On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss what's on the agenda for Congress in the new year.

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On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna make bold predictions on how anno Domini 2024 will unfold.

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On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss how to best celebrate during the holiday Christmas season, the latest from the 2024 presidential race, and the future of American automotive production.

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• The Race for The Presidency Sununu/Haley
• Jeff Roe Backs Down From Never Back Down
• Germany Will Deploy Troops for the First Time Since World War II
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• Hunter is going to court
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WASHINGTON DC (12/20/2023) – President Biden’s Department of Interior finalized the 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program on Friday with the fewest oil and gas lease sales in history. There will be a maximum of three lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico scheduled over the five years, and no sales will occur off the east and west coasts or offshore Alaska.

AEA President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement:

The United States is among 63 countries to join a pledge to cut cooling-related emissions at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai (COP 28). The Global Cooling Pledge includes cutting emissions not only from air conditioning but also from refrigeration for food and medicine and even medical devices such as MRI machines. It commits countries to reduce by 2050 their cooling-related emissions by at least 68 percent  from 2022 levels, along with a suite of other targets including...

Governor Gavin Newsom claims oil companies are price gouging, which is the reason that gasoline prices are almost $2 more than the national average price in his state. Californians are paying almost $5 a gallon for regulated unleaded gasoline, while the nation is averaging $3.25 a gallon. Newsom does not believe that California’s high taxes and endless regulations should make that much of a difference in the gas price, so it must be price gouging. He is also not admitting to the fact that...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss Biden's tough week in the polls and at the podium. Check out The Unregulated Podcast, now streamed by billions, 300 million, trillions, 300 billion listeners.

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A new threat to U.S. refining may be looming. A proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule on hydrofluoric-acid-based alkylation could spur a round of refinery closures as the cost of replacing hydrofluoric acid based alkylation with alternatives is extremely high. EPA is considering adding amendments to its Risk Management Program  (RMP) regulation that could effectively eliminate the use of hydrofluoric acid at U.S. refineries to make cleaner gasoline. Finalization of the rule...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna are joined by Lou Pugliaresi of the Energy Policy Research Foundation for a wide ranging discussion on events in D.C. and Dubai.

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• Staggering Price of Biden’s “Net-Zero” Agenda Passed to Consumers
• COP 28 Rolls On With Doubts and Commitments

President Biden’s climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, provides up to $7,500 in tax credits to consumers who buy electric vehicles made in the United States, using largely domestic materials. The law includes a general ban  on Chinese products, orchestrated by Senator Manchin, Chairman of the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee, who was the deciding vote on the Democrat-passed bill. Lawmakers mandated that firms in China, Russia, North Korea and Iran be...