Plugged In

This week the team highlights a recent article examining Joe Biden's day one executive orders and what they mean for American energy production and prices.

Links

• ARTICLE Biden Day 1 Executive Orders: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/biden-day-1-executive-orders/

Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss recent a slew of executive orders recently promulgated by the Biden administration focused nominally on climate change and what they mean for America's energy prospects.

Links:

• More from Kenny on Bide'sn day 1 executive orders: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/biden-day-1-executive-orders/

Paul Gessing, president of New Mexico's Rio Grande Foundation, joins the show to discuss New Mexico's energy portfolio and what possible consequences the state could face from a potential ban on hydraulic fracturing instituted by the Biden administration.

Links:

• Follow Paul on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/pgessing

• More from the Rio Grande Foundation:

https://riograndefoundation.org/

• Keep up with Paul's latest content from National Review: https://www.nationalreview.com/author/paul-gessing/

• Keep up with Paul's latest content at Rio Grande Foundation: https://riograndefoundation.org/author/gessing/

• More on this issue from IER:

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/what-a-biden-harris-fracking-ban-would-mean/

This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on American helium production and potential threats to the domestic industry, as well as a preview of an upcoming episode of the Plugged In podcast featuring Paul Gessing of the Rio Grande Foundation.

Links

• ARTICLE Helium Is Instrumental in Semiconductor Manufacturing: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/helium-is-instrumental-in-semiconductor-manufacturing/

• ARTICLE Oil and Gas Industry Produces Helium Needed in MRI Equipment: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/oil-and-gas-industry-produces-helium-needed-in-mri-equipment/

• PODCAST PREVIEW The latest from Pual Gessing and the Rio Grande Foundation: https://riograndefoundation.org/author/gessing/

This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on local opposition to municipal natural gas bans in California and the contents of the recently passed federal spending bill and what it means for American energy producers and consumers. Plus, get a preview of the latest episode of the Plugged In podcast featuring Dr. Ellen Wald of the Atlantic council discussing oil & natural gas contributions to the COVID-19 vaccine efforts.

Links

• ARTICLE Fighting Back Against California’s Natural Gas Bans: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/fighting-back-against-californias-natural-gas-bans/

• ARTICLE Congress Extended Tax Credits for Renewables, Despite Their Limited Output: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/congress-extended-tax-credits-for-renewables-despite-their-limited-output/

• ARTICLE Oil and Gas Contributions to Coronavirus Vaccines Policy Brief: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/oil-and-gas-contributions-to-coronavirus-vaccines-policy-brief/

• PODCAST Plugged In Podcast #66: Dr. Ellen Wald on the Role of Plastics in the COVID Response: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/plugged-in-podcast-66-dr-ellen-wald-on-the-role-of-plastics-in-the-covid-response/

Dr. Ellen R. Wald, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center and the president of Transversal Consulting, joins the show to discuss the immense importance of affordable plastics, provided by fossil fuel production, in the roll-out of the various Coronavirus vaccines and what the COVID situation means for the global oil markets moving forward.

Links:

• Listen to the Energy Week podcast:

https://www.energyweekpodcast.com/

• Follow Dr. Wald on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/EnergzdEconomy?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

• More from the Atlantic Council:

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/

• Keep up with Dr. Wald's latest content: http://www.ellenrwald.com/

• Follow Dr. Wald's columns in Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenrwald/#3794bfcc3eba

• Follow Dr. Wald's columns in Investing.com: https://www.investing.com/members/contributors/200161850

• Follow Dr. Wald's columns in Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/authors/ATzDIxjsWCs/ellen-r-wald

• Technology Arrives to Capture Stranded Gas: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/technology-arrives-to-capture-stranded-gas/

• More on this issue from IER:

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/oil-and-gas-contributions-to-coronavirus-vaccines-policy-brief/

IER Board of Directors member professor Steven Hayward joins the show to discuss his recent run-in with collegiate 'cancel culture' at Berkley and his thoughts on how this year's events, including the election, will shape energy policy in the year to come up.

Links:

• Read more about Hayward's cancel culture event:

https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/steven-hayward/campus-cancel-culture-berkeley/

• Read more from Hayward here:

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/author/steven

• Read 'Energy in the Executive Branch' by Hayward:

https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2020/11/11/energy_in_the_executive_branch_583551.html

This week the team highlights a recent article detailing Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf's efforts to override the state legislature and implement the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)and what the new rules would likely mean for residents of the Keystone state.

Links

• ARTICLE Pennsylvania Governor Orders RGGI Implementation despite the Legislature: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/pennsylvania-governor-orders-rggi-implementation-despite-the-legislature/

This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on the United States reducing its carbon emissions again in 2019, and a Thanksgiving-inspired look at what reliable energy allows us to do.

Links

• ARTICLE U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fell in 2019, While China’s Increased: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/u-s-energy-related-carbon-dioxide-emissions-fell-in-2019-while-chinas-increased/

• ARTICLE Appreciating Energy Empowerment: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/uncategorized/appreciating-energy-empowerment/

This week the team highlights recent articles focusing on the United Kingdom's attempt to ban new gasoline and diesel powered vehicles by 2030 and Arizona's newly announced goal of going 'carbon free' by 2050. Plus get a preview of an upcoming episode of the Plugged In podcast featuring Steven Hayward.

Links

• ARTICLE Britain to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline and Diesel Cars in Just Ten Years: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/britain-to-ban-the-sale-of-new-gasoline-and-diesel-cars-in-just-ten-years/

• ARTICLE Another State Opts to Require Carbon-Free Electricity: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/another-state-opts-to-require-carbon-free-electricity/

• PODCAST Plugged In Podcast: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/podcast/