The Power Hour

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast where host Jack Spencer invites leading energy and environment policy experts to discuss the days most pressing issues. Informative and entertaining, the Power Hour gives listeners the opportunity to be a fly on the wall for no holds barred conversations that are sure to educate as well as, just maybe, put a smile on your face. Today’s episode dives deep into the emerging story of nuclear energy’s revival.  We want to find out if the headlines reflect the reality? Join Jack for a fascinating discussion about this topic with Power Hour alum, Sean Lawrie, founding partner, Lumerra. Sean has spent a career in the nuclear industry and today works to find operational efficiencies to make nuclear more competitive. During the episode, Sean talks about lessons we can learn from past efforts to revive nuclear energy and how they can be applied today.

You can learn more about Sean here and his company Lumerra here.

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The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with leading national experts and today that issue is data centers and energy use. The headlines are filled with energy and environment news but what is the story behind the story? Jack invites energy policy insider, Washington Times columnist, former Trump admin official, Power Hour alum, and President of MWR Strategies Mike Mckenna to discuss what’s really behind the headlines. Between his polling data and contacts, few (OK, no) people in Washington have better contacts in government and a closer eye on what the people are thinking than Mike. Mike and Jack discuss everything from global warming policy, including how the left uses the courts to advance their agenda, fuel efficiency standards, gas prices, and a host of other issues on today’s podcast. If you want to know what’s really going on with energy policy, you will want to check this one out.

You can learn more about Mike here and check out his column here.

Let us know what you think at  [email protected]!

Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our documentary about nuclear energy, Powering America.  Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with leading national experts and today that issue is data centers and energy use. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, everyone has an opinion on data centers. As with any discussion of national importance, the facts are quickly overtaken by opinion and rhetoric, and the result is frustration by everyone. On this episode, Jack invites Meta’s Director, Public Policy for the Executive Branch, Dustin Carmack to shine some light on the situation. Neither Jack nor Dustin shy away from the hard questions. Check out the podcast to find out what is revealed. 
 
For an independent analysis of data center’s impact on electricity prices, check out this report by the Institute For Energy Research here.
 
Let us know what you think at  [email protected]!
 
Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our documentary about nuclear energy, Powering America.  Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with leading national experts. High fuel prices remain top of mind for most Americans. Whether it’s the price at the pump or at the grocery store, energy costs impact us all. Luckily, the United States is blessed with some of the most abundant energy resources in the world and one source of that energy that we often don’t think about is off our shores. Yet this energy safely and reliably helps fuel our modern economy every single day. But more could be done. Join Jack for an extraordinarily informative conversation with Erik Milito, President, National Ocean Industries Association about not only how much these resources contribute to America’s fuel supply but also how this resource could be expanded. Erik paints a fascinating picture about the resource and the broad economic impact the industry has across the nation.

You can learn more about Erik here and NOIA here.

Also check out this great report that NOIA (along with the American Petroleum Institute) just released: Expanding South-Central Gulf of America Could Deliver New Energy Supply and Strengthen Security.

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Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our documentary about nuclear energy, Powering America.  Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with leading national experts. Record high diesel prices are affecting all Americans as these costs increase prices throughout the economy. Some have begun calling for a ban on diesel fuel exports in response. Though tempting, such a policy shift could leave the United States worse off in the future. Join us for a special Power Hour episode with gas and oil market expert and Heritage Foundation Executive Vice President, Derrick Morgan to understand why banning diesel exports could come with significant unintended consequences. So what can be done to lower prices?   Check out this special episode to find out.
 
See The Heritage Foundation’s statement in the ban, including quotes from Derrick, here.  
 
And don’t forget to drop us a line at [email protected]! 
 
Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our documentary about nuclear energy, Powering America.  Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with leading national experts.

The United States is facing an energy supply crisis. Demand is soring while supply is snoring—and everyone knows why.  The permitting process for any large infrastructure project simply takes too long and is too expensive, yet the political process keeps getting in the way of enacting the reforms we all understand are desperately needed.  Join Jack for a fascinating conversation with the Rainey Center’s CEO and President, Sarah Hunt. Sarah explains why permitting reform is so important if the nation is going to meet this unique moment in its history and tells us how we can get those reforms finally moving. Jack and Sarah also touch on other issues as well, such as the importance of conservation policy and the proper government role in the energy sector (hint: there could be a little debate on this one). Sarah also talks about her unique story, why she started the Rainey Center, and describes the great work the organization does.

You can learn more about Sarah here and the Rainey Center here.

Please check out the great polling work done at the Rainy Center here.

And here are all of Rainy’s socials.
X: @RaineyCenter
Instagram: @raineycenter
Facebook: Rainey Center
Substack: Rainey Center
Rainey Polling

And don’t forget to drop us a line at [email protected]! Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our documentary about nuclear energy, Powering America. Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy, environmental, and, as it turns out, other policy issues with leading national experts. Americans are living longer than ever before. But are we living healthier and happier? It sure seems like there has been an increase in chronic diseases, allergies, and developmental disorders. Have there been? And what is causing it?   Those are the questions being asked by the Making American Healthy Again movement. Want to learn more? Then check out this week’s Power Hour where Jack talks to the Heritage Foundation’s Jennefer Galardi, Senior Policy Analyst for Restoring American Wellness in the DeVos Center,  to find out what the MAHA movement is all about. Jack asks all the tough questions and Jennifer provides all the great answers.
 
You can check out Jennifer's podcast RAW: Restoring American Wellness here, and all of Jennifer’s insightful work here.
 
Let us know if you like this kind of content. We can expand in this subject with other guests and even bring Jennifer back for round two. Just let us know at [email protected]! 
 
Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our documentary about nuclear energy, Powering America.  Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Jack welcomes Power Hour alum, Nick Loris, President, C3 Solutions, back to the program to continue their recent conversation. This week, Jack and Nick leave the past behind and focus on what still needs to happen on energy and environment.  The cover data centers, permitting reform, what states can do on nuclear energy and much, much more.

You can learn more about Nick and his great work here and check out what C3 is up to here. Make sure to sign up for C3’s great newsletter from their homepage. As always, you can join the conversation at [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Jack welcomes Power Hour alum, Nick Loris, President, C3 Solutions, to the program this week to discuss the many energy and environment policy victories that the conservative movement has achieved in recent months. From tackling efficiency mandates to increasing energy production to limiting subsidies—Jack and Nick discuss why American families and businesses are much better at finding solutions to the nation’s energy and environmental challenges than Washington politicians and bureaucrats could ever be. They end the conversation with a recognition that more need to be done so stay tuned for part 2 of the conversation in the weeks to come when Jack and Nick will talk about what the next steps are to secure good energy policy for years to come.

You can learn more about Nick and his great work here and check out what C3 is up to here. Make sure to sign up for C3’s great newsletter from their homepage. As always, you can join the conversation at [email protected]! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental  policy issues with top national experts. With the conflict in the Middle East, is now really a good idea for the United States to be cooperating with Saudi Arabia on new commercial nuclear projects? Jack invites Ted Jones—The Nuclear Energy Institute’s Senior Director for National Security and International Programs—to discuss this very issue.  Ted’s draws on years of experience in international commercial nuclear trade to provide insightful analysis to help us to answer this question. And Jack asks the tough questions, so you definitely want to give this one a listen if you want to know the risks and benefits of these sorts of trade deals. Check out the Nuclear Energy Institute for great information about nuclear energy. Here is a good resource to learn more details about United States-Saudi Arabia nuclear cooperation. As always, you can join the conversation at [email protected]! Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and don’t forget to check out our nuclear energy documentary, Powering America. Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.