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On April 14, 2020, IER's Director of Policy, Kenny Stein, offered testimony before the Railroad Commission of Texas express opposition to any intervention by the Railroad Commission to prorate oil production in the state of Texas.

• Kenny's written testimony:

https://rrc.texas.gov/media/57236/cmts-recvd-apr14-conf-ier.pdf

• Watch video of his testimony here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENHPri2ajaQ

• View the full meeting here:

http://www.adminmonitor.com/tx/rrc/open_meeting/20200414/

Jason Crawford, the author of the blog The Roots of Progress, joins the show to discuss the conditions that have to lead human flourishing and the role that energy has played in shaping human society.

Links:

• The Roots of Progress blog:

https://rootsofprogress.org/

• Follow Jason on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/jasoncrawford

• The Progressive Era’s Derailment of Classical-Liberal Evolution by Fred Smith:

https://fee.org/articles/the-progressive-eras-derailment-of-classical-liberal-evolution/

• Stay up to date with Jason's latest work: https://jasoncrawford.org/

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 Saudi Arabia's influence in global energy markets and the price of oil.

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

• More on this issue from IER:

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/saudi-russian-oil-price-war/

Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss the 2 trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill recently passed by the federal government. Kenny provides an overview of what the bill means for American energy and examines what provisions made it in the final bill, and which didn't.

Links:

• More from IER on the COVID-19 Pandemic. https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/tag/coronavirus/

Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, joins the show to discuss the 555-page American Energy Innovation Act recently introduced in the senate. Kenny provides an overview of the bill's major features as it currently stands and explores the impacts of potential amendments.

Links:

• More analysis from Kenny Stein here:

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/about/kstein/articles/

Adam Thierer, a Senior Research Fellow at George Mason's Mercatus Center, joins the show to discuss how the precautionary principle has shaped today's energy landscape and the profound benefits of permissionless innovation.

Links:

• The latest from Adam:

https://www.mercatus.org/scholars/adam-thierer#0

• More about the Mercatus Center:

https://www.mercatus.org/

• More from Adam about permissionless innovation:

https://permissionlessinnovation.org/

• Get the book Permissionless Innovation: https://permissionlessinnovation.org/book/

David T. Stevenson, of the Caesar Rodney Institute, joins the show to discuss the Transportation and Climate Initiative and what a regional tax on energy would means for consumers in New England and the Mid-Atlantic region.

Links:

• TCI 101, a brief explainer of the Transportation and Climate Initiative:

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/tci-101/

• An in-depth policy brief on TCI form IER:

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/understanding-the-transportation-and-climate-initiative/

• More from the Caesar Rodney Institute:

https://www.caesarrodney.org/

• A Review of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, By David T. Stevenson: https://www.cato.org/cato-journal/winter-2018/review-regional-greenhouse-gas-initiative

Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, joins the show to discuss recent changes to federal regulations, his views on the proper role of the agency, and the dramatic betterment of air quality in America.

Links:

• More from Administrator Wheeler on the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule change:

https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-and-army-deliver-president-trumps-promise-issue-navigable-waters-protection-rule-0

• More on the American air quality trends:

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/u-s-air-quality-continues-to-improve/

• More on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/delays-lawsuits-and-immigration-controls-the-many-abuses-of-nepa/

• The EPA at 50:

https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-50-epa-celebrates-progress-protecting-americas-waters

Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, provided testimony before the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives House Natural Resources Committee regarding the "Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2020" on 1/28/20. The Congressional video record begins several sentences into his testimony. Read his full testimony form the link below.

• Read his written testimony here:

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/EMR-Subcomittee-Stein-testimony-1-28-20.pdf

• More on how foundations work to stifle energy production from IER:

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/big-green-inc-the-money-fueling-the-environmental-left/

• Watch video of his testimony here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c242YTmhBJo

• Watch video of the entire hearing here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CaRZ1eywtE

The team talks with IER Board of Directors member professor Steven Hayward about the issues facing California’s electric grid and why he thinks the environment is too important to be left to the environmentalists.

Links:

• Read more from Hayward here:

www.powerlineblog.com/archives/author/steven

• More on California's grid issues here:

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/pge-service-disruptions-shows-flaws-with-government-regulation/