Last week, the Biden administration issued a proposal by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to increase the average fuel economy of vehicles sold in the United States. Under the proposal, automakers would be required to increase the average mileage of the passenger vehicles they sell by 2 percent  a year for passenger cars, and 4 percent a year for light trucks, between 2027 and 2032. If implemented, the plan means new autos sold in the United States would achieve an...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the latest doomsday proclamations from climate-cultists, and headlines from a busy week in Washington.

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• Fed lifts rates, Powell leaves door open to another hike in September
• Hunter Deal Derailed. AP
• Clean energy push in New Jersey, elsewhere met with warnings the government is coming for your stove
• California Looks to the Future and Sees Fewer Californians
• California: Revenue flees as well
• Manatee

The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed increasing royalty rates for oil and natural gas drilling on federal lands from 12.5 percent to 16.67 percent—about a third higher–and raising the minimum bond paid upon purchasing an individual drilling lease from $10,000 to $150,000. To top it off, they propose raising the minimum bond required for a drilling lease on multiple public lands in a state from $25,000 to $500,000—a 20-fold increase . Developers must...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss Special K's trip to China, the continued implosion of the legal system, and give an update on the looming appropriations battle.

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• Detroit Free Press
• CNBC
• John Kerry goes to China and Chip Roy’s Bill
• No agreements: E&E News
• Dictate to the Dictator
• Is Big Oil Turning on Big Auto? New Republic
• Shell Financial Post/Bloomberg News

So far this year, there have been 108 lithium-ion battery fires in New York City, which have injured 66 people and killed 13, up from 98 fires that had injured 40 and killed two at this time last year. The most recent was a fire at an e-bike shop that killed four people near midnight on the morning of June 21 and left two individuals in critical condition and one firefighter with minor injuries. According to Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh , it was “very clear” that the fire was linked...

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.

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• American Energy Alliance Releases 10 Questions for Special Envoy Kerry

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The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability is set to force Kerry to explain his budget beginning Thursday at 10 a.m. The American Energy Alliance has prepared 10 questions for Special Envoy Kerry.

1. Can you provide an estimate as to how much carbon dioxide you emit a year traveling the world in your official capacity as Special Envoy on Climate?
2. In 2009, Special Envoy Kerry said the Arctic could be ice-free by 2014.  It's 2023 and this hasn't come to pass.  Why...

WASHINGTON DC (07/13/2023) – The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability is set to force Kerry to explain his budget beginning Thursday at 10 a.m. The American Energy Alliance has prepared 10 questions for Special Envoy Kerry.

1. Can you provide an estimate as to how much carbon dioxide you emit a year traveling the world in your official capacity as Special Envoy on Climate?
2. In 2009, Special Envoy Kerry said the Arctic could be ice-free by 2014. It’s 2023 and...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss Vice-President Harris "finding" her voice, New York City's war on independent restaurants and carry-outs, Ford's latest deal with the federal government, and the latest on war against American car ownership.

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• NYC's "Pizzagate"
• Fines for Soy Sauce
• Ford becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of the U.S. Government: $9.2 Billion Loan
• Ford Cuts Jobs in U.S. and Canada to Trim Costs
• Jaguar Battery Recall
• Lordstown...

Recently, the issue of a carbon tariff has been getting a lot of attention. This is true both in Congress and abroad as the European Union just instituted its own carbon border tax earlier this year. In the U.S., there has been talk of instituting a similar policy for a while now, with advocates in both the Republican and Democratic party. Call it a “carbon tax,” a “carbon border tax,” “carbon pricing” or a “carbon tariff,” but for consumers, it simply means making...