Book website: https://populationbombed.com Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0993119034/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1538048671&sr=1-1&keywords=Population+Bombed%21+Exploding+the+Link+Between+Overpopulation+and+Climate+Change Op-eds: https://populationbombed.com/op-eds/

#104: April FIER (Friends of IER) Podcast 4/11/24 Guests: Paige Lambermont: Paige is a Research Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute in the Center for Energy and Environment. In her role, she covers the electrical grid, energy regulation, nuclear power issues, and other free-market energy topics. In 2024, Paige was selected to be a Visiting Fellow for the Independent Women's Forum. Jordan McGillis: Jordan is City Journal's Economics Editor. Previously, McGillis was a Manhattan Institute Paulson policy analyst. Before that, he was deputy director of policy at the Institute for Energy Research. McGillis's research and writing on energy, technology, and economic progress have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and the New York Post. He writes regularly for National Review and the American Spectator and he has been cited by the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, the Congressional Research Service, and the U.S Defense Department's Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs. Travis Fisher: Travis is the director of energy and environmental policy studies at the Cato Institute. He has nearly 20 years of experience in energy policy, including leadership roles at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Institute for Energy Research, Department of Energy, Electricity Consumers Resource Council, and Heritage Foundation. Links: A Nuclear Plant's Closure Was Hailded As A Green Win. Then Emissions Went Up: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/20/nuclear-plant-closure-carbon-emissions-new-york How the Inflation Reduction Act Bankrolls EPA Overreach: https://www.cato.org/blog/how-inflation-reduction-act-bankrolls-epa-overreach Biden Administration Releases Its Electric Truck Mandate: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/biden-administration-releases-its-electric-truck-mandate/ Can We Engineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/31/climate/climate-change-carbon-capture-ccs.html

#103: Caleb Jasso on Energy and Conflict in the Middle East (2-7-24) Links: How Will the Israel-Hamas Conflict Affect Oil Prices? - Discourse Magazine: https://www.discoursemagazine.com/p/how-will-the-israel-hamas-conflict Rising Shipping Costs Will Impact Oil and LNG: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/rising-shipping-costs-will-impact-oil-and-lng/ Houthi Attacks Continue, Iran Launches Their Own: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/houthi-attacks-continue-iran-launches-their-own/

#102: Levi Russell on Energy and Economics (1/31/24) Personal website: https://sites.google.com/view/levirussell No End in Sight for Our Gasoline Use: https://www.realclearenergy.org/2024/01/17/no_end_in_sight_for_our_gasoline_use_1005273.html Predictably, the Rush to Electric Cars Is Imploding: https://www.realclearenergy.org/2023/12/06/predictably_the_rush_to_electric_cars_is_imploding_997058.html Is Our Freedom of Movement in Peril? https://www.realclearenergy.org/2023/06/29/is_our_freedom_of_movement_in_peril_943760.html

#101: Isaac Orr on EPA's Power Plant Rule (8/21/23) Links: https://www.americanexperiment.org/reports/american-experiments-comments-on-the-environmental-protection-agencys-carbon-rule

#100: Jordan McGillis on self-driving cars Autonomous Now: Why We Need Self-Driving Technology and How We Can Get It Faster https://manhattan.institute/article/why-we-need-self-driving-technology-and-how-we-can-get-it-faster

#99: Kenny Stein hearings wrap up (6/2/23)

#98: Paige Lambermont on Germany's energy transition (5/23/23) Links: The Final Death Knell of German Nuclear Power: https://catalyst.independent.org/2023/04/25/death-german-nuclear-power/ Expensive energy may have killed more Europeans than covid-19 last winter: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2023/05/10/expensive-energy-may-have-killed-more-europeans-than-covid-19-last-winter

#97: Kenny Stein Testifies Before the House Natural Resources Committee (5/11/23) Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEOBqCZhldo&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fnaturalresources.house.gov%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

#96: Kenny Stein Testimony - Hearing: On the U.S. Tax Code Subsidizing Green Corporate Handouts and the Chinese Communist Party (4/19/23) Full hearing: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8FSgDMEzdK7j3lsQ4G4L0A Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGNb7DoS7Qw&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMjM4NTE&feature=emb_title IER's Kenny Stein to Testify Before the House Ways and Means Committee - https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/iers-kenny-stein-to-testify-before-the-house-ways-and-means-committee/

#95: Kenny Stein on H.R. 1 (3/24/23) IER & NRDC Debate H.R. 1 Hosted By CSPAN: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/ier-nrdc-debate-hosted-by-cspan/ House Releases Its Energy Bill to Promote More American Energy: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/house-releases-its-energy-bill-to-promote-more-american-energy/

#94: The Environmental Quality Index (2/24/23) Links: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/ier-report-shows-restricting-domestic-oil-and-natural-gas-production-leads-to-negative-environmental-outcomes/

#93: Jason Hayes and Dr. Tim Nash on the importance of natural gas (12/20/22) Link to paper: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a2019062aeba5077af06fc9/t/637cf25ccf66aa26baaf19d9/1669132904200/Study+PDF.pdf

#92: Todd Myers discusses his new book on environmental technologies (11/16/22) Time to Think Small: How Nimble Environmental Technologies Can Solve the Planet's Biggest Problems https://www.amazon.com/Time-Think-Small-Environmental-Technologies-ebook/dp/B09XWBQ4XQ

Hearing: https://naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/emr-legislative-hearing_september-20-2022

#90: Kenny Stein on the Inflation Reduction Act

#89: Dr. Patrick Allitt on the Industrial Revolution Links: http://history.emory.edu/home/people/faculty/allitt-patrick.html https://www.thegreatcourses.com/professors/patrick-n-allitt

#88: Alex Trembath on Ecomodernism Links: http://www.ecomodernism.org https://thebreakthrough.org

#87 Jason Crawford on progress Links: https://rootsofprogress.org/devanney-on-the-nuclear-flop https://rootsofprogress.org/can-growth-continue-ignite-talk https://rootsofprogress.org/why-pessimism-sounds-smart

#86: Jordan McGillis on carbon border tariffs (5/17/22) Carbon Border Adjustment Policy Brief: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/carbon-border-adjustment-policy-brief/

#85: Nick Deiuliis discusses his new book by IER

#84: Benny Peiser and Francis Menton on net-zero (3/30/22)

#83: Tom Pyle testifies on electric vehicles

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. Investment in Critical Minerals to the Taliban.” (10/22/21) Read her written testimony here: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/bidens-afghanistan-crisis-forfeiting-u-s-investment-in-critical-minerals-to-the-taliban/ More on this topic from IER: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/bidens-clean-energy-program-loses-out-on-afghan-lithium/