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#215: The Swifty Thing is Unconscionable (1/31/25)
On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna cover the greatest opening week of all time and the latest shake ups Trump World is bringing to the world of energy.
Links:
• The Honeymoon: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5114207-trump-favorability-poll/
• Staples Button: If you choose to resign type RESIGN in the subject line: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/28/trump-emails-workforce/
• Trump administration halts environmental litigation, sidelines lawyers, sources say: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-halts-environmental-litigation-sidelines-lawyers-sources-2025-01-24/
• Zeldin is now the EPA Administrator: https://nypost.com/2025/01/29/us-news/new-epa-chief-lee-zeldin-has-an-ambitious-agenda-and-a-plan-to-keep-courts-from-overturning-it
• Gold Bar Bob Gets 11 Years: https://www.axios.com/2025/01/30/bob-menendez-sentenced-trump-political-prosecution
• FERC Axes Pipeline Policy Statements: https://www.eenews.net/articles/ferc-axes-contentious-greenhouse-gas-proceeding/
• IEA in the Hot Seat: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/new-report-aims-turn-iea-away-energy-transition-focus-2025-01-29/
• Moss Landing Fire: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/moss-landing-battery-fire-vistra/737837/
• Ivanpah, The New Solyndra: https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2025-01-27/boiling-point-farewell-to-ivanpah-the-worlds-ugliest-solar-plant-boiling-point
• Do you want to talk DeepSeek?: https://www.wsj.com/tech/chip-stocks-tumble-after-chinas-deepseek-ai-models-raise-doubts-over-u-s-tech-dominance-9799591b?mod=latest_headlines
• Sales of EV trucks hit a regulatory wall: https://www.wsj.com/articles/sales-of-electric-heavy-duty-trucks-are-hitting-a-regulatory-wall-6b0e39a7?st=1qg2D7
• Democrats Joke About Moving to Canada Post-Trump. These People Actually Did It: https://www.wsj.com/world/democrats-joke-about-moving-to-canada-post-trump-these-people-actually-did-it-d0061499?mod=itp_wsj
• Tweet of the Week: https://x.com/innoutburger_/status/1883354930267955596
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#214: The Golden Age: Episode 1 (1/23/25)
This week on The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the busy first week of the Trump administration and the shake-ups happening in the world of energy.
Links:
• Support the show https://secure.anedot.com/6d8d68c3-3f3c-4ffe-835c-0af14cce0895/c75bcffed88b6e14ca092
• DOGE is already being more efficient: Ramaswamy Out https://www.newsweek.com/vivek-ramaswamy-responds-comments-he-left-trumps-doge-2018158
• Pardon Me https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-joe-bidens-last-minute-pardons-marcus-garvey-2017376
• Ohio and Florida Senate Seat Shuffle https://governor.ohio.gov/media/news-and-media/governor-dewine-appoints-husted-to-us-senate
• Stellantis Brings back American Classics https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/jeep-maker-stellantis-brings-back-american-classics-after-ceo-exit-87636364?st=8sW5i7&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
• Germany called. It wants its manufacturing back. https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-next-chancellor-friedrich-merz-vows-put-economy-before-climate-elections/
• Net-Zero Initiative Suspends Operation https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/net-zero-investment-initiative-suspends-operations-progressive-lefts-esg
• BP Slashes https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/BP-Slashes-Jobs-Bolsters-Oil-Gas-Operations.html
• Tweet of the Week https://x.com/nicholaswu12/status/1880361757946093717
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#213: Sticking it to the Mann (1/16/25)
#213: Sticking it to the Mann (1/16/25)
Links:
Yellen: COVID stimulus may have contributed “a little bit” to inflation.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/08/janet-yellen-covid-stimulus-inflation-biden-trump.html
Source: CNBC
Senate Democrats Cringe Video:
https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1877418497120084308
Sticking it to the Mann:
https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/01/pay-up-mr-mann/
Source: National Review
Fink Pulls Out of Climate Group
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/blackrock-quits-climate-group-wall-streets-latest-environmental-step-back-2025-01-09/
Source: Reuters
Breakthrough “Breaks” it All Down
https://www.breakthroughjournal.org/p/time-to-reset-californias-climate?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2392380&post_id=154215874&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=2sdhe&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
Source: Jennifer Hernandez / Breakthrough Institute
EPA Grants (AKA Taxpayer funded handouts)
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-nearly-160-million-grants-support-clean-us
Bob Menendez Update
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/10/prosecutors-seek-15-year-sentence-bob-menendez-00197527
Source: Politico
Walmart Refresh
https://www.fastcompany.com/91258015/walmart-new-branding-logo
Source: Fast Company
Tweet of the Week: https://x.com/KarenBassLA/status/1362820297418752006
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#212: Smells Like Victory (1/9/25)
Links:
Trudeau Steps Down
Clip: Trudeau
https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1876299266731499922
Shallenberger’s Thread Against Trudeau: https://x.com/shellenberger/status/1876303554438447369
“The Gulf of America”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/07/trump-gulf-of-mexico-america/
Source: Washington Post
Exxon Sues CA Ag
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-01-07/exxon-sues-california-attorney-general
Red State “Battery Belt Towns”
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/these-ev-battery-belt-towns-are-betting-trump-wont-ditch-them-5682df34
Source: WSJ
Remember the snail darter…
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/science/snail-darter-fish-tellico-dam.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mk4.wy66.xPuN916SarPe&smid=url-share
Source: New York Times
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#211: From the Bottom of My Black Heart (12/22/24)
#211: From the Bottom of My Black Heart (12/22/24)
Links:
Post Mortom: Immigration
https://x.com/bonchieredstate/status/1867621901482492285
Van: We’re Doomed
https://x.com/_johnnymaga/status/1867999417351201269?s=12&t=a-7C8pWh0d6aHfECQMnMDw
Post Mortem on Democrats
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/upshot/election-democrats-postmortem.html
Source: New York Times
Fanni Out
https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1869770763089346576
It’s always the but…
https://x.com/RNCResearch/status/1868302890491842705
Trudeau: With Friends Like These…
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/key-ally-canada-pm-trudeau-says-he-will-vote-bring-him-down-2024-12-20/
Source: Reuters
Biden Presses EU to Lock in US Methane Rules
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/us-presses-eu-align-methane-regulations-lng-2024-12-19/
Source: Reuters
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