Energy Thinks with Tisha Schuller

What you’ll get in this episode of Energy Thinks My most important conversations right now are focused on the Arc of Outrage —and what it takes to lead your company through the Arc when opposition to your projects is no longer theoretical. Last week’s Both True explored the Arc : why data center outrage is still climbing, why the worst is likely ahead, and why leaders need to staff for the Arc the...

This solo pod continues the series on the Arc of Outrage, the predictable and unavoidable opposition cycle that data centers are facing. What you’ll get in this solo episode of Energy Thinks The energy industry has been here before. I warned data center proponents to stop calling the opposition they are facing “misinformation.” The problem is that data centers are now on the Arc of Outrage . I wat...

What you’ll get in this episode of Energy Thinks This week, I sit down with Jonathan Smith , founder and principal of Mobilis Works , an advisory practice to the Problem Solvers on policy innovation, economic competitiveness, and civic capacity, for one of the most thoughtful conversations I’ve had about what it actually takes to move from policy ideas to real-world implementation. Jonathan has sp...

What you’ll get in this episode of Energy Thinks This week, I sit down with Jim Kerr, chairman, president, and CEO of Southern Company Gas , for a conversation about what happens when the realities of physics, economics, and historically high energy demand collide with The Myth of an Easy Energy Transition . Jim would be humble and interesting while talking to a tree stump. But lucky for you, he i...

What you’ll get in this solo episode of Energy Thinks In last week’s Both True , I wrote about a shift I’m watching closely: climate priorities being repackaged as affordability arguments . Affordability is now the governing political test on energy—and some decarbonization-first advocates are repositioning their programs as the key to energy affordability. This week’s solo pod picks up the next,...

Planning your 2026 leadership event? Order The Myth and The Moment for your team. ( Reach out for bulk pricing.) What you’ll get in this solo episode of Energy Thinks Last week, I made the case that energy abundance is a civic good —and that oil and gas remain central to achieving it. This solo pod explores some of the consequences of that argument: What does energy abundance as a civic good requi...

What you’ll get in this episode of Energy Thinks My most important conversations right now are focused on The Problem Solvers—those civic leaders squeezed between the climate ambition of their constituents and energy reality. In this episode, I sit down with Matt Baker, Commissioner at the California Public Utilities Commission , to talk about what Problem Solver leadership looks like on the front...

Planning your 2026 leadership event? Order The Myth and The Moment for your team. ( Reach out for bulk pricing.) What you’ll get in this solo episode of Energy Thinks Fear works—up to a point. So even before we found ourselves amid a war in the Middle East and an energy crisis, a fear-driven politics was forming in reaction to AI, data centers, and energy buildout. Why? Because fear is politically...

What you’ll get in this episode of Energy Thinks I sit down with Alex Trembath, executive director of the Breakthrough Institute, because I wanted to explore a question that’s been on my mind for a while: Are we really moving past what Alex calls the “peak climate” era? (Because I’m not so sure.) For much of the past two decades, climate change has been the central organizing force for energy poli...

What you’ll get in this episode of Energy Thinks The most important conversations often must reckon with a profound tension: two opposing ideas that are both true. Example: * Communities deserve voice and process. * Communities can’t keep using their voices to “ban” the stuff that keeps the lights on—pipelines, transmission, firm generation—without consequences: spiking bills, stalling projects, a...

Planning your 2026 leadership event? Order The Myth and The Moment for your team. ( Reach out for bulk pricing.) What you’ll get in this solo episode of Energy Thinks The political center matters—and it won’t hold itself. Whereas the political extremes reward polarization and populism, sustaining a functioning and productive polity requires … you! The work ahead needs your engagement, curiosity, a...

I have a strategic advisory slot open for one leader in Q2— email to learn more . What you’ll get in this solo episode of Energy Thinks Tailwinds have blown open a political window for natural gas—especially among moderate Democrats. This Moment is real. It’s also fragile. If our industry mistakes momentum for durability—or indulges our worst habits because it feels as if “we’re finally winning”—w...

What you’ll get in this episode of Energy Thinks Climate activists have overplayed their political hand with righteous language, inflexible targets, and clear villains. But you don’t have to look far to see industry supporters displaying a similarly overconfident absolutism—just pro-fossil and anti-renewables. We can do better—much better—than an energy politics focused on accumulating temporary w...

Happy new year! To celebrate the holiday season, I’m running some of 2025’s most popular episodes of Energy Thinks —including this dance favorite of mine. … What you’ll get in this solo episode of Energy Thinks There was so much volatility in 2025. Were you occupied just doing the freak, as in the classic Chic song ? (“All that pressure got you down? Has your head been spinning all around?”) What...

Happy holidays! To celebrate, I’m returning to 2025’s most popular episodes of Energy Thinks —including this five-star feast with Chad Zamarin , CEO of Williams. What you’ll get in this episode of Energy Thinks A great conversation (as usual) with Chad. His optimism is infectious. So is his discipline in resisting telling potential partners “I told you so” about The Myth. He’s focused on building...

Planning your 2026 leadership event? Order The Myth and The Moment for your team. ( Reach out for bulk pricing.) What you’ll get in this solo episode of Energy Thinks The Myth of how climate progress is “supposed” to happen is visibly unraveling in both politics and the media. But it isn’t dead yet! We’re probably not even past “peak climate-crazy.” How we work and engage now—in The Moment—will sh...

The best holiday gift for your team? The Myth and The Moment ! What you’ll get in this solo episode of Energy Thinks In this episode , I take you with me into the Red Sea to make sense of today’s increasingly strange climate and energy narratives. After traveling to Egypt and swimming (voluntarily! for a long time!) in the Red Sea, I came home thinking differently about courage, villains, and what...

Happy Thanksgiving! To celebrate the holiday, I’m rerunning the year’s most popular episodes. What you’ll get in this episode of Energy Thinks I’m joined by longtime friend and colleague Roger Pielke Jr. , senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute—and one of the most fearless, objective, and valuable analysts of the climate-and-energy space. Roger’s work lands at the messy intersection of...

Check out my new book, The Myth and The Moment . Give it a read (or listen on Audible ) and let me know what you think! What you’ll get in this solo episode of Energy Thinks I explore a simple, hard question: What comes after The Moment? Answering this question is mission critical if we want to ensure that The Myth of an Easy Energy Transition doesn’t hang on with zombie strength. In the midst of...

What you’ll get in this episode of Energy Thinks How can oil and gas leaders like you meet the Problem Solvers where they are? Listen to my new conversation with Kevin Krausert , CEO and co-founder at Avatar Innovations, an energy technology venture studio operating in both Calgary and Houston. (Disclosure: I sit on the advisory board for Avatar, because I share Kevin’s vision of the industry as c...

Check out my new book, The Myth and The Moment. Give it a read and let me know what you think! What you’ll get in this solo episode of Energy Thinks I published “ Good Riddance to Climate Week ” recently, and I got a lot of feedback, from readers loving and hating it. Overwhelmingly, those who attended Climate Week said I got it wrong—for them, Climate Week was still an inspiring, engaging experie...

My new book, The Myth and The Moment , is here! Order your copy today . What you’ll get in this (solo) episode of Energy Thinks In this solo pod, I reflect on the Abundance conference I attended in D.C. last month. Is there an abundance agenda that oil and gas employees, communities, leaders, and supporters could get behind? In other words, is there an abundance for the rest of us, in which cost o...

What you’ll get in this episode of Energy Thinks Toby Z. Rice , CEO at EQT, is unabashedly America’s natural gas champion—and I always enjoy his high-energy, high-optimism takes! On this episode of Energy Thinks, Toby was clear: Energy security, reliability, and affordability are nonnegotiable. He paired this resolution with unwavering commitment to the trajectory to zero carbon . Toby framed his...

What you’ll get in this mini pod Energy Thinks Scott Hallam , president & CEO of Boardwalk Pipelines, joins me to offer his takes on my new book, The Myth and The Moment , and to map how leaders can drive what comes next. You’ll hear: * Why “the Myth” won’t disappear—but will evolve * How leaders can engage with true believers in the Myth * How to build and test a durable strategy for your busines...

What you’ll get in this episode of Energy Thinks I sit down with Arjun Murti , partner at Veriten, creator of the Super-Spiked newsletter and video Substack, and one of the most influential voices for energy realism. You’ll love Arjun’s sharp insights into why The Myth of an Easy Energy Transition is dissolving and what that means for oil and gas leaders, climate stakeholders, and global energy de...