Plugged In

This week the team highlights an article focusing on renewed efforts of environmentalists to pass a setback rule for energy development in Colorado and provides a preview of the latest episode of the Plugged In podcast featuring a discussion with Kathryn Klaber on the regulatory landscape of Pennsylvania. Links • ARTICLE Shedding Light on the Energy Setback Double Standard: https://www.institutefo...

Kathryn Klaber, founder and former CEO of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, joins the show to discuss the regulatory landscape in Pennsylvania and steps that energy producers have proactively taken to ensure the safety of their communities and how these realities differ from the story presented in a recent report by the state's attorney general. Links: • Read about the Marcellus Shale Coalition's res...

This week the team highlights articles focusing on problems with Joe Biden's proposal to restructure America's economy around renewable energy, and recent climate inspired lawsuits filed by states' attorneys general against energy companies. Links • ARTICLE Biden’s $2 Trillion Climate Plan Would Hinder Coronavirus Economic Recovery: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/bidens-...

Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss recent legal decisions that have impacted the construction of key natural gas pipelines across America and provides some background as to what is driving up construction cost for these essential projects. Links: • More from IER on the latest legal rulings on the Dakota Access pipeline: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-f...

This week the team highlights articles focusing on the paradoxes in Joe Biden's energy proposals and provides updates on the Dakota Access Pipeline and Atlantic Coast Pipeline in the face of mounting environmental litigation. Links • ARTICLE Biden’s “Made in America” Does Not Jive With His Energy Policies: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/bidens-made-in-america-does-not-jive-wi...

Gordon Tomb, a Senior Fellow at Pennsylvania's Common Wealth Foundation, joins the show to discuss a recent report released by PA's attorney general which seeks to cast the state's energy producers in a negative light and the history of natural gas development in the state. Links: • Learn more about the Commonwealth Foundation: https://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/ • Read the latest from Gordon:...

This week the team highlights a new book review of Bjørn Lomborg's False Alarm by David Kreutzer, an article focusing on the recently released Climate Crisis Action Plan pushed by House Democrats, and the latest carbon tax proposals coming from Congress. Links • BOOK REVIEW False Alarm by Bjørn Lomborg: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/book-review-false-alarm-by-bjorn-lomb...

This week the team highlights new articles focusing on what is happening to America's many oil & gas wells that have gone dormant due to the economic downturn, and issues with public transit usage during a global pandemic. Links • ARTICLE Does America Have an Orphan Well Problem on Its Hands?: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/does-america-have-an-orphan-well-prob...

This week the team highlights new articles focusing on Joe Biden's plans to ban energy production through America's offshore resources, Mexico's withdraw from renewable energy goals in the face of economic uncertainty, and European countries ramping up their support for electric vehicles. Additionally, get a preview of the latest Plugged In podcast featuring Robert Bryce, of the Manhattan Institut...

Robert Bryce, n Austin-based journalist and author of six books on energy, joins the show to discuss his new documentary Juice: How Electricity Explains The World which explores how electrification has dramatically changed the standard of living for people around the world. Links: • Juice: How Electricity Explains The World: juicethemovie.com/ • Get a copy of A Question of Power: www.amazon.com/Qu...

This week the team highlights new articles focusing on how energy will factor into the 2020 presidential election, new data showing the lack of connection between COVID-19 inspired lockdowns and air pollution, the reason why America's withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement is a boon to American energy producers and consumers, and Ohio's plan for Lake Erie's first offshore wind farm. Additionall...

This week the team highlights new articles focusing on Joe Biden's opposition to essential energy infrastructure, new data showing problems with wind farms, and the reason why major utilities are avoiding secure cloud storage for their data. Additionally get a preview for the latest episode of the Plugged In podcast featuring Dr. David Kreutzer. Links • ARTICLE Biden Will Revoke Keystone XL Pipeli...

This week the team highlights new articles focusing on political entities making decisions targeting traditional fuel sources like coal and natural gas in New York and North Dakota, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on mass transit throughout the world. Additionally discussed are the upward trends of RV sales and the problems with China's commitments to the Paris Agreement. Links • ARTICLE...

Dr. David Kreutzer, IER's Senior Economist, joins the show to discuss Michael Moore's latest documentary, Planet of the Humans. Dr. Kreutzer examines the main findings of the documentary and discusses the backlash it has generated from the renewables industry. Links: • More from Dr. Kreutzer on Planet of the Humans: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/we-disagree-with-you-so-shut-...

This week the team highlights new articles focusing on impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has had on energy markets and global production, as well as recent developments in nuclear energy and a review of Michael Moore's recent documentary Planet of the Humans. Links • ARTICLE EIA Lowers Oil Production Forecast for 2020 and 2021; Coal Loses Share in Electricity Markets: https://www.instituteforenergyres...

This week the team highlights new articles focusing on Virginia's new renewable energy legislation, energy production predictions from the IEA, Joe Biden's energy platform, and the appropriate policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Links • ARTICLE Virginia Governor Takes Advantage of the Coronavirus Pandemic to Implement “Green New Deal” Program: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/rene...

Chet Thompson, the President and CEO of American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, joins the show to discuss how the global coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent economic downturn has impacted America's petrochemical refiners. Links: • Learn more about American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers: https://www.afpm.org/ • Follow Chet Thompson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cthompsonafpm?lang=en...

This week the team highlights new articles focusing on Joe Biden's energy platform and the problems created by shutting down New York's Indian Point nuclear power plant. Links • ARTICLE Biden Would Make the U.S. Dependent on Foreign Oil Again: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/biden-would-make-the-u-s-dependent-on-foreign-oil-again/ • ARTICLE New York is Wrong to Clos...

This week the team highlights new articles focusing on America's environmental improvements and the aspects to focus on during Earth Day celebrations. Links • Resourceful Earth Day: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/resourceful-earth-day/ • WATCH Breathe a Little Easier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBCc0-oXmI4 • Since 2005, U.S. Has Had Largest Decline in Carbon Dioxide...

Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss the recent downturn in oil futures prices. Kenny provides an overview of what the negative prices actually mean and what good a good public policy response would look like. Links: • More from Kenny on negative prices: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/negative-prices-should-not-lead-to-negative-policies...

On April 14, 2020, IER's Director of Policy, Kenny Stein, offered testimony before the Railroad Commission of Texas express opposition to any intervention by the Railroad Commission to prorate oil production in the state of Texas. • Kenny's written testimony: https://rrc.texas.gov/media/57236/cmts-recvd-apr14-conf-ier.pdf • Watch video of his testimony here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENHPri2...

Jason Crawford, the author of the blog The Roots of Progress, joins the show to discuss the conditions that have to lead human flourishing and the role that energy has played in shaping human society. Links: • The Roots of Progress blog: https://rootsofprogress.org/ • Follow Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jasoncrawford • The Progressive Era’s Derailment of Classical-Liberal Evolution by Fre...

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 Saudi Arabia's influence in global energy markets and the price of oil. Links: • Listen to the Energy Week podcast: https://www.energyweekpodcast.com/ • Follow Dr. Wald on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnergzdEconomy?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp...

Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss the 2 trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill recently passed by the federal government. Kenny provides an overview of what the bill means for American energy and examines what provisions made it in the final bill, and which didn't. Links: • More from IER on the COVID-19 Pandemic. https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/coronavir...

Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss the 555-page American Energy Innovation Act recently introduced in the senate. Kenny provides an overview of the bill's major features as it currently stands and explores the impacts of potential amendments. Links: • More analysis from Kenny Stein here: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/about/kstein/articles/