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#31 Currents: An Energy Update (11/3/25-11/7/25) Links: Low-Energy Fridays: Why don’t we have electric airplanes?: https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/low-energy-fridays-why-dont-we-have-electric-airplanes/ As NW faces rolling blackouts, study says renewable energy may not be enough: https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/30/renewable-energy-oregon-washington-power-electrical-grid/

#30 Currents: An Energy Update (10/27/25-10/31/25) Links: The Managerial Tyranny of Boomer Environmentalism: https://lawliberty.org/forum/the-managerial-tyranny-of-boomer-environmentalism/ Michigan yanks incentives for controversial EV battery plant: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5569742-michigan-ev-battery-plant/

#29 Currents: An Energy Update (10/20/25-10/24/25) Links: Trump Administration Rejects the U.N. Global Shipping Carbon Tax: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/trump-administration-rejects-the-u-n-global-shipping-carbon-tax/ GM to take $1.6 billion charge related to EV pullback: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/14/gm-to-take-1point6-billion-charge-related-to-ev-pullback.htm...

#28 Currents: An Energy Update (10/13/25-10/17/25) Links: Trump’s Energy Department Invests 5% in Lithium Assets: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/trumps-energy-department-invests-5-in-lithium-assets/ In Debate Over Solar Energy, Don’t Cancel Property Rights for Farmers: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2025/10/09/in_debate_over_solar_energy_dont_cancel_prope...

#126: William Rampe on the Antiquities Act (10/14/25) Links: Policy Brief: Evaluating the Antiquities Act of 1906: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/policy-brief-evaluating-the-antiquities-act-of-1906/ To Permanently Unleash our Federal Lands, Congress Must Reform the Antiquities Act: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2025/09/30/to_permanently_unleash_our_federal_lands_c...

Currents is a weekly show produced by the Institute for Energy Research (IER) that recaps the latest news from the world of energy and research from IER. Policy Brief: Evaluating the Antiquities Act of 1906 The Desert Southwest Pipeline Expansion: A Strategic Move for Energy Reliability and Economic Growth

#26 Currents: An Energy Update (9/29/25-10/3/25) Links: Saving Killer Whales Without Sinking Trade: https://perc.org/2025/09/25/saving-killer-whales-without-sinking-trade/ FULL SPEECH: Trump addresses United Nations General Assembly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLoxCqc3Tro

#25 Currents: An Energy Update (9/22/25-9/26/25) Links: Californian Lawmakers Issue Legislation to Control Energy Prices: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/californian-lawmakers-issue-legislation-to-control-energy-prices/ California, the Energy Island: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/california-the-energy-island/

#24 Currents: An Energy Updates (9/15/25-9/19/25) Links: Low-Energy Fridays: Should we care about permitting uncertainty?: https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/low-energy-fridays-should-we-care-about-permitting-uncertainty/?utm_campaign=Low-Energy Belgian Wind Project Vetoed; Global Total Of Renewable Rejections Hits 1,104: https://robertbryce.substack.com/p/belgian-wind-project-vetoed-global

#23 Currents: An Energy Update (9/8/25-9/12/25) Links: Energy Appreciation Day: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/energy-appreciation-day/ Peak Population: Prepare for a Shrinking World: https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/peak-population-but-we-can-all-move-to-texas/

#22 Currents: An Energy Update (9/1/25-9/5/25) Links: No, Western nations do not subsidize fossil fuels!: https://frompovertytoprogress.substack.com/p/no-western-nations-do-not-subsidize Germany Chose Wind and Solar. Now, Its Citizens Are Paying the Price.: https://www.powerthefuture.com/germany-chose-wind-and-solar-now-its-citizens-are-paying-the-price

#21 Currents: An Energy Update (8/25/25-8/29/25) Links: Why I Stopped Being a Climate Catastrophist: https://www.breakthroughjournal.org/p/why-i-stopped-being-a-climate-catastrophist Finally, an Unbiased and Objective Climate Science Report: https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2025/08/16/finally_an_unbiased_and_objective_climate_science_report_1129196.html Plugged In Podcast #115: Re-release...

#20 Currents: An Energy Update (8/18/25-8/22/25) Links: We’re Asking the Wrong Question About Natural Gas: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/were-asking-the-wrong-question-about-natural-gas/ Beneficial Bloodsucking: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bioe.70015?af=R

#19 Currents: An Energy Update (8/11/25-8/15/25) Links: 200 Actions the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans Have Taken to Unleash Our Energy Potential: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/200-actions-the-trump-administration-and-congressional-republicans-have-taken-to-unleash-our-energy-potential/

#18 Currents: An Energy Update (8/4/25-8/8/25) — featuring Mackinac's Joshua Antonini Joshua Antonini: https://www.mackinac.org/about/staff/890 EPA Moves to Rescind the Obama-Era Endangerment Finding: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/epa-moves-to-rescind-the-obama-era-endangerment-finding/

#17 Currents: An Energy Update (7/28/25-8/1/25) Links: Why Selling Public Lands Makes Sense: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/why-selling-public-lands-makes-sense/ Rethinking Carbon Taxes in the Fight Against Climate Change: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/energy-world/rethinking-carbon-taxes-in-the-fight-against-climate-change Beyond Pigou: Externalities and Civil Society i...

#16 Currents: An Energy Update (7/21/25-7/25/25) Links: How “Green” Wind and Solar Could Trash the Planet: https://energybadboys.substack.com/p/how-green-wind-and-solar-could-trash America was already losing to China on clean energy. Trump just sealed its fate: https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/16/climate/china-us-wind-solar-energy-trump

#15 Currents: An Energy Update (7/14/25-7/18/25) Links: Can oil and gas solve the AI power dilemma?: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/oil-gas-ai-power-data-center/751611/ Renewable Energy Project Cancellations Spike in Texas: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/renewable-energy-project-cancellations-spike-in-texas/

#14.5 Currents: An Energy Updates — Discussing the Big Beautiful Bill with IER's Kenny Stein Links: Kenny Stein: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/about/kstein/ Summary of Key Provisions in The One Big Beautiful Bill Act: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/summary-of-key-provisions-in-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-act/ Don’t Fall for the Phase-Out Fallacy: https://www.inst...

#14 Currents: An Energy Update (7/7/25-7/11/25) Links: The Energy Vibe Shift Is Real: https://energybadboys.substack.com/p/the-energy-vibe-shift-is-real Poll Shows That Americans Want Energy Abundance, Not Climate Catastrophism: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/poll-shows-that-americans-want-energy-abundance-not-climate-catastrophism/

#13 Currents: An Energy Update (6/23/25-6/27/25) Links: The Senate Finance Committee’s Reconciliation Draft Is a Step in the Wrong Direction: https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2025/06/the-senate-finance-committees-reconciliation-draft-is-a-step-in-the-wrong-direction/ Institute for Energy Research & C3 Solutions – Climate Change Superfund Act Webinar: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.or...

#125: Institute for Energy Research & C3 Solutions – Climate Change Superfund Act Webinar (6/17/25) Links: Video of Webinar: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/institute-for-energy-research-c3-solutions-climate-change-superfund-act-webinar/ New York State’s New Climate “Superfund Law”: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/new-york-states-new-climate-superfund-la...

#12 Currents: An Energy Update (6/16/25-6/20/25) Links: China Is Using Coal to Produce Liquid Fuels: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/china-is-using-coal-to-produce-liquid-fuels/

#11 Currents: An Energy Update (6/9/25-6/13/25) Links: WILL THE NEW NUCLEAR EXECUTIVE ORDERS JUMPSTART THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW NUCLEAR REACTORS?: https://mestes.substack.com/p/will-the-new-nuclear-executive-orders Wind and Solar Tax Credits are Destroying the Grid: https://www.independent.org/article/2025/01/28/wind-tax-credits-destroying-grid/

#10 Currents: An Energy Update (6/2/25-6/6/25) Supreme Court limits agency environmental reviews: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/29/supreme-court-limits-agency-environmental-reviews-00374122 United States and Saudi Arabia Engage in Energy and Critical Mineral Deals: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/united-states-and-saudi-arabia-engage-in-energy-and-critical-m...