December 21, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews David Adams, Halliburton’s vice president for production enhancement, about hydraulic fracturing. He describes the fracking process, the associated benefits as well as the exaggerated risks.

December 7, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Sara Banaszak, API’s senior economist, about the administration’s recent ban on offshore drilling and its impact on the economy, jobs and energy security.

November 23, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Patrick Kelly, API’s policy advisor for downstream fuels issues, about the completion of the transition from low sulfur diesel to Utra-Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) fuel for highway travel.

November 9, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Dr. William B. Harrison, III from Western Michigan University, about the economic benefits of oil and natural gas development in the Michigan Basin.

October 26, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Dan Gunderson, a consultant to API, to discuss the benefits of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry oil-sands oil from Canada to Oklahoma and the Gulf Coast.

October 12, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Dave Murphy, energy blogger for The Oil Drum about peak oil and the importance of affordable energy for economic growth.

September 28, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Don Norman of Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI and API’s Kyle Isakower about the EPA’s proposal to tighten ozone standards and its potential impact on jobs and the economy.

September 14, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan reports on the Rallies for Jobs held this month across America where energy workers, business leaders and consumers voiced their concerns about jobs, economic growth and affordable energy.

August 31, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Stephen Comstock, API’s tax policy manager, about proposals from Congress and the administration to raise taxes on the oil and natural gas industry.

August 17, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Al Jessel, co-chair of the Coordinating Research Council about a plan being considered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to raise the amount of ethanol in gasoline from 10 percent to 15 percent.