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Activists are celebrating billions in new spending to build transmission lines for renewable energy and to connect the U.S. power grids to each other (including, for the first time, the Texas grid). This spending spree is billed as a way of moving renewable energy across regions to cure the problem of wind and solar energy being complete no-shows at certain places and times. Is the smart way to solve our self-made energy shortages? The smartest people in the space say “No.” Dr. Bennett explains. He is Policy Director at Life:Powered, an initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation to raise America's energy IQ, and holds a Ph.D in Materials Science. Follow Jacki: X: @JackiDailyHost TruthSocial: JackiDaily Rumble: TheJackiDailyShow YouTube: TheJackiDailyShow Instagram: JackiDaily Facebook: The Jacki Daily Show

The folks from the Life:Powered initiative at the Texas Public Policy Foundation leveraged public disclosure rules to find out how state pension plans are voting at the annual meetings of the companies they own shares in. The results were pretty shocking. From 2019 to 2023, many red states, some with politicians who have publicly attacked ESG investing, are voting to the left of BlackRock. In Ep. 87, Brent Bennett, policy director of Life:Powered, joined Jerry to talk about this important new research, and why states which don't want to continue to vote with their shares for ESG ideology and "energy discrimination" don't need to any longer. Here's the report, see if your state is on it and if it is, send it to your legislator, Treasurer and state Auditor. How State Pensions Unwittingly Push ESG Goals Through Proxy Votes | Life:Powered (lifepowered.org)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, David sits down with Carson Clayton, the campaign director for TPPF's energy initiative, Life:Powered, to discuss nuclear power and how it can be a more substantial part of Texas' energy future.

Jason Isaac, founder and CEO of the American Energy Institute and a Senior Fellow for Life:Powered, a national initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, joined Jason Spiess and Steve Bakken to discuss the impacts of the Supreme Court Decision or Deference regarding the 1984 Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense [...]

George Schlatter is living a life full of legendary firsts and remarkable adventures because he embraces innovation. George's captivating career path is documented in his book, Still Laughing: A Life In Comedy. It's a hilarious page-turner that serves as a showbiz primer and history lesson. It's also self-improvement manual for anyone in search of creative inspiration. One of George's key mottos is: When all hope is fading, make them laugh. George has brazenly cracked up Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland and Cary Grant. Now it's your turn.George takes us backstage with Lucille Ball, Judy and Liza, Sammy Davis Jr. Stevie Wonder, Cher and the cast of Laugh-In. He tells us how he talked Lucy into riding an elephant with Steve Lawrence through Shubert Alley. He shares his secret network executive management technique: Get them drunk at lunch. And he offers astutely passionate observations about the current state of television and how it's changed since the turbulently transformative sixties.George believes that rules are guidelines that should be courageously challenged. On a bet from Jack Lemmon, George sneaked a naughty phrase into an episode of Laugh-In, winning Jack as a guest star on the show. He pioneered the airing of bloopers and outtakes. He invented the Las Vegas lounge act and created reality TV with Real People which shared the true stories of the Navajo Code Talkers, The Tuskegee Airmen and the Viet Nam War's missing in action.We also challenge George to a round of People You've Worked With Roulette, talk about his once-lost show, Turn-On, which was cancelled 20 minutes into its first hour. You can find that and so much more on George's new Youtube Channel, Clown Jewels!In recommendations, Weezy loves Conan O'Brien Must Go on Max, and Fritz and Weezy are both obsessed with Stax: Soulsville USA, also on Max.Path Points of Interest:George SchlatterGeorge Schlatter on WikiGeorge Schlatter on IMDBStill Laughing: A Life in Comedy - Now out in paperback.  Clown Jewels YouTube Page The George and Jolene Brand Schlatter Theater at the National Comedy CenterRowan And Martin's Laugh-InFritz Coleman - Unassisted ResidencyConan O'Brien Must Go - MaxStax: Soulsville USA - MaxGift Of Democracy

At the 2024 Texas Policy Summit, Ariana sat down with Jacki Deason, host of The Jacki Daily Show to unpack her career on Capitol Hill, her work on energy policy, including as a senior fellow for TPPF's Life:Powered energy initiative, the importance of energy security, how women can get involved with energy policy, and her advice to women who want to attend law school. 

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Michael Cohen says he accidentally gave his lawyer fake cases generated by Google's A.I., which wound up filed in court in a case of possible gross negligence, the judge said. Plus, BlackRock gets another black eye, this time by divestments coming from Texas - one of the men who sponsored the bill responsible for the move drops by to celebrate. And finally, turns out Google has been interfering in our elections far more than we initially thought - one of the top guys at the Media Research Center joins us to break it all down.Guests:Davis Younts | Military Defense AttorneyDan Schneider | Vice President, Media Research Center's Free Speech AmericaJason Isaac | Director, Life:Powered at Texas Public Policy FoundationKatie Brown | Director of Communications, American Life League

On this Salcedo Storm Podcast:Brent Bennett is the policy director for Life:Powered, an initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation to raise America's energy IQ. Brent is responsible for the team's many policy initiatives, from ending pernicious federal energy subsidies to reforming the Texas electricity market.

In his second appearance on the podcast (the first was in February 2022,) Brent Bennett, policy director for Life:Powered, an initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, talks about his recent report on electric vehicles and the challenges facing the Texas electric grid, three years after Winter Storm Uri. Bennett explains why climate activists have an almost religious attachment to EVs, why wind and solar are “holy fuels,” the problems with batteries, and why policymakers should think of electricity not as a commodity, but a service. (Recorded January 30, 2024.)

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The Heartland Institute's Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, Linnea Lueken, and special guest Jason Isaac of the Texas Public Policy Foundation present episode 422 of The In the Tank podcast. The Biden administration is continuing to mandate the electrification of everything while at the same time pulling offline the reliable and affordable power generation and transmission that would make it remotely possible. And this is a global delusion, not just a growing problem in the United States. Energy prices are skyrocketing and the “green energy” industry is now demanding even more government handouts – and permission to hike prices even more – to keep the scam going. But are we seeing signs that a rapid collapse of the scam is near?  Investments in “alternative energy” companies took off in 2020, but all those gains are now gone. General Electric announced that it will post $1 billion in losses in its wind division. The S&P Global Clean Energy Index is down more than 30 percent this year and still dropping. Siemens, one of the premier German manufacturers of wind turbines, saw its stock price crash by nearly 40 percent in one day last week and now wants a 15-billion-euros handout from the German government. It also appears that “Big Oil” is giving up on pretending to be a part of the “green energy” future and is consolidating to produce even more oil and gas in the future.  And in signs that the EV bubble is collapsing, Ford announced that it lost $1.3 billion in its EV division during the third quarter of 2023 – which translates into a loss of $62,016 for each of the 20,962 EVs it sold during the period. The CEO of Mercedes Benz said of the glut of EVs on the market that the public doesn't want: “I can hardly imagine the current status quo is fully sustainable for everybody.” Even Elon Musk is warning that demand is just not there for this massive, government-driven push for EVs. Joining us to talk about all this is Jason Isaac, senior fellow of Life:Powered, a national initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation and co-author of the brand new report: “Overcharged Expectations: Unmasking the True Cost of Electric Vehicles.” With government so invested with OUR MONEY in these schemes, is it inevitable that a massive financial bailout for these boondoggles is coming? Show Notes: PRIMARY TOPIC – The Coming Collapse of Green Energy and EVs Powerline - The Daily Chart: More Red Ink for Green Energyhttps://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/10/the-daily-chart-more-red-ink-for-green-energy.php Powerline - Green Dreams Going Up in Smoke https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/10/green-dreams-going-up-in-smoke.php Reuters - Siemens Energy shares slide 39% after company seeks state guarantees https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/siemens-energy-seeking-billions-euros-state-guarantees-wiwo-2023-10-26/ Plan to Hike Electric Bills 29% Sparks Fury in Wyoming https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/electricity-prices-renewable-power-wyoming-b863bf8 JunkScience on X – China controls most of the clean tech processing supply chain https://twitter.com/JunkScience/status/1719184775867404708 EVS ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE Texas Public Policy Foundation – Overcharged Expectations: Unmasking the True Cost of Electric Vehicleshttps://www.texaspolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-TrueCostofEVs-BennettIsaac.pdf Daily Signal – Biden Poised to Bail Out Wind Energy Industry, Experts Predict https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/10/30/bailout-for-offshore-wind-energy-may-be-right-around-corner-experts-say/ Wall Street Journal – Brace for the Wind and Electric-Vehicle Bailouts https://www.wsj.com/articles/brace-for-the-wind-and-electric-vehicle-bailouts-506383a8?mod=opinion_lead_pos6 Reuters - Ford again warns on EV results, withdraws 2023 forecast https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-withdraws-2023-forecast-warns-ev-results-2023-10-26/ GM Authority – GM Delays Launch Of Chevy Equinox EV, Silverado EV RST and GMC Sierra EV https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/10/gm-delays-launch-of-chevy-equinox-ev-silverado-ev-rst-and-gmc-sierra-ev/ CNBC – GM, Honda scrap plans to co-develop ‘affordable' sub-$30,000 EVs https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/25/gm-honda-scrap-plans-to-co-develop-affordable-sub-30000-evs.html Hertz pulls back on EV plans citing Tesla price cuts, high repair costs https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/26/hertz-pulls-back-on-ev-plans-citing-tesla-price-cuts-repair-costs.html Biden climate czar quietly met with flailing EV company dependent on taxpayer handouts https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-climate-czar-quietly-met-flailing-ev-company-dependent-taxpayer-handouts In The Tank broadcasts LIVE every Thursday at 12pm CT on the Stopping Socialism TV YouTube channel. Tune in to have your comments addressed live by the In The Tank Crew. Be sure to subscribe and never miss an episode. See you there!

Are electric vehicles (EVs) less expensive than their gas-powered counterparts? Are they destined to bethe future once the government mandates kick in? The simple answer: no. According to “Overcharged Expectations: Unmasking the True Costs of Electric Vehicles,” federal and state governments are driving the auto industry “off an economic cliff.” Brent Bennett – the Life:Powered policy director at the Texas Public Policy Foundation – explains his findings on EVs and their true costs. Read the full report here. 

Debbie interviews Director of Life:Powered, a Texas Public Policy Foundation initiative.Follow Debbie Georgatos!WEBSITE: http://americacanwetalk.orgFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/AmericaCanWeTalkAmerica Can We Talk is a show with a mission — to speak up for the extraordinary and unique greatness of America. I talk about the top issues of the day facing America, often with insightful guests, always from the perspective of furthering that mission, and with the goal to inspire listeners to celebrate and embrace the liberty on which America was founded. #AmericaMatters

The gals of sweet tea sit down with Education Coordinator for Life:Powered, Courtnie Bagley, to break down the state education, the truth about climate alarmism, and balancing career with motherhood. 

Can carbon capture technology moot the climate debate? Jacki is joined by Jason Isaac, Director of Life:Powered, a national initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, who shares why his group is opposed to carbon capture technology. Though it focuses on home-produced American energy (coal and natural gas), Isaac claims that requiring carbon capture would force many of the country's most reliable energy producers out of business at a time when our fragile electric grid needs them the most. Also, he explains why it would not impact the climate meaningfully. - - - - - James O'Keefe released an explosive undercover video featuring an employee of the world's largest money manager that champions ESG (financing contingent upon wokeness scores for corporations or investments). Supposedly, ESG exists to make the world a better place through emphasizing Environmental, Social Justice, and ethical Governance standards. What were the confessions from this employee of the money manager? (1) Banks rule the world; (2) war is good for business (“we don't want the conflict to end”); and (3) a U.S. Senator can be bought for the bottom basement low price of only $10,000.00. Suddenly, the news of BlackRock as a contender for a ½ trillion-dollar Ukraine rebuilding deal looks very different. Jacki gives her take.

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In this Let People Prosper episode, The Honorable Jason Isaac, who directs Life:Powered at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, joined me to discuss:    The truth about how most ESG funds are bad for government pension funds and individual's return on investment;  How government's unreliable energy solutions contribute to energy poverty, including turning off the lights during the Texas Freeze of 2021, and how fossil fuels support human flourishing; and   How people will best deal with climate change through adaptation with private sector solutions and more to let people prosper.   More on The Honorable Jason Isaac: https://www.texaspolicy.com/about/staff/the-honorable-jason-isaac/  For thoughtful economic commentary and show notes, check out my newsletter: https://vanceginn.substack.com/ Please rate with 5 stars and subscribe to the Let People Prosper Show if you enjoyed this episode. And be sure to check out the other episodes.

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Stu Burguiere breaks down yesterday's Supreme Court deliberations regarding a web designer in Colorado who refuses to work for same-sex couples due to her beliefs. This should EASILY be an open-and-shut case, but Stu dives into a few potential complications. Then, Life:Powered director Jason Isaac joins the program to tell us how to protect our energy freedoms in a green-crazed world. And Stu reveals the official panel lineup for this Friday's highly anticipated Christmas Party Power Hour! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every December, The Crude Life looks back at some of the year's best highlights, personality profiles and news nuggets of note.  This year, the Year In Review enters it's 10th year.  Here is today's feature is Jason Isaac, Director of Life:Powered, a national initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation to raise [...]

Hour 1 * Guest: Dr. Scott Bradley – To Preserve The Nation – FreedomsRisingSun.com * Complete corruption, plain and simple. The FBI interfered in the 2020 election to help Joe Biden. That we knew – Sen. Ted Cruz. * The FBI released an almost completely redacted affidavit that supposedly explains their reasons for the unprecedented raid of Mar-A-Lago. * Mark Zuckerberg joined Joe Rogan's podcast where he was asked about Facebook's decision to algorithmically suppress the Hunter Biden “Laptop From Hell” story, which had been released by the New York Post right before the 2020 election. * US District Judge Terry Doughty: Fauci, WH Press Secretary Must Turn Over All Emails Pertaining to Government-media Collusion – TheNewAmerican.com * Flash Poll: Should citizenship be required to vote? – Election Integrity Alert. * Is Biden Trying To Start a Civil War? – Ben Armstrong. * One Million Migrants Admitted Into US During Biden's Tenure. * Fox Television Network says that 95% of its ad inventory for next year's Super Bowl is sold out, with some national 30-second spots fetching a price tag of more than $7 million. Advertisers have spent an average of around $6.5 million for a 30-second ad, and the game will have 28 new advertisers. * Have you read HR8404 – Respect for Marriage Act? Hour 2 * A solid majority of small business owners say that they are not currently hiring because they cannot afford the added cost, a new survey says.On Wednesday, Alignable, an online small business network, released a survey revealing that a startling 63% of small businesses cannot afford to hire more staff, even when new staff is needed – TheBlaze.com * Why? Out of control taxation, inflation, regulation and manipulation. * Guest: Jason Isaac, Director of Life:Powered, a national initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation to raise America's energy IQ – LifePowered.org * Jason was also a Texas State Rep for years, serving on Energy Resources and Environmental Regulation committees. * Companies Buying Carbon Offsets That Don't Cut Emissions. * Amazon Shuts Down Solar roofs due to fires and fire danger. * California Power Grid at Record Levels / Breaking Point. * Climate Crisis Causes China to Ration Energy. * A “Vehicle Miles Traveled” Tax is a Bad Idea. * Let's all call for a halt to the climate cult! * Judge Allows Musk to Include Whistle-Blower Claims in Case Against Twitter. * former Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that Disney ultimately decided against making an attempt to purchase Twitter, in part because of the number of Twitter users that are “not real. * Democrats Worry as Abrams Struggles in Georgia Governor's Race – She has been trailing her Republican rival, Gov. Brian Kemp, alarming Democrats who have celebrated her as the master strategist behind the state's Democratic shift. * A Long-Shot Attempt Would Bar Trump in 2024 as an ‘Insurrectionist' – Luke Broadwate. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

* A solid majority of small business owners say that they are not currently hiring because they cannot afford the added cost, a new survey says.On Wednesday, Alignable, an online small business network, released a survey revealing that a startling 63% of small businesses cannot afford to hire more staff, even when new staff is needed - TheBlaze.com * Why? Out of control taxation, inflation, regulation and manipulation. * Guest: Jason Isaac, Director of Life:Powered, a national initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation to raise America's energy IQ - LifePowered.org * Jason was also a Texas State Rep for years, serving on Energy Resources and Environmental Regulation committees. * Companies Buying Carbon Offsets That Don't Cut Emissions. * Amazon Shuts Down Solar roofs due to fires and fire danger. * California Power Grid at Record Levels / Breaking Point. * Climate Crisis Causes China to Ration Energy. * A "Vehicle Miles Traveled" Tax is a Bad Idea. * Let's all call for a halt to the climate cult! * Judge Allows Musk to Include Whistle-Blower Claims in Case Against Twitter. * former Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that Disney ultimately decided against making an attempt to purchase Twitter, in part because of the number of Twitter users that are "not real. * Democrats Worry as Abrams Struggles in Georgia Governor's Race - She has been trailing her Republican rival, Gov. Brian Kemp, alarming Democrats who have celebrated her as the master strategist behind the state's Democratic shift. * A Long-Shot Attempt Would Bar Trump in 2024 as an 'Insurrectionist' - Luke Broadwate.

Join CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 120th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews former Texas State Representative Jason Isaac. Listen as the two discuss Jason's work with Life:Powered in trying to raise America's energy IG and his analysis of the current climate and energy conversation going on in the country. The Honorable Jason Isaac is the director of Life:Powered, a national initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation and previously served as a four-time Texas State Representative and on the Energy Resources and Environmental Regulation committees. His articles on energy and climate have been published in outlets like Fox Business, The Hill, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, and he is a regular contributor to The Epoch Times.

Today: A Sant Mat Satsang Podcast featuring readings from Kabir, The Gospel of Thomas, Odes of Solomon, the Mandaean Gnostic scriptures, mystic poetry of Sant Tulsi Sahib of Hathras, India, also Sufi mystics such as Shah Niaz, Hazrat Khan, Hazrat Sultan BaHU, and Rumi; satsang discourses as well from Swami Vyasanand and Baba Ram Singh on how to "live from the Living One" via a contemplative meditation practice known as Surat Shabd Yoga, Inner Light and Sound Meditation. By way of the Wisdom Eye, the Third Eye, one may access Inner Space, the Divine Realms within you and find the Beloved Supreme Being, the Living One, here and now during this present life. Seek To See God Now, Liberation During This Life -- Mystic-Poem of Sant Tulsi Sahib: "In this life, the concept of salvation all describe; To meet the Lord by dying while living, none discloses. They all speak of the goal of salvation after death; How to attain it while living, no one says. Were they to reveal the method of achieving release while living, Then alone would Tulsi be convinced of their words! Who speaks, after seeing with their own eyes, and teach the method of salvation during life, They are of the stage and stature of Saints, for they reveal the quintessence of the soul." Jesus said, "Look for the Living One while you're still alive. If you die and then try to look for Him, you won't be able to." (Gospel of Thomas, Saying 59) God is the Ocean of Love. Jai Sat Naam, Jai Guru, Radhasoami, Satya Raam, In Divine Love, Light and Sound, Peace Be to You, James Bean Spiritual Awakening Radio Sant Mat Satsang Podcasts https://www.SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com Living A Life Powered By Spirituality Live From the Living One There is a Divine Voice Calling Out, Summoning Souls to Awakening  

Here are this week's special guests on The Crude Life Week In Review Episode 450. Jason Isaac, Director of Life:Powered, a national initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation to raise America's energy IQ, joined Jason Spiess to talk about how Texas became the first state to break through on [...]

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Jason Isaac, Director of Life:Powered, a national initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation to raise America's energy IQ, joined Jason Spiess to talk about how Texas became the first state to break through on the ESG Narrative allowing fossil fuels to have a seat at the table. “We were [...]

For the one-year anniversary of the Texas Blackouts, our second guest this week is Brent Bennett, the policy director for Life:Powered, an initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. In this episode, Bennett explains why the ERCOT market is “broken,” how it is being distorted by federal subsidies for wind and solar, why there's no Moore's law for batteries, and why there is an “oversupply of capital” being directed toward alternative energy sources.

Former Rep. Jason Isaac joins David Webb to discuss BlackRock CEO — Larry Fink's letter about Texas SB13, that pushes back against woke financial institutions and banks that discriminate against fossil fuels.

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: The Biden Administration has all the time in the world to find new ways to clamp down on the freedom of Americans over a virus but is uninterested in stopping the flood of millions across our border. We remain at record highs when it comes to illegal aliens crossing the border so where is the concern about the virus entering the country there? There is none and it's a disconnect most Americans can plainly see.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Jason Isaac of the Life:Powered talks about the misdirection of Texas media on where the problem lies with the Texas power grid and how to avoid shortages of electricity.Judge blocks Texas free speech on social media law saying it infringes on the free speech of the social media companies. But, it does no such thing. Those companies are free to say, or not say, anything they wish under the law. What the law does is force some form of accountability on those firms for their restrictions on the free speech of their users. It's just fine to say they have every right to moderate content on their platforms but only if they step outside of the special liability protections given them under federal law for being “neutral” platforms. Deciding what gets to stay online, gets promoted, or get outright banned seems a violation of being a neutral platform.Texas sales tax collections continue to grow (watch out though because some of these growth numbers are due to inflation and not real growth.)And, other news of Texas.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

 Jason Isaac of the Life:Powered initiative talks about the misdirection of Texas media on where the problem lies with the Texas power grid and how to avoid shortages of electricity. I asked Isaac back on the program due to a nasty and very misdirected Houston Chronicle editorial which blames the Texas Railroad Commission, which doesn't regulate the grid, electric generators, or electricity market, for Texas' Big Freeze and calls on commissioners to resign. www.PrattonTexas.com

The Wall Street Journal editorial board called the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) report on ERCOT and the Texas Big Freeze a “green energy Texas whitewash.” They are correct and former state Representative Jason Isaac, now at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, was pointing out the problems long before the February 2021 Big Freeze.About the recently released FERC report the Wall Street Journal referenced, TPPF stated:“Even if FERC's recommendations were adopted, Texas would have still had over 24 hours of blackouts and been over 10 GW short at the height of the storm. The Texas Public Utility Commission and numerous market participants have recognized that the failure of the Texas market to manage the variability of wind and solar resources contributed significantly to the problems in February. FERC is accurate in its assessment of the weather and gas supply problems, but it is purposefully ignoring the problem of wind and solar variability in order to justify its political agenda to drive more wind and solar onto the grid at any cost.”I discuss the issues of reliable and affordable Texas electricity with Jason Isaac, director of Life:Powered at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.www.PrattonTexas.com

Jason Isaac, the director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Life:Powered initiative, discusses his testimony before the U.S. Senate protesting the creation of a “National Climate Bank.” The bank would give handouts to U.S. and foreign “green” businesses, backed by the taxpayer, set up an uneven regulatory playing field, and guarantee zero environmental benefits. Next, a video by Texas Public Policy Foundation reveals that some candidates in Texas have hired-operatives to threaten voters that essential services will end if they do not vote the right way. These people are known as “politiqueros,” and they are being reined in by the new Texas voting law.  Then, a new video by Mark Mathis from Clear Energy Alliance demonstrates how   climate change has devolved into “moral panic,” such that fear of the problem distorts debate and causes more damage than the problem itself.   Next, Jacki shares good news about a company called 2ndVote Advisers. Its mission is to offer investment strategies for clients who want to avoid being forced or deceived into supporting “woke” corporations.  Finally, the cost of bad energy policy hits close to home. Jacki tells a personal story about her family in Appalachia and skyrocketing energy bills hitting lower income Americans.

Two hundred Texans lost their lives unnecessarily during the February Texas power outages, dying from bad energy policy that prevented their homes from being heated. Jacki reviews a trend-setting law that just passed in Texas that stops cities from actually exacerbating the problem; the law literally puts a ban on bans – on natural gas and other forms of energy. It makes it illegal for local municipalities to implement the Paris Climate agreement unilaterally, restricting access to life-saving natural gas and other reliable sources of energy.   Jacki speaks with Sanjay Narayan, a member of the Texas Radiation Advisory Board, about why the nation should build more nuclear energy, the most reliable form of energy during the February power outages in Texas.   Next, the AFL-CIO and Texas Public Policy Foundation are working to destroy a proposed law in Texas that will give $44 billion in government handouts over the next few years to foreign companies and others in exchange for rolling out even more unreliable energy sources – despite February’s deadly energy shortage. While this program is praised for “creating jobs,” Brent Bennett, Ph.D., policy director for Life:Powered, says the state routinely grants waivers for the job creation requirement, especially to wind energy producers, leaving taxpayers footing an enormous bill for which they get nothing in return.   Jacki represents Texas on the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission and heralds the passage of a resolution urging the reigning in of ESG investment criteria. Among other things, ESG advocates often seek to divest from U.S. oil and gas.   Then, Jacki interviews Federico Chavez-Torres, director of operations at Energy Ledger, who says that a new blockchain solution for oil storage could have prevented the Colonial Pipeline hacking and could prevent future hacks.   Media reports of “Eco-Anxiety” show that American kids are terrified and depressed about climate change. Katie Tahuahua, mother and member of the Life:Powered Initiative (TPPF), explains how to calm your child’s fears about climate change and how to create optimism for the future.

The Honorable Jason Isaac is the Director of Life: Powered at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation, Jason, a fourth-generation native Texan, was elected four times as the State Representative for Hays and Blanco counties in the Texas Hill Country. During his eight years of service, he successfully passed legislation to reduce taxes, strengthen election integrity, improve public education, preserve Second Amendment rights, protect local groundwater, and protect private property rights.  Today's conversation is all about Texas energy and why happened during the Texas "snowpocalypse" of 2021. The leaders of tomorrow need to understand that "renewable" does not always equal "reliable." We discuss how to save the environment, save money, and save lives. 

The North Face uses oil to make its jackets, so why won’t it make jackets for an oil company? Chris Wright, the CEO of Liberty Oilfield Services, explains the hypocrisy. Rupert Darwall, the author of “Green Tyranny: Exposing the Totalitarian Roots of the Climate Industrial Complex,” tells Jason Isaac, the director at Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Life:Powered initiative, that ESG investment criteria represent the biggest threat to American capitalism since the 1930s.

The North Face uses oil to make its jackets, so why won’t it make jackets for an oil company? Chris Wright, the CEO of Liberty Oilfield Services, explains the hypocrisy. Rupert Darwall, the author of “Green Tyranny: Exposing the Totalitarian Roots of the Climate Industrial Complex,” tells Jason Isaac, the director at Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Life:Powered initiative, that ESG investment criteria represent the biggest threat to American capitalism since the 1930s.

On this week's Power Hour, Alex Epstein interviews Brent Bennett, a materials scientist by training and Policy Director of Life:Powered. In the first half of the interview, Brent shares how his background in physics and materials science has informed his views on the future of energy. In the second half, he summarizes the politics of Texas electricity--before, during, and after the recent mass-blackouts. Some of the specific topics covered include: - Alex's analogy between drug addicts and "renewable" power sources. - How Moore's Law is not a physical law, and how treating it that way distorts thinking about batteries. - The limitations of batteries given existing physics knowledge. - The proper relationship between physics and economics, and how today's politicians invert it. - How Texas did not have enough electricity generation to avoid rolling blackouts even if zero natural gas and coal plants had gone down. - Why today's Texas electricity "market" is totally unfair to reliable producers of electricity. - What reforms are needed to make Texas electricity "markets" fair and reliable. - How large financial institutions and tech companies are advocating policies that double down on unreliable electricity when Texas desperately needs reliable electricity. - The powerful lobbyists that shape Texas electricity policy.

Former Texas State Representative Jason Isaac, who now heads the Life:Powered Project for the Texas Public Policy Foundation, joins Brad to discuss what happened to Texas' power during the winter storm, who's at fault, what can be done, and much more. Read his work at Life:Powered and at The Cannon Online! @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

Jason Isaac joins the show to discuss the havoc wreaked by Biden's energy policies/how they're making natural disasters like what we've seen in Texas deadly. Jason is the Director of Life: Powered, TPPF's Energy initiative and has been featured on national news for his expertise on all things energy and environment.

What Happened? Former TX Rep. Jason Isaac, now Director of Life:Powered at TPPF, discusses putting the "Reliable" back in ERCOT and the root cause of the tragic blackouts this week and sources of mismanagement: poor public policies.   For more on the evolving situation visit www.thecannononline.com

This week's show is with Phil Goddard, Phil helps people create easy, prosperous and loving personal & professional relationships. He is an internationally renowned life & relationship coach, speaker, leadership consultant, and lover of life and humanity. A published author, he is also the host of The Coaching Life and Naked Hearts Podcasts. His work centres around transforming relationships and leadership through developing a deeply grounded understanding of the principles behind our human experience and the nature of how our experience of life is created. With humour and sincerity, he combines over twenty-one years in corporate leadership with fourteen years as a professional coach, to help organisations build harmonious and highly productive teams, and individuals to live their most loving and joyous lives. He has coached Hollywood actors, international models, journalists, artists, authors, film directors, corporate executives, and numerous business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs. He is a digital nomad and can often be found on the Greek Island of Zakynthos, where he holds exclusive coaching immersion retreats for individual clients. He challenges his work on happiness by following a few English sports teams. In this week's show, Phil and I explored the role of desire in how we create our lives, the big life change he's recently been through and the way he's seen fear, courage and freedom show up during this time.

In our first episode of 2019, Dr. Kevin Roberts interviews Jason Isaac, Senior Manager and Distinguished Fellow of Life: Powered at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Learn what to expect from the the 2019 Texas legislative session, and get caught up on all things policy.