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#125: Caleb Jasso discusses the escalating conflict in the Middle East from Dubai (3/3/26)

Links:

Conflict in Iran and the Global Oil Market: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/conflict-in-iran-and-the-global-oil-market/

First Venezuela, Now Iran: China Could Lose Major Portion of Oil Supply: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/first-venezuela-now-iran-china-could-lose-major-portion-of-oil-supply/

#45 Currents: An Energy Update (Maryland's electricity prices)

Links:

Alex Stevens Testimony on Maryland’s House Bill 674: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/alex-stevens-testimony-on-marylands-house-bill-674/

Blue States, High Rates: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/blue-states-high-rates/

#44 Currents: An Energy Update (Endangerment Finding Rescission)

Links:

IER Comment on Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/ier-comment-on-reconsideration-of-2009-endangerment-finding-and-greenhouse-gas-vehicle-standards/

EPA Revokes Endangerment Finding: What You Need to Know: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/epa-revokes-endangerment-finding-what-you-need-to-know/

The EPA Will Rescind Obama’s “Endangerment Finding”: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/the-epa-will-rescind-obamas-endangerment-finding/

The Economics of Climate Adaptation Optimism: https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/the-economics-of-climate-adaptation

CO2 is Not a Pollutant: Debunking a Global-Warming Myth: https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2009/12/1037/

#43 Currents: An Energy Update (Blocking The Road to a Carbon Tax)

Links:

Coalition to Secretary Wright: Senate Carbon Tax Crowd Wants You to Help Them Implement New Energy Taxes: https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2026/02/coalition-to-secretary-wright-senate-carbon-tax-crowd-wants-you-to-help-them-implement-new-energy-taxes/

The EU’s Carbon Border Tax Took Effect on January 1: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/the-eus-carbon-border-tax-took-effect-on-january-1/

PROVE IT Act Policy Brief: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/climate-change/prove-it-act-policy-brief/

The PROVE IT Act: https://cei.org/the-prove-it-act-pro-tax-and-anti-energy/

#42 Currents: An Energy Update (Winter Storm Fern)

Links:

Winter Storm Wrecks Power Lines as Hundreds of Thousands are Still Without Power: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/winter-storm-wrecks-power-lines-as-hundreds-of-thousands-are-still-without-power/

#41 Currents: An Energy Update (How Much Capacity Do We Really Have?)

Links:

Watt, Me Worry? Record-Setting "Capacity" Can't Keep the Lights On: https://energybadboys.substack.com/p/watt-me-worry-record-setting-capacity

Money to ‘Decarbonize’ as Useless as Gym Memberships and Extended Warranties: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2026/01/22/money_to_decarbonize_as_useless_as_gym_memberships_and_extended_warranties_1160361.html

What Can Aid Do?: https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/cato-journal/2009/11/cj29n3-2.pdf

Currents is a weekly show produced by the Institute for Energy Research (IER) that recaps the latest news from the world of energy and research from IER.

On this episode the team is joined by Alex Stevens, IER's Manager of Policy and Communications, and Caleb Jasso, IER's Senior Policy Advisor, to discuss the recently published 2026 Environmental Quality Index.

Links:

• 2026 Environmental Quality Index: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/2026-environmental-quality-index/
• Download the full report: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-Environmental-Quailty-Index-Report-IER-.pdf

#39 Currents: An Energy Update (Venezuela and Ivanpah)

Links:

Can Venezuela’s Broken Oil Industry Be Rebuilt?: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/trump-wants-to-rebuild-venezuelas-broken-oil-industry/

Ivanpah Solar Plant Remains Open, Despite Costing Ratepayers Money: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/ivanpah-solar-plant-remains-open-despite-costing-ratepayers-money/

#38 Currents: An Energy Update (Year In Review)

Thank you for listening to Currents this year. Happy holidays and we look forward to the new year!

#37 Currents: An Energy Update (12/15/25-12/19/25)

Links:

Greenwashing With Chinese Characteristics: https://www.breakthroughjournal.org/p/greenwashing-with-chinese-characteristics