The Unregulated Podcast

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle, Mike McKenna, and Alex Stevens discuss the prospects of senate hopefuls, a congressional permitting deal, a diesel export ban, California's high-speed rail project, and more.

Links:

• Banning Diesel Exports is Bad Policy and Bad Politics: https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2026/09/banning-diesel-exports-is-bad-policy-and-bad-politics/
• Why Are Diesel Prices So High? https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/why-are-diesel-prices-so-high/
• Diesel export fight strains GOP ties with Big Oil: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/24/diesel-export-fight-gop-big-oil-01090581
• ⁠Trump Backs Argentina’s Landmark LNG Project in Win for Milei: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-24/trump-backs-argentina-s-landmark-lng-project-in-win-for-milei
• ⁠⁠Trump will green-light wind energy projects to strike permitting deal: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/09/trump-will-green-light-wind-energy-projects-to-strike-permitting-deal-01087842
• ⁠⁠⁠California high-speed rail suffers fresh blow as rural segment branded illegal: https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/us-news/california-high-speed-rail-suffers-setback-as-rural-segment-branded-illegal/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tweet of the Week: https://x.com/ogwausa/status/2102854678166053040?s=46

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle, Mike McKenna and Alex Stevens return for a wide ranging discussion on AI, electricity prices, midterm predictions, and more.

Links:

• Why Do Blue States Have High Rates? https://www.bluestateshighrates.com/

• Dan Sullivan endorses Dan Sullivan to beat Dan Sullivan in perplexing Alaska Senate race: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/dan-sullivan-endorses-dan-sullivan-beat-dan-sullivan-perplexing-alaska-rcna594063

• Interest Rates: Is President Trump going to Fire Kevin Warsh? https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/fed-raises-rates-for-first-time-in-three-years-08539fbe?mod=itp_wsj

• Kamala on AI: https://x.com/ScottPresler/status/2100766421026329073?s=20

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Mike McKenna and Alex Stevens cover the wide range of news stories that have a arisen during Tom's summer sabbatical.

Links:

• The Pacific Premium: Why Gasoline Costs More In Democratic-Controlled States, from the Institute for Energy Research: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/the-pacific-premium/

• The DSA’s Communist Turn: https://www.thefp.com/p/the-dsas-communist-turn

• Hochul Signed Data Center Moratorium July 14: https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2026/07/hochul-falsely-blames-data-centers-for-new-yorks-energy-disaster/

• Trump plugs states, utilities into pledge for Big Tech to pay for data centers’ energy bills: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/23/trump-plugs-states-utilities-pledge-big-tech-pay-data-centers-energy/

• Pennsylvania Republican eyes Energy and Natural Resources gavel: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/07/pennsylvania-republican-eyes-energy-and-natural-resources-gavel-pro-01005158

• Democrat Push To Hike Taxes On Energy Companies Will Help No One, Analysts Warn: https://dailycaller.com/2026/07/22/democrat-push-hike-taxes-energy-companies-analysts-windfall-buybacks/

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the leftward lurch of Democrat primaries across the country, Republican's odds of keeping their majority after mid-terms, updates coming online to the electric grid, and more.

Links:

• Pyle: Why Do Gasoline Prices Fall Slower Than They Rise? https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2026/06/why-do-gasoline-prices-fall-slower-than-they-rise/

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On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the future of the Democratic Party and the net-zero agenda.

Links:

Why centrists can’t win the Democratic presidential primary: https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/why-centrists-cant-win-the-democratic

Sheldon’s Fuzzy Math: https://x.com/DanielTurnerPTF/status/2065403903290568978?s=20

DOE DTE Loan: Does it have the net-zero stuff in it?: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-15/us-finalizes-1-6-billion-loan-to-michigan-gas-utility-dte?taid=6a3001af888c5700010be2ec&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=climate&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

NYT - Democrats Once Vowed to Stop Oil and Gas. Now They’re Not So Sure: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/climate/democrats-climate-change-oil-gas.html

Wood Mackenzie - Is Argentina’s giant shale play the next Midland Basin?: https://www.woodmac.com/blogs/the-edge/is-argentinas-giant-shale-play-the-next-midland-basin/

Remembering Lee R. Raymond (1938–2026): https://www.masterresource.org/bp-public-policy/lee-raymond-energy-climate-realist/