In Episode 525 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews Travis Fisher - director of energy and environmental policy studies at the Cato Institute. Travis discusses his role at Cato Institute, why energy abundance is having a moment, Bill Gates disavowing climate doomerism, challenging the 2009 EPA endangerment finding, if AI data centers are responsible for rising electricity demand, consumer-regulated electricity, and much more. Tune in!

SHOW NOTES

Follow Travis on X and Cato Institute

The Fishtank: Free-Market Insights on Energy Policy

Cato Institute: The Budgetary Cost of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Energy Subsidies

The Simon Abundance Index 2025

A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate

Advocates for Consumer Regulated Electricity

New Hampshire Sparks a Revolution in Electricity Supply

What Would Consumer-Regulated Electricity Look Like?