#143: In the Community(8/11/23)

Links:

Renewable Energy Still King of Pork

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/renewable-energy-still-dominates-energy-subsidies-in-fy-2022/

No New Drilling: The Courts Overruled Me

https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1689223404908367872?s=20

Biden: We’re Paying People

https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1689270693400133632?s=20

IER: Biden Locks up Uranium Mine

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/nuclear/president-biden-is-not-serious-about-increasing-carbon-dioxide-free-electricity/

IER: Biden’s NEPA Reform

https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/biden-wants-to-reform-nepa-to-advantage-his-climate-agenda/

Volcano, El Nino, Cleaner Burning Ships…

Chattanooga Times Free Press

https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/aug/09/scientists-look-beyond-climate-change-tfp/

McKenna Washington Times Column

National Commission on Covid 19

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/aug/6/national-commission-on-covid-19-could-protect-more/

EVs will be your homes backup generator…

Detroit News: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2023/08/08/gm-to-offer-bidirectional-charging-tech-on-list-of-coming-evs/70546072007/

Issues and Insights: EV Owners “Suddenly” Realize they are being conned…

https://issuesinsights.com/2023/08/08/why-is-tesla-the-only-ev-maker-getting-sued-for-false-advertising/

Links:

Bernie Sanders: Another Strongly Worded Letter to the Fossil Fuel Industry

https://www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/Letter-to-DOJ-Fossil-Fuel-Industry.pdf

RIP Incandescent Light Bulb

The Hill: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4131945-4-things-to-know-as-full-enforcement-of-incandescent-bulb-ban-

begins/?email=467cb6399cb7df64551775e431052b43a775c749&emaila=12a6d4d069cd56cfddaa391c24e

b7042&emailb=054528e7403871c79f668e49dd3c44b1ec00c7f611bf9388f76bb2324d6ca5f3&utm_source=

Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=08.02.2023%20Energy%20%26%20Environment%20JB

UK Ups Their Subsidy Game

Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-boosts-latest-renewable-power-subsidy-round-by-22-

million-pounds-2023-08-03/

Reuters: US Sees Price Cap on Russian Oil Working Despite Upturn in Prices

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-sees-price-cap-russian-oil-working-despite-upturn-prices-

2023-08-03/

Ford Diesel Generator

https://twitter.com/GuyDealership/status/1686704550126686209?s=20

NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Survey

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/03/1191678009/climate-change-republicans-economy-natural-disasters-biden-trump-poll

Winner: Angels. Didn’t deal Ohtani.

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-trade-deadline-winners-and-losers-yankees-red-sox-orioles-needed-more-plus-silver-lining-for-mets-fans/

A nut and a bolt:

https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1686040278149324800?s=20

#141: Boiling Point (7/31/23)

Links:

Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/fed-poised-hike-rates-markets-anticipate-inflation-endgame-2023-07-26/

Hunter Deal Derailed. AP: https://apnews.com/article/hunter-biden-plea-deal-congress-republicans-investigation-ad80b195c8c0f48241740881cf9b9bce

AP: Clean energy push in New Jersey, elsewhere met with warnings the government is coming for your stove.

https://apnews.com/article/clean-energy-gas-stoves-electric-new-jersey-

befcaae4ed716fec045f66b236d47d4c

The Golden State

Bloomberg: California Looks to the Future and Sees Fewer Californians

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-22/california-looks-into-the-future-and-sees-fewer-californians?srnd=premium#xj4y7vzkg

California: Revenue flees as well.

KTLA: https://ktla.com/news/california/california-lost-more-than-300-million-in-tax-revenue-from-wealthy-residents-moving-study/

Manatee

https://nypost.com/2023/07/27/florida-manatee-dies-after-high-intensity-sex-with-brother/

#140: Checks and Balances (7/24/23)

Links:

Detroit Free Press: https://www.freep.com/story/money/companies/2023/07/19/ups-teamsters-strike-union-

contract-negotiations-delivery-update/70433540007/

CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/21/judge-sets-trump-classified-documents-trial-for-may-2024-

months-before-election.html

John Kerry goes to China

Chip Roy’s Bill: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-take-action-defund-john-kerrys-climate-office

No agreements: E&E News

https://www.eenews.net/articles/kerrys-visit-to-china-ends-with-no-major-agreements/

Dictate to the Dictator:

https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1681689762501935106?s=20

Is Big Oil Turning on Big Auto?

New Republic: https://newrepublic.com/article/174392/big-oil-turning-big-auto

Shell Financial Post/Bloomberg News

https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/shell-renewable-power-fossil-fuel-profits

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast, Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna are joined by guest-co-host Travis Fisher, of the Heritage Foundation, for a wide ranging discussion.

Links:

• American Energy Alliance Releases 10 Questions for Special Envoy Kerry

https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2023/07/american-energy-alliance-releases-10-questions-for-special-envoy-kerry/

• Read the latest from Travis

https://www.heritage.org/staff/travis-fisher

• Follow Travis on Twitter

https://twitter.com/ts_fisher

• Read the latest from Tom

https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2023/06/prove-it-act-lays-the-groundwork-for-a-carbon-tariff/

• Follow Tom on Twitter

https://twitter.com/TomJPyle

• Read the latest from Mike

https://www.washingtontimes.com/staff/michael-mckenna/

• Follow Mike on Twitter

https://twitter.com/mikemckenna3

#138: Save Our Cars (6/29/23)

Links:

PizzaGate

https://nypost.com/2023/06/25/nyc-rules-crack-down-on-coal-wood-fired-pizzerias-must-cut-carbon-emissions-up-to-75/

Fines for Soy Sauce

Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-20/nyc-sets-fines-for-extra-forks-ketchup-and-soy-sauce-packets-in-takeout-orders

Ford becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of the U.S. Government: $9.2 Billion Loan.

https://www.eenews.net/articles/doe-backs-9-2b-loan-for-ford-ev-batteries/

Ford Cuts Jobs in U.S. and Canada to Trim Costs

Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-cut-jobs-us-canada-2023-06-27/

Jaguar Battery Recall

Fox Business: https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/jaguar-recalls-i-pace-electric-vehicles-fire-risk-batteries

Lordstown Files for Bankruptcy

Fox Business: https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/electric-truck-maker-lordstown-motors-files-for-bankruptcy-sues-foxconn

Larry Fink Ashamed “ESG” Was Weaponized. Gonna call it something else, but keep on keeping on.

Axios: https://www.axios.com/2023/06/26/larry-fink-ashamed-esg-weaponized-desantis

#137: A Collapsed Bridge (6/23/23)

Links:

Hunter Biden WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/articles/hunter-biden-charged-with-tax-crimes-bd2dea0a

Trump Trial Set: WSJ: https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trumps-federal-trial-place-152144349.html

U.S. China Relations

CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/18/china/blinken-china-visit-wang-yi-meeting-intl-hnk/index.html

Blinken Blinked…

Spy Balloon: https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1671169521196081153?s=20

Taiwan: “We do not support Taiwan Independence"

https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1670790628425482240?s=20

Military Buildup:

https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1670827332364537857?s=20

Three Wrongfully Detained Americans in China:

https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1670977444076224512?s=20

David Blackmon: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/2023/06/20/texas-grid-nears-crisis-conditions-before-summer-even-arrives/?sh=280ab6b32a9c

Renewable people are upset that the Republicans are picking on them:

The Hill: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4057565-clean-energy-sector-debates-impact-of-gop-efforts-to-repeal-tax-credits/

Adventures in Shoddy Reporting: The U.S. Power Grid Isn’t Ready for Climate Change Axios: https://www.axios.com/2023/06/20/us-power-grid-climate-change-extreme-weather-electricity

#136: Two Deranged Lunatics (6/16/23)

Links:

GOP and Big Business Break Up

Wall Street Journal, Brody Mullins

https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-corporations-donations-pacs-9b5b202b?mod=itp_wsj&ru=yahoo

WSJ: George Soros Hands Control of Empire to 37 Year Old Son

https://www.wsj.com/articles/george-soros-heir-son-alexander-soros-

e3c4ca13?mod=lead_feature_below_a_pos1

Turns out Secretary Jenny wasn’t exactly truthful.

https://www.eenews.net/articles/granholm-contradicts-testimony-reveals-she-did-own-stocks/

UK Believes in Coal Again

Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-15/does-the-uk-still-use-coal-drax-in-talks-to-restart-

two-units-next-winter?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter#xj4y7vzkg

Chinese Battery Company in Michigan

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-green-lights-chinese-ev-battery-factory-michigan-despite-local-opposition

Toyota Pushback

https://www.wsj.com/articles/toyota-boss-faces-pushback-over-ev-strategy-in-shareholder-vote-ceca7639?mod=hp_lista_pos1

Modelo overtakes Bud Light

CNN Business

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/14/business/bud-light-modelo-top-selling-may-sales/index.html

#135: Somewhat Understated Style (6/8/23)

Links:

(GOP) Rebel Rebels. Republicans make waves on the floor. Tube rule on gas stove ban.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/06/conservatives-mccarthy-rebellion-debt-deal-00100538

(Energy) Oil prices steady as economic fears offset Saudi production cuts:

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-prices-tick-down-with-opec-meeting-rear-view-2023-06-06/

(Climate) Insurer’s climate alliance loses nearly half its members:

https://www.reuters.com/business/insurers-climate-alliance-loses-nearly-half-its-members-after-more-quit-

2023-05-30/

(EVs) Trucks drive sales as EVs slip: https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/ford-trucks-helped-drive-sales-

may-drop?intcmp=tw_fbn

(EVs) Volvo says emissions from making EVs 70 percent higher than ICE:

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-10161697/Volvo-says-electric-car-making-emissions-70-HIGHER-petrol.html

(Sports):PGA Tour and LIV Golf merge: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/06/pga-tour-agrees-to-merge-with-

saudi-backed-rival-liv-golf.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain

(California) More Companies Flee San Francisco: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/owner-of-two-of-

san-franciscos-largest-hotels-pulling-out-of-city-path-to-recovery-remains-clouded/

#134 Happy Hour (6/4/23)

New Survey, Same Results: Voters Prefer Affordable Energy over Climate Agenda https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2023/06/new-survey-same-results-voters-prefer-affordable-energy-over-climate-agenda-2/

A tale of two FOIA requests.

https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-jail-suicide-prison-death-8d194a756f2b429067f009a0c70f96c0

Case Closed: Pence Classified Documents. No Charges

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doj-closes-pence-classified-documents-investigation-no-charges-rcna87396

Special K is at it again.

https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1663903793677729793?s=20

ESG and Climate Shareholder Pushback

https://www.reuters.com/business/allianz-decides-leave-net-zero-insurance-alliance-2023-05-25/