Episodes

  • #248: ELGSES (9/8/25)

    #248: ELGSES (9/8/25)
    Sep 8 2025
    On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the first 200 executive orders of the Trump administration, where the polling is showing how elections will go this fall, and more stories out of Washington. Links: Poll: It’s the Cost of Living, Stupid: https://www.patrickruffini.com/p/its-the-cost-of-living-stupid?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Nadler Retiring: https://nypost.com/2025/09/01/us-news/rep-jerrold-nadler-78-will-not-seek-re-election-as-longtime-ny-democrat-stresses-need-for-generational-change-after-watching-biden/ Trump Had Kind Words for the Congressman: https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1963926531748606446 200th Executive Order: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/5/trump-issuing-200th-executive-order-setting-unprecedented-pace-modern/ “Department of War”: https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-hegseth-department-of-war-pentagon-067d89413670394c4d2149519dcb09c3 What’s in a name? Mexico is “stimulating complex geological deposits”: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-04/mexico-s-sheinbaum-considers-more-fracking-to-boost-pemex ‘Inside Trump’s Unorthodox Climate Attacks in Courts Nationwide: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/climate/lawsuits-superfund-trump-justice-climate.html Google Memory Holes Net-Zero Pledge on Website: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/04/investigations/google-net-zero-sustainability Court Blocks Gold Gold Bars: https://thehill.com/newsletters/energy-environment/5482639-appeals-court-sides-with-epa-over-gold-bars/ Shell Shelves SAF Plant: https://www.ogj.com/energy-transition/news/55314342/shell-scraps-rotterdam-biofuels-project-after-review ABC, LND You and Me: https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/US-Breaks-LNG-Export-Record-in-August.html Mitsubishi Double Down on Gas Turbines: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-31/mitsubishi-heavy-to-double-gas-turbine-capacity-as-demand-soars Big Rigs Sue Themselves and Win… https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5450798-california-truck-emissions-ftc/?email=467cb6399cb7df64551775e431052b43a775c749&emaila=12a6d4d069cd56cfddaa391c24eb7042&emailb=054528e7403871c79f668e49dd3c44b1ec00c7f611bf9388f76bb2324d6ca5f3&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=08.13.25%20%E2%80%94%20Energy%20%26%20Environment%20--%20RF Irrational Discounts: https://electrek.co/2025/09/02/gm-warns-irrational-discounts-evs-ending/
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • #242: Good Gravy (9/2/25)

    #242: Good Gravy (9/2/25)
    Sep 2 2025
    On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna cover emerging stories from the Washington, and are joined professor Samuele Furfari, a chemical engineer with a PhD from the ULB, and a Senior official at DG Energy at the Commission for a discussion on European energy policy. Links: Ernst is Out: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/republican-sen-joni-ernst-wont-seek-re-election-iowa-2026-rcna228053 Mark Teixeira Running for Congress: https://nypost.com/2025/08/28/us-news/former-yankees-world-series-winner-mark-teixeira-announces-run-for-congress-in-texas/ Two State Solution: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/26/california-republican-leader-calls-for-a-two-state-solution-amid-redistricting-battle-00527902 Chicago: 5000 More Police Officers: https://x.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/1960519162368835722 Third Way: Banned Words: https://www.thirdway.org/memo/was-it-something-i-said Climate Alliance suspends activities: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-27/climate-alliance-suspends-activities-after-global-banks-walk-out Phillips 66 is winding down in LA: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/phillips-66-to-begin-winding-down-los-angeles-area-refinery-next-week-sources-say/ar-AA1Lq0eO?ocid=BingNewsVerp Mitsubishi Exits Offshore Wind in Japan: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-27/mitsubishi-withdraws-from-three-offshore-wind-projects-in-japan?srnd=phx-green Exxon versus the EU: https://archive.ph/RwtjJ Tweet of the Week: https://x.com/tomroussey7news/status/1961116070963466312
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • #241: Mangia! (8/26/25)

    #241: Mangia! (8/26/25)
    Aug 26 2025
    The Unregulated Podcast is back after a two week hiatus.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • #240: After the Wine Kicks In (8/4/25)

    #240: After the Wine Kicks In (8/4/25)
    Aug 4 2025
    #240: After the Wine Kicks In (8/4/25) Links: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs. Let’s vote for Jobs. https://www.c-span.org/clip/us-house-of-representatives/user-clip-jobs-jobs-jobs-jobs-lets-vote-for-jobs/5011112 https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/jobs-report-july-2025.html Source: CNBC Fed Governor Resigning https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/federal-reserve-governor-kugler-part-of-the-committee-that-sets-interest-rates-is-resigning.html Source: CNBC Breaking News: Kamala not running for Governor https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/kamala-harris-run-governor-california/story?id=124217142 Source: ABC News Bye, Bye, CPB https://apnews.com/article/public-broadcasting-defunding-pbs-npr-94708ffb8313d4811fa6ca199fe454ad Source: AP Strassel: The Rise of the Climate Right https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-rise-of-the-climate-right-energy-global-warming-politics-environment-caf49f13 Source: WSJ Save Our Cars https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/07/31/making-automobiles-great-again/ Source: Daily Signal Climate non-profits https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-07-28/trump-s-billions-in-climate-cuts-have-nonprofits-scrambling-to-survive Source: Bloomberg Liquid Gold in the Golden State https://www.foxnews.com/politics/californias-top-republican-rips-dems-blocking-oil-goldmine-after-new-trump-project-rebuffs-schiff Source: Fox News New Zealand is Back in the Game https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/new-zealand-ends-ardern-era-ban-oil-gas-exploration-2025-07-31/ Source: Reuters Record Oil Production https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-01/exxon-beats-earnings-estimates-as-oil-output-cushions-price-drop Source: Bloomberg Poland never abandoned coal. https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/07/29/poland-reaps-fruits-of-climate-realism/ Source: Daily Signal Unrealistic? Kind of Like Net Zero https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/eus-250-billion-per-year-spending-us-energy-is-unrealistic-2025-07-28/ Source: Reuters
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • #239: Disoriented and Impressed (7/28/25)

    #239: Disoriented and Impressed (7/28/25)
    Jul 28 2025
    #239: Disoriented and Impressed (7/28/25) Links: The Fed Site Visit Clip: Trump: $3.1 Billion https://x.com/maddenifico/status/1948477349072097316 Electricity Demand Growth: 2.5% annually through 2035 https://www.utilitydive.com/news/us-electricity-demand-to-grow-25-annually-thru-2035-bofa-institute/753911/ Source: Utility Dive Turns out Subsidies, Not the Sun, Fuel Solar Growth. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/eu-solar-energy-rollout-slows-first-time-decade-subsidies-cut-2025-07-24/ Source: Reuters E2 Laments Project Cancellations https://e2.org/releases/june-25-clean-economy-works/ Less than 400 EV charging ports https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/less-than-400-ev-charging-ports-built-under-75-billion-us-infrastructure-program-2025-07-22/ Source: Reuters Back to Petroleum https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/18/bp-agrees-to-sell-us-onshore-wind-business-oil Source: The Guardian AI Should Run on 100% Renewable Power https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-22/big-tech-must-make-ai-sustainable-by-2030-un-chief-says?taid=687f8dc1495a6a00015fec6b&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=climate&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter Source: Bloomberg California San Francisco Bans RV parking for homeless https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2025/07/22/san-francisco-homeless-rv-ban-parking/8a5d6fc6-66b1-11f0-ac4f-195fdb8ee9a8_story.html Source: WaPo
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • #238: The Circus (7/18/25)

    #238: The Circus (7/18/25)
    Jul 20 2025
    #238: The Circus (7/18/25) Links: Cuomo Independent Bid https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/nyregion/andrew-cuomo-mayor-campaign.html Source: NY Times Hakeem https://x.com/WesternLensman/status/1944933229276094960 Recissions, Recissions… https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5402834-senate-gop-passage-spending-cuts/ Source: The Hill Google: Repowering Hydro https://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-inks-3-billion-us-103205793.html IEA: Shape Up or We’re Shipping Out https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-15/us-threatens-to-abandon-iea-over-green-leaning-energy-forecasts Source: Bloomberg A “Smart” Strategy for EU EV investment from China https://www.bruegel.org/policy-brief/smart-european-strategy-electric-vehicle-investment-china Source: Bruegel Trump: Have a Mexican Coke and a Smile… https://www.newsweek.com/coca-cola-responds-donald-trump-cane-sugar-2100060 Source: Newsweek Shane Gillis - ESPYS: https://x.com/PilkGolf/status/1945691168668598671
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    57 mins
  • #237: Christmas in July (7/13/25)

    #237: Christmas in July (7/13/25)
    Jul 13 2025
    #237: Christmas in July (7/13/25) by American Energy Alliance
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • #236: I'll Handle the Finances (7/1/25)

    #236: I'll Handle the Finances (7/1/25)
    Jul 2 2025
    #236: I'll Handle the Finances (7/1/25) Links: Interview: Shattered Green Dreams: The Environmental Costs of Wind and Solar https://files.americanexperiment.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Shattered-Green-Dreams.pdf?v=1750106281&_gl=1*8ehzht*_gcl_au*MTMwNDE3MjQyMC4xNzUwNDMwMzY2 There was a global climate conference? https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/06/american-absence-at-climate-talks-met-with-regret-and-relief-00428111 Source: Politico Tweet of the Week https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1939994037160693765
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    1 hr and 3 mins