President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans ran on a plan for American energy: make it easier to produce and more affordable to purchase. Since President Trump took office, his administration and congressional allies have taken over 75 actions to unleash America's energy potential. A list of those actions appears below.

January 20, 2025 

1. President Donald J. Trump had a whirlwind first day in office on January 20, signing some 200 executive orders , many redirecting...

No new episode this week. Instead, enjoy a stroll back memory lane with the first episode of The Unregulated Podcast, republished for your listening pleasure.

WASHINGTON DC (4/25/25)– Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced  that it is implementing new permitting procedures to expedite the development of domestic energy resources and critical minerals. With the announcement, the administration is aiming to reduce permitting timelines that currently take several years to a maximum of 28 days. The expedited process applies to various energy sources, including crude oil, natural gas, coal, uranium, biofuels,...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the latest "stories" allegedly coming from the Trump White House.

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• More Unnamed Sources: Rubio Firing of Marocco
• More Oil, Less Methane
• California Crazy: Another Refiner Closing

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On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss tariffs, budgetary prospects, and what's next for the Republican controlled Congress.

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• House passes Senate Budget
• Anonymous Sources Say Bessent Taking the Lead in Trade Negotiations
• Trump is going to lose the gamers. Nintendo Switch 2 Delayed
• Trump Exempts Phones, Chips, Computers from Tariffs
• China moves to cut off rare earth exports
• China halts US LNG imports
• Senate Squish Squad
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President Donald Trump has signed executive orders to boost the nation’s coal industry. The orders include efforts to save coal plants that were likely to be retired, drawing on existing emergency authority from the Federal Power Act that allows the Energy Secretary to direct any power plant to keep operating. Other emergency statutes enable the federal government to waive environmental rules implemented by states and direct  the U.S. attorney general to identify and take action against...

WASHINGTON DC (4/9/25) –  The Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources held a vote today to consider the nominations of Kate MacGregor to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior and James Danly to be Deputy Secretary of Energy. Both nominees were approved by the committee, and their nominations now move to the Senate floor for a final vote. 

Tom Pyle, President of the American Energy Alliance, issued the following statement:

“Congratulations to Kate and James on their...

President Biden’s signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), provided green energy with huge subsidies costing taxpayers well over $1 trillion, despite being estimated to cost $369 billion  by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). One reason is that there is essentially no cap on the freebies awarded to green energy because the national emissions test used to sunset the law’s tax credits is unlikely to be reached. No matter how many windmills and solar plants are built,...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss Liberation Day and what it means for energy markets, the latest from Capitol Hill, and run down the ways Team Trump is working to unleash American energy.

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• Liberation Day
• The “Filibuster”
• Special Elections End in a Draw
• No Toilet Paper or Privacy: Chaos in the Federal Office
• 50 Actions the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans Have Taken to Unleash Our Energy Potential
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The American Energy Alliance supports H.J. Res. 24, providing for congressional disapproval of Department of Energy energy efficiency standards for walk-in coolers and freezers.

Energy efficiency standards were created 50 years ago when politicians feared we were running out of domestic energy sources and dangerously reliant on the Middle East. That world is long past and the U.S. is the world's leading natural gas, as well as leading oil, producer. Continued aggressive use of this...