California Energy: If it Ain’t Broke Enough, Break it Some More

Despite being the seventh-largest producer of crude oil and third in refining capacity, California continues to demonstrate a desire for self-destruction with its anti-oil and gas stance. California’s aggressive push for destructive energy policies has already resulted in the closure of oil refineries and even the promised relocation of oil major Chevron to friendlier Houston […]

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The Unregulated Podcast #107: Closing Argument

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the final stories shaping the upcoming midterm elections. Links: The Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax of the 1980s: Implications for Current Energy Policy A Windfall Profits Tax: Energy Policy for Dummies Eversource CEO seeks emergency order by Biden to ensure gas supplies […]

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In the Pipeline: 8/7/13

These suckers are floating around London’s sewers and they’re spun up about fracking? I’m not a betting man, but I’m willing to wager that burning “fatbergs” is much dirtier and less efficient than hydrocarbons. Newsy (8/5/13) reports: “Workers at a water company in London have made a historic and disgusting find — a so-called ‘fatberg.’ It’s […]

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MIT and UC Davis Scholars Agree: Ethanol Hasn’t Made Gasoline Cheaper

  Back in May, we posted a critique of a Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) study that purported to show how ethanol mandates and subsidies had held down gasoline prices for American motorists. We pointed out that despite its fancy bells and regression analysis, the study—which was touted by the Renewable Fuels Association […]

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