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The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.   Jack is joined today by Dr. H.M. “Hash” Hashemian .  Dr. Hashemian is not only one of the nation’s most impressive nuclear energy industry leaders as President and CEO of AMS Corporation, but he just began his tenure as President of the  American Nuc...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Jack invites Kirk Sorensen, Founder and Chief Technologist at the nuclear energy technology company,  Flibe Energy  , to discuss Iran’s nuclear program.  The two discuss the ins and outs of the sorts of capabilities a country like Iran needs to build a...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. The Heritage Foundation’s Virginia Allen takes over hosting responsibilities today to lead us through a discussion about President Trump’s executive orders on nuclear energy policy with a familiar guest: Jack Spencer.  Virginia and Jack discuss how the...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Join Jack and astrophysicist Dr. Willie Soon on this week's episode to get an education on why you shouldn't believe everything you hear about climate change.  Dr. Soon is the Co-Team Leader of the Center for Environmental Research and Visiting Scienti...

In 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Endangerment Finding labeled greenhouse gas emissions a threat to public health and welfare. Now, with mounting empirical evidence, improved climate models, and real-world observations, the EPA is reconsidering that determination. New data reveals a more nuanced climate reality than in 2009. Climate policy continues to carry enormous economic and lega...

The Heritage Foundation’s B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies, National Review Institute, and Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation are pleased to announce that Dr. Elizabeth Edwards Spalding will deliver the second annual Lee Edwards Lecture in Conservative Leadership. In addition to being the daughter of Lee Edwards, Dr. Spalding is the Chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial F...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Jack is joined this week by Glen Lyons, one of the nation’s leading and most innovative thinkers on electricity markets. Glen has worked in the gas and oil industry and served as a member of ERCOT, the body that regulates Texas’ electricity grid and i...

Join The Heritage Foundation and leading medical scientists for a discussion of cutting edge medical technology and its wider implementation to make Americans healthier. Photobiomodulation (PBM) and hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) are two proven treatments that stimulate cell growth in patients suffering from a vast array of conditions. Managing pain, promoting wound healing, and treating brain i...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Jack is joined this week by Joanne Frederick, the President of the Board of Directors  for  Stop MPRP, Inc .   This one is complex, folks and has Jack way out of his comfort zone.  MRPR is an electricity transmission line project that would carry powe...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Jack is joined this week by his Heritage Foundation colleagues Mario Loyola and Austin Gae to discuss how states are taking matters into their own hands to ensure that their electricity grids remain robust and reliable.   Mario and Austin give us a sn...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Join Jack for this fascinating episode where he discusses nuclear energy policy reforms with on of the nations most innovative thinkers on the subject, Rod Adams. Rod is a long time player in nuclear energy, hosting one of the most informative web pag...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Jack invites Power Hour veteran Daren Bakst, Director, Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Energy Institute, to discuss CEI’s new book  Modernizing the EPA: A Blueprint for Congress .   Jack and Daren talk about why EPA exists, how it...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Leonardo Da Vinci said that “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”   Could that also be the case with nuclear energy? Jack invites Deep Fission CEO Liz Muller to the Power Hour this week to discuss a reactor whose utility is defined by its elega...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Jack invites Dr. John Dunn to the Power Hour this episode for an absolutely fascinating conversation about how government science is corrupted to support the agendas of politicians and bureaucrats.  Dr. Dunn is a physician and attorney who has spent h...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Join Jack for this special edition of the Power Hour where he interviews Dr. Kevin Dayaratna about the EPA’s recent deregulatory actions to unleash American energy.  Along with Andrew, Jack and Kevin discuss how the EPA’s actions impact the electric v...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Jack welcomes a couple of his Heritage Foundation colleagues to the Power Hour for a wide ranging discussion of the latest energy and environmental news.  Energy expert Austin Gae, making his second appearance on the Power Hour is joined by Power Hour...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Join Jack for a wide ranging discussion this week with one of the nuclear industry’s most interesting thinkers and doer, Danial Stout.   Dan has worked in the fuel business, for one of the nation’s major nuclear utilities, and held leadership position...

On Wednesday President Trump signed an executive order to rescind all funds from federally funded education programs that allow men to participate in women’s sports or share their private spaces! This marks a major victory for women’s rights and the fundamental reality that there are only two sexes: male and female. What needs to happen next in the fight against gender ideology?

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Put your thinking cap on for this one, folks, and get ready to earn you PhD in thermodynamics!  Jack invites Dr. Michael von Spakovsky to the Power Hour this week for a conversation that combines policy with technical, academic knowledge.  Dr. von Spa...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Jack has a fascinating conversation about nuclear energy this week that you don’t want to miss.  He talks with Dr. James Howe, a Coast Guard vet and leading expert on nuclear technology, policy, and industry.   This wide-ranging discussion covers ever...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Jack interviews Josh Spodek this week who is one of the most interesting people that has graced the Power Hour studio over the past couple of years.    Josh is a long-time environmentalist and conservationist (and so much more) who doesn’t just talk a...

The growing coalition of Americans concerned about our country’s health presents a unique opportunity to confront the misalignment between our medical, health, agricultural systems, and the American people. A critical examination of corporate influence, government regulatory agencies, and the pharmaceutical industry reveals systemic issues contributing to our country’s health crisis. Join us for a...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Join Jack and his guests today for an extremely interesting and informative conversation about a part of the nuclear industry that you might not know about: medical and industrial isotopes.  The United States once led the world in the production of th...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Today’s guest is Sean Lawrie, Chief Strategy Office, Lumerra Corporation.  If you like the perspective brought to you by the Power Hour, then you are going to love this conversation.  Sean knows nuclear power and the energy sector and he is using the...

On July 17, 2024, the White House Council on Environmental Quality released a landmark report on new digital tools for modernizing infrastructure permitting and environmental review. The report, which was mandated by the Fiscal Responsibility Act, builds on efforts of the Trump administration to modernize permitting under the National Environmental Policy Act. The report tackles the obstacles crea...