The Energy Update - Week of December 14th, 2020
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 what...
View Article#65: Steven F. Hayward on running afoul of campus cancel culture (12-16-20)
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 the...
View Article#66: Dr. Ellen Wald on the role of plastics in the COVID response (12-22-20)
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 plastics,...
View ArticleThe Energy Update - Week of January 11th, 2021
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 means...
View ArticleThe Energy Update - Week of January 18th, 2021
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...
View Article#67: Paul Gessing on the role of oil & gas in New Mexico's economy (1-22-21)
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...
View Article#68: Kenny Stein on president Biden's recent executive orders(1-29-21)
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 mean...
View ArticleThe Energy Update - Week of February 1st, 2021
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. Links • ARTICLE Biden Day 1 Executive Orders:...
View ArticleThe Energy Update - Week of February 8th, 2021
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 energy...
View ArticleThe Energy Update - Week of February 15th, 2021
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 subsidies...
View Article#69: Paul Craney on the Transportation Climate Initiative(2-17-21)
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, and...
View Article#70: Kenny Stein on the Texas blackouts(2-24-21)
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...
View ArticleThe Energy Update - Week of March 1st, 2021
This week the team highlights recent materials focusing on the extreme weather in Texas and the subsequent blackouts that impacted millions of residents. Links • ARTICLE Understanding the Texas Energy...
View Article#71: Robert Bryce on Texas, Reliability, and Natural Gas Bans(3-3-21)
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 energy...
View Article#72: Tom Pyle speaks to the Colorado Oil and Gas Association (3-12-21)
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.
View ArticleThe Energy Update - Week of March 15th, 2021
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. Blog - Gasoline Prices,...
View ArticleThe Energy Update - Week of March 22nd, 2021
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. Links: Biden May Get His Wish: $100 Oil on the...
View Article#73: Trisha Curtis on oil markets and the current regulatory environment
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. Ms. Curtis has...
View Article#74: Joakim Book on human progress and sensible environmentalism
Joakim Book on human progress and sensible environmentalism. Links: Joakim's work at AIER: https://www.aier.org/staffs/joakim-book/ Climate Catastrophism and a Sensible Environmentalism:...
View Article#75: Dr. David Kreutzer on green jobs past and present (4/28/21)
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. Links: 21st Century Communities:...
View Article#76: Tom Shepstone on oil and gas in Pennsylvania (5/10/21)
#76: Tom Shepstone on oil and gas in Pennsylvania (5/10/21)
View Article#77: Dr. Peter Jacobsen on gasoline shortages, population, and the...
#77: Dr. Peter Jacobsen on gasoline shortages, population, and the environment (5/19/21) Links: Why Politicians, Not Hackers, Are to Blame for the Gasoline Shortage...
View Article#78: Jason Hayes on Line 5 (5/27/21)
#78: Jason Hayes on Line 5 Links: Why Is Gretchen Whitmer Trying to Shut Down an Essential Pipeline?...
View Article#79: Kenny Stein discusses infrastructure spending (8/3/21)
#79: Kenny Stein discusses infrastructure spending (8/3/21)
View Article#80: David Stevenson on why offshore wind faces lawsuits
#80: David Stevenson on why offshore wind faces lawsuits by IER
View Article#81: Todd Myers on unleashing energy innovation
#81: Todd Myers on unleashing energy innovation https://www.thecgo.org/research/leapfrogging-smart-meters/
View Article#82: Mary J. Hutzler on the implications of Taliban control of critical minerals
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....
View Article#83: Tom Pyle on electric vehicles and energy prices
#83: Tom Pyle testifies on electric vehicles
View Article#84: Benny Peiser and Francis Menton on net-zero
#84: Benny Peiser and Francis Menton on net-zero (3/30/22)
View Article#85: Nick Deiuliis discusses his new book
#85: Nick Deiuliis discusses his new book by IER
View Article#86: Jordan McGillis on carbon border tariffs (5/17/22)
#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/
View Article#87 Jason Crawford on progress
#87 Jason Crawford on progress Links: https://rootsofprogress.org/devanney-on-the-nuclear-flop https://rootsofprogress.org/can-growth-continue-ignite-talk...
View Article#88: Alex Trembath on Ecomodernism
#88: Alex Trembath on Ecomodernism Links: http://www.ecomodernism.org https://thebreakthrough.org
View Article#89: Dr. Patrick Allitt on the Industrial Revolution
#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
View Article#90: Kenny Stein on the Inflation Reduction Act
#90: Kenny Stein on the Inflation Reduction Act
View Article#91: Kenny Stein testimony on the Public Lands and Waters Climate Leadership...
Hearing: https://naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/emr-legislative-hearing_september-20-2022
View Article#92: Todd Myers discusses his new book on environmental technologies (11/16/22)
#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...
View Article#93: Jason Hayes and Dr. Tim Nash on the importance of natural gas (12/20/22)
#93: Jason Hayes and Dr. Tim Nash on the importance of natural gas (12/20/22) Link to paper:...
View Article#94: The Environmental Quality Index (2/24/23)
#94: The Environmental Quality Index (2/24/23) Links:...
View Article#95: Kenny Stein on H.R. 1 (3/24/23)
#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...
View Article#96: Kenny Stein Testifies Before the House Ways and Means Committee (4/19/23)
#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:...
View Article#97: Kenny Stein Testifies Before the House Natural Resources Committee...
#97: Kenny Stein Testifies Before the House Natural Resources Committee (5/11/23) Full video:...
View Article#98: Paige Lambermont on Germany's energy transition (5/23/23)
#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...
View Article#100: Jordan McGillis on self-driving cars
#100: Jordan McGillis on self-driving cars Autonomous Now: Why We Need Self-Driving Technology and How We Can Get It Faster...
View Article#101: Isaac Orr on EPA's Carbon Rule (8/21/23)
#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
View Article#102: Levi Russell on Energy and Economics (1/31/24)
#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:...
View Article#103: Caleb Jasso on Energy and Conflict in the Middle East (2-7-24)
#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:...
View Article#104: April FIER (Friends of IER) Podcast 4/11/24
#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...
View Article#105: Pierre Desrochers on population and climate change (4/22/24)
#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...
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