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#54 Currents: An Energy Update (Edwin Drake and Henrietta Larson) Links: Fueling America: https://fueling250.org/ Energy Pioneers: Edwin Drake: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/energy-pioneers-edwin-drake/ Energy Pioneers: Henrietta M. Larson: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/energy-pioneers-henrietta-m-larson/

#53 Currents: An Energy Update (UAE Leaves OPEC) Links: UAE exits OPEC: What it means for UAE, petrodollar system and global markets: https://www.msn.com/en-in/lifestyle/style/uae-exits-opec-what-it-means-for-uae-petrodollar-system-and-global-markets/ar-AA21Zf0W The UAE Leaves OPEC: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/the-uae-leaves-opec/ Attacks in Gulf Threaten to Reignite Co...

#52 Currents: An Energy Update (Iran War Update Part 3) Links: This Week: https://link.foreignpolicy.com/view/68cad69499a3fad2250d4114r13cn.2b0i/307597ed Iran Is Running Out of Time and Options: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2026/04/21/iran_is_running_out_of_time_and_options_1177839.html

#51 Currents: An Energy Update (American LNG Exports) Links: Fueling America: https://fueling250.org/ American Energy Moments: LNG Exports Initiate a New Era of Energy Abundance: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/american-energy-moments-lng-exports-initiate-a-new-era-of-energy-abundance/ More Boon Than Bane: How the U.S. Reaped the Rewards and Avoided the Costs of the Shale B...

#50 Currents: An Energy Update (Iran War Update Part 2) Links: "Enjoy the current pump figures. With the so-called 'blockade', Soon you'll be nostalgic for $4–$5 gas.": https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf/status/2043425869570416802 The illogicality of charging tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz: https://omareconomics.substack.com/p/the-illogicality-of-charging-tolls

#49 Currents: An Energy Update (Iran War Update) Links: Drones Over Dubai: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2026/03/24/drones_over_dubai_1172189.html The Prices of Key Industrial Materials Are Increasing Due to the Iran Conflict: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/the-prices-of-key-industrial-materials-are-increasing-due-to-the-iran-conflict/ The Iran Conflict...

Pierre Desrochers is an Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Toronto Mississauga. His main research interests are economic development, technical innovation, business-environment interface, and energy policy and food policy. Desrochers has been the recipient of several awards for his work on environmental policy issues, including the 2017 Julian L. Simon Memorial Award (Competitiv...

#48 Currents: An Energy Update (Have Data Centers Driven Up Electricity Prices?) Links: Have Data Centers Driven Up Electricity Prices? The State-Level Data Don’t Support the Narrative: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/have-data-centers-driven-up-electricity-prices-the-state-level-data-dont-support-the-narrative/

#47 Currents: An Energy Update (Jones Act Waiver) Links: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/president-trump-waives-the-jones-act-for-60-days/

#46 Currents: An Energy Update (Caleb Jasso on India) Links: International Conference on Sustainability-Led Transformation in Business and Society (SLTBS 2026): https://sites.google.com/view/sltbs2026christuniversity/home?authuser=0 India eases sulphur emission rules for coal power plants, reversing decade-old mandate: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/india-eases-sul...

#125: Caleb Jasso discusses the escalating conflict in the Middle East from Dubai (3/3/26) Links: Conflict in Iran and the Global Oil Market: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/conflict-in-iran-and-the-global-oil-market/ First Venezuela, Now Iran: China Could Lose Major Portion of Oil Supply: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/first-venezuela-now-i...

#45 Currents: An Energy Update (Maryland's electricity prices) Links: Alex Stevens Testimony on Maryland’s House Bill 674: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/alex-stevens-testimony-on-marylands-house-bill-674/ Blue States, High Rates: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/blue-states-high-rates/

#44 Currents: An Energy Update (Endangerment Finding Rescission) Links: IER Comment on Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/ier-comment-on-reconsideration-of-2009-endangerment-finding-and-greenhouse-gas-vehicle-standards/ EPA Revokes Endangerment Finding: What You Need to Know: https://www.institute...

#43 Currents: An Energy Update (Blocking The Road to a Carbon Tax) Links: Coalition to Secretary Wright: Senate Carbon Tax Crowd Wants You to Help Them Implement New Energy Taxes: https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2026/02/coalition-to-secretary-wright-senate-carbon-tax-crowd-wants-you-to-help-them-implement-new-energy-taxes/ The EU’s Carbon Border Tax Took Effect on January 1: https://www.ins...

#42 Currents: An Energy Update (Winter Storm Fern) Links: Winter Storm Wrecks Power Lines as Hundreds of Thousands are Still Without Power: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/winter-storm-wrecks-power-lines-as-hundreds-of-thousands-are-still-without-power/

#41 Currents: An Energy Update (How Much Capacity Do We Really Have?) Links: Watt, Me Worry? Record-Setting "Capacity" Can't Keep the Lights On: https://energybadboys.substack.com/p/watt-me-worry-record-setting-capacity Money to ‘Decarbonize’ as Useless as Gym Memberships and Extended Warranties: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2026/01/22/money_to_decarbonize_as_useless_as_g...

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. On this episode the team is joined by Alex Stevens, IER's Manager of Policy and Communications, and Caleb Jasso, IER's Senior Policy Advisor, to discuss the recently published 2026 Environmental Quality Index. Links: 2026 Environmental Qu...

#39 Currents: An Energy Update (Venezuela and Ivanpah) Links: Can Venezuela’s Broken Oil Industry Be Rebuilt?: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/trump-wants-to-rebuild-venezuelas-broken-oil-industry/ Ivanpah Solar Plant Remains Open, Despite Costing Ratepayers Money: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/ivanpah-solar-plant-remains-open-despite-costing-...

#38 Currents: An Energy Update (Year In Review) Thank you for listening to Currents this year. Happy holidays and we look forward to the new year!

#37 Currents: An Energy Update (12/15/25-12/19/25) Links: Greenwashing With Chinese Characteristics: https://www.breakthroughjournal.org/p/greenwashing-with-chinese-characteristics

#36 Currents: An Energy Update (12/8/25-12/12/25) Links: How a major DOE report hides the whole truth on climate change: https://www.politico.com/interactives/2025/chris-wright-doe-climate-change-report/?source=email Politico’s failed critique of DOE’s climate science report – who’s misleading on hurricanes?: https://cei.org/blog/politicos-failed-critique-of-does-climate-science-report-whos-mislea...

#35 Currents: An Energy Update (12/1/25-12/5/25) Links: Gasoline Prices Are Generally Lower in Red States: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/gasoline-prices-are-generally-lower-in-red-states/ Giving Thanks for Freedom and Energy: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/giving-thanks-for-freedom-and-energy/

#34 Currents: An Energy Update (11/24/25-11/28/25) Links: Rising Electricity Prices: The Missing Link: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2025/11/20/rising_electricity_prices_the_missing_link_1148513.html SAMUEL PETERSON: Human Prosperity, Carbon Taxes, And The UN: https://dailycaller.com/2025/11/17/opinion-human-prosperity-carbon-taxes-and-the-un-samuel-peterson/

#33 Currents: An Energy Update: (11/17/25-11/21/25) Links: The IEA Makes a Major Change to Its World Energy Outlook: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/the-iea-makes-a-major-change-to-its-world-energy-outlook/ EU conservatives vote with far right to approve cuts to green rules: https://www.politico.eu/article/epp-votes-with-far-right-to-approve-cuts-to-green-rules/

#32 Currents: An Energy Update (11/10/25-11/14/25) Links: Nuclear, Big and Small: https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/dispatch-energy/nuclear-energy-small-reactors-commercialization/ Only 3% of international climate aid going to transitioning communities, says NGO report: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/03/international-climate-aid-just-transition Militarized climate planning: what...