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The American Energy Alliance (AEA) is a not-for-profit organization that engages in grassroots public policy advocacy and debate concerning energy and environmental policies.

  1. APR 2

    #268: God Squad (4/2/26)

    On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle, Mike McKenna, and producer Alex Stevens discuss the updates from the Iran conflict, the upcoming midterms, Democrats' affordability problem, and more. Links: Sam Graves Out: https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/powerful-house-republican-joins-retirement-wave-5558870cTrump Says US Will Consider Iran Ceasefire When Hormuz Is Open: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116329512466946656With Trump Focused on Iran, Affordability Worries Take Back Seat: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-31/with-trump-focused-on-iran-affordability-worries-take-back-seat?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=69cc752c7699020001e2d6a4&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=blueskyCan the Democrats Do Better?: NO: https://x.com/TonySeruga/status/2038368112031178781?s=20Gavin on High Speed Rail: https://x.com/mazemoore/status/2039071877461672424?s=20Moreno wants to widen ban on Chinese Autos: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/republican-senator-proposes-widen-us-ban-chinese-autos-2026-03-31/The affordability crunch is pushing Democrats to scale back climate ambitions: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/30/democrats-energy-affordability-climate-00848073Trump’s ‘God Squad’ exempts Gulf oil drilling from Endangered Species Act requirements: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5808861-gulf-of-mexico-oil-drilling-esa-god-squad/?email=ebc2f06a7ff85ddb8312c159ae74a0309d4b1ffd&emaila=76afe2afa715ddeb0bda14174a2608e3&emailb=e65a42d9e87113ea327ad990aedd346e7d3bc9d0c6913e29a724c034dc35938f&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=E%26E%203/31/26Trump Administration Sues New Jersey Town Over Natural Gas Ban: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-31/with-trump-focused-on-iran-affordability-worries-take-back-seat?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=69cc752c7699020001e2d6a4&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=blueskyMore Covid Longing: https://www.politico.eu/article/europeans-urged-to-work-from-home-and-drive-less-as-eu-warns-of-long-crisis/Congress should be governing, not on a break in Disney World: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/04/01/lindsey-grahams-disney-world-trip-government-shutdown/89400182007/Shatner: Rocket Man: https://x.com/Super70sSports/status/2039062978054545657?s=20Energy and the Iran Conflict: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/energy-and-the-iran-conflict/

    1h 1m

  2. MAR 25

    #267: Not A Florida Man (3/25/26)

    Links: New OKC Senator Alan-armstrong-senate-mullin-stitt-oklahoma-republicans.html Source: NY Times Clip: Paxton Shoots Back https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2032454580257353760?s=20 Clip: Thom Tillis: Why Do All Politicians Do This? And Why Does Congress Always Give them Stupid Legacy Legislation? https://x.com/ThisWeekABC/status/2035496667433349568?s=20 Opinion: Why are so many Democrats out of touch? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/opinion/democrats-midterm-elections.html Source: NY Times CA Governor Polling https://archive.ph/mQkAC Source: LA Times Bianco: Let’s Just Count Them. What’s the harm. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-21/riverside-county-sheriff-chad-bianco-seizes-more-than-half-million-ballots Source: LA Times Energy Trump/Total Deal https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ceraweek-us-totalenergies-shift-1-billion-wind-oil-gas-2026-03-23/ Source: Reuters More and More and More Natural Gas https://www.upstreamonline.com/exploration/us-independent-hits-gas-with-egypt-well/2-1-1964743 Source: Upstream Asia Looking to the West for Oil https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/asia-wants-more-us-oil-to-reduce-middle-east-dependence-burgum.html Source: CNBC Apparently, the IEA is Nogalistic for COVID https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/03/20/people-urged-to-work-from-home-in-global-oil-crisis/ Source: The Telegraph Jones Act Waived https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/18/trump-jones-act-oil-iran-war.html?taid=69bb0d5e363d3f0001067c43&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter Source: CNBC Maritime Union Not Happy https://x.com/mercoglianos/status/2034337745993191660?s=20 Balsa Tree Poachers https://www.zerohedge.com/political/half-million-balsa-trees-illegally-logged-amazon-rainforest-every-year-feed-global-wind Source: Zero Hedge Matt Iglesias: "How come no climate groups have the courage of their convictions to make the case for prolonging the war and keeping the strait closed?" https://x.com/mattyglesias/status/2036100831989121352?s=20 Trump Suing CA for Emissions Standards https://apnews.com/article/california-trump-administration-emission-vehicles-electric-cars-1e174fede381afb9c76b867cc92d86c6 Source: AP Hands off my Thermostat https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/why-more-wa-utilities-want-to-remotely-control-your-thermostat/ Source: Seattle Times In DC News… H Street Street Car Going Away. At least they built it. Unlike California’s High Speed Rail. https://x.com/SlopHq/status/2035791848317268057?s=20

    1h 17m

  3. MAR 14

    #266: A Dry Buffalo (3/14/26)

    #266: A Dry Buffalo (3/14/26) Links: Links: Strait of Hormuz - Source: CNN Hern Running in OK - Source: Fox News Rahm Emmanuel - Source: WSJ The Exodus Continues, Starbucks - Source: WSJ Yahama to leave CA - Source: Fox Business Funny How That Works: Competition in Health Care - Source: Washington Post New Refinery: 100% Shale - Source: PR Newswire McKenna responds to Senator Cramer on the PROVE IT Act - Source: Washington Times Will Carb hit the brakes on new CA climate rules? Even some Dems want them to. - Source: NY Post Lights out in NY - Source: NY Sun Tweet of the Week: https://x.com/TheKevinDalton/status/2031817172629291431?s=20

    1h 7m

  4. MAR 7

    #265: Yabber, Yabber, Yabber (3/7/26)

    #265: Yabber, Yabber, Yabber (3/7/26) Links: Noem Out, Mullin In https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/05/markwayne-mullin-noem-dhs-00814761 Source: Politico Iran One Side: Rand Paul https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sen-rand-paul-america-war-but-americans-didnt-vote Source: Fox News The Other Side: https://thedispatch.com/article/iran-trump-supreme-council-leadership/ Source: The Dispatch China’s Oil Dilemma https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/02/iran-us-strikes-china-oil-supply-charts-00806415 Source: Politico AI Anxiety: Blackrock Limits Withdrawals https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/blackrock-s-26-billion-private-credit-fund-limits-withdrawals Source: Bloomberg Senate Permitting Talks Back On https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5770709-senate-democrats-energy-bill-talks/ Source: The Hill Who Actually Wrote the Climate Manual for Federal Judges? Source: The Honest Broker/Roger Pielke https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/who-actually-wrote-the-climate-manual?utm_source=substack&publication_id=119454&post_id=189872400&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=2sdhe&triedRedirect=true

    1h 11m

  5. MAR 2

    #264: What Is It Going To Get Me This Time? (3/2/26)

    #264: What Is It Going To Get Me This Time? (3/2/26) Links: Iran https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/24/congress/ahead-sotu-dems-demand-trump-iran-plans-public-00796594?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f102-dd93-ad7f-f9072a680001 Source: Politico More Companies Leaving Blue States: Public Storage https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-02-24/storage-company-is-latest-to-leave-california-for-texas Source: LA Times Happy Anniversary, LNG Exports https://www.forbes.com/sites/edhirs/2026/02/24/us-lng-exports-have-changed-global-energy-markets/ Source: Forbes There they go again: Geothermal, the new wind and solar. https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/19/geothermal-energy-could-replace-42-of-eus-fossil-electricity-which-nation-has-the-most-pot Source: Euronews Greenpeace https://apnews.com/article/greenpeace-energy-transfer-dakota-access-pipeline-30bfb9939dea06f1e9763cd2d662ae73 Source: AP News SCOTUS takes up Boulder climate lawfare case. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/state-courts-cant-run-foreign-policy-fe111bae?st=u3a5pP&reflink=article_copyURL_share Source: WSJ Opinion Cassidy: https://x.com/SenBillCassidy/status/2024870779364446696?s=20 Germany starts ditching climate targets. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/25/germany-accused-ditching-climate-targets-scraps-renewables-mandate Source: The Guardian

    1h 1m

  6. FEB 23

    #263: Good Luck Fellas (2/23/26)

    #263: Good Luck Fellas (2/23/26) Links: President’s Day: Time to Fix It https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/10/presidents-day-is-george-washington-erasure-america-250-is-the-perfect-time-to-fix-it/ Source: The Federalist SAVE Act Continued Remember last week when Chuck called the SAVE Act Jim Crow https://x.com/guypbenson/status/2023503608403403089?s=20 Blue State Flight Continues Colorado: Palintir https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/2023933026120724944?s=20 WaPo Climate Reporters https://x.com/kerpen/status/2019552872241779106?s=20 Affordability polling: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/poll-shows-democrats-hold-edge-over-trump-in-energy-cost-battle-00767537 https://www.axios.com/2026/02/12/trump-epa-climate-rollback-emissions-impact?utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_source=x Source: AxiosJones Act Repeal: https://x.com/senmikelee/status/2020943404306473058?s=12&t=a-7C8pWh0d6aHfECQMnMDw Tony Blair says Drill, Baby, Drill https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/labour-reverse-ban-oil-gas-licences-blair-5HjdSJd_2/ Source: LBC News Sasse Interview with Peter Robinson (Hoover). I’m putting in the Show Notes for people to watch. https://x.com/hooverinst/status/2023836914558828719?s=12&t=a-7C8pWh0d6aHfECQMnMDw https://x.com/In_Otter_News2/status/2024144434573557808?s=20

    1h 15m

  7. FEB 8

    #262: Alternative Worlds (2/7/26)

    Links: Climate Leadership Council: Yes, it still exists. https://clcouncil.org/blog/eu-cbam-debut/ Source: CLC Bypassing the Grid: How Data Centers Are Building Their Own Power Plants: https://cleanview.co/content/power-strategies-reportCoal plant owners say DOE ‘emergency’ order to run it violates Constitution: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-emergency-order-craig-colorado-coal-tri-state/811088/Why China is building so many coal plants despite its solar and wind boom: https://apnews.com/article/china-coal-solar-climate-carbon-emissions-242abe76eb69f5a362e977de74ff3254The California Train is Back in the News. https://x.com/GovPressOffice/status/2019112847595143410 Superbowl: Ads https://sportsnaut.com/nfl/2026-super-bowl-ad-cost-10-million https://x.com/iowahawkblog/status/2019177230946140419?s=20

    1h 5m

  8. FEB 2

    #261: Welcome to Veganuary (2/2/26)

    Links: Lessons from the Big Storm https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-green-energy-failed-america-during-storm-fern Source: Daily Wire Burn Oil. Save Lives. https://nhjournal.com/blue-politics-black-oil-snow-storm-new-englands-energy-policy-fail/ Source: NH Journal When you lose the Washington Post… https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/28/oil-snow-energy-snow-storm-fossil-fuels/ Source: Washington Post Here we go again. Nor’easter is a comin’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/01/29/snow-storm-regional-impacts-noreaster-forecast/ Source: Washington Post More Novel Climate Lawfare… https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/climate/michigan-oil-companies-lawsuit-antitrust-affordability.html Source: NY Times Census/Seats https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-york-california-projected-lose-6-house-seats-red-states-2030-census-analysis-shows You heard of Dry January, but how about Vaganuary? https://veganuary.com/is-your-electricity-vegan/ Source: Veganuary.com https://electrek.co/2026/01/29/elon-musk-rumored-floating-merger-between-tesla-xai-spacex/ Source: Electrek Tesla pivot: https://electrek.co/2026/01/29/tesla-committing-automotive-suicide/ Source: Electrek

    1h 9m
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    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
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