A recent survey by McKinsey & Co. found that almost half of American electric vehicle (EV) owners are considering going back to internal combustion engine cars, i.e. gasoline or diesel vehicles. Forty-six percent of survey respondents said they were likely to purchase a gas-powered vehicle for their next car purchase. The top three reasons behind the shift are the lack of charging infrastructure, high cost of ownership and the complexityof long-distance trips. Globally, 29 percent  of EV...

President Joe Biden campaigned for the 2020 election on a promise to end fossil fuels. During his time in the White House, Biden and the Democrats, according to the Institute for Energy Research, have taken more than 200 actions that made it more expensive and difficult to produce oil and gas in the U.S. 

“I think that she has the potential to be even more hostile to the oil and gas industry. At least as bad as the current administration, but I expect her to align herself more closely...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna cover the fallout from Biden's disastrous debate, SCOTUS correcting Chevron Deference, and more bombastic stories from a busy week in Washington.

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• Trump v. U.S.
• Fischer v U.S. (J6 Defendants)
• Courts Pause the Pause
• BoJo Speech Glasgow
• Mercedes Walking Back All-EV Position
• Shell Pulling Back on Biofuels Refinery
• Big Tech: Wind and Solar for thee, but not for me
• Update on the Gaza Pier
• ...

It’s been a huge week for former President Donald Trump’s allies in the energy and environment world.

Conservatives were already gleeful after Thursday’s presidential debate prompted heartburn among Democrats wondering whether President Joe Biden is fit for his reelection bid.

Then on Friday, the Trump-stacked Supreme Court obliterated the Chevron  legal doctrine that’s long been reviled by conservatives. And a pair of high court rulings Monday on presidential immunity and on...

WASHINGTON, DC (6/28/24) – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises, et al. v. Raimondo overturning the 1984 decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council (“Chevron deference”), which directed courts to defer to regulatory agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutes. This action reaffirms the Constitutional separation of powers, restores stability and certainty to the regulatory process, and ensures that Congress – rather than...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the first 2024 presidential debate, results from some recent high profile primary contests, the issues shaping the 2024 election, the latest SCOTUS rulings, and more.

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• Trump Ad
• As an American…
• 225 Ways Biden and company have made it harder to produce energy in America
• BP: Back to Petroleum
• We’ve been heating and cooling the planet. Now What?
• US Olympic and other teams will bring...

Joe Biden and his Democrats have a plan for American energy: make it harder to produce and more expensive to purchase. Since Biden took office, his administration and Congressional Democrats have taken over 225 actions deliberately designed to make it harder to produce energy here in America.  A list of those actions appears below. A PDF of the list is available to download here.

On January 20, 2021, 

1. Besides canceling the Keystone XL pipeline, 
2. President Biden restricted...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the latest catch phrase from Team Biden, primary races from around the country, new polling data on EVs and Biden's agenda, and are joined by a special guest for an interview on modern lifeguard training practices.

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• Graves Out
• Is Good Good?
• $2 Trillion in Red Ink
• Putin Hearts Kim
• “Sticking Point” to Net Zero
• Better, Cheaper, Faster, Cleaner
• New Study Finds 46% Of EV Buyers In The...

Biden’s $7.5 billion EV charging stations program, which promised half a million installations, still has over 499,990 to go after three years. President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in November 2021, allocating $7.5 billion for electric vehicle charging, of which $5 billion is dedicated to building a network of chargers along major highways, called the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program. Just seven electric-vehicle charging stations  have begun operating...

A coalition of environmental groups has filed a legal petition with the federal government to evaluate how the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) contributes to climate change and to begin phasing the 800-mile line out of existence. The government first authorized  the pipeline right-of-way across federal land in the 1970s and the pipeline has been operating successfully since then. Environmentalists opposed the pipeline in the 1970’s, arguing it would disrupt caribou and cause other...