The Unregulated Podcast

Links:

New OKC Senator
Alan-armstrong-senate-mullin-stitt-oklahoma-republicans.html
Source: NY Times

Clip: Paxton Shoots Back
https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2032454580257353760?s=20

Clip: Thom Tillis: Why Do All Politicians Do This? And Why Does Congress Always Give them Stupid Legacy Legislation?
https://x.com/ThisWeekABC/status/2035496667433349568?s=20

Opinion: Why are so many Democrats out of touch?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/opinion/democrats-midterm-elections.html
Source: NY Times

CA Governor Polling
https://archive.ph/mQkAC
Source: LA Times

Bianco: Let’s Just Count Them. What’s the harm.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-21/riverside-county-sheriff-chad-bianco-seizes-more-than-half-million-ballots
Source: LA Times

Energy

Trump/Total Deal
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ceraweek-us-totalenergies-shift-1-billion-wind-oil-gas-2026-03-23/
Source: Reuters

More and More and More Natural Gas
https://www.upstreamonline.com/exploration/us-independent-hits-gas-with-egypt-well/2-1-1964743
Source: Upstream

Asia Looking to the West for Oil
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/asia-wants-more-us-oil-to-reduce-middle-east-dependence-burgum.html
Source: CNBC

Apparently, the IEA is Nogalistic for COVID
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/03/20/people-urged-to-work-from-home-in-global-oil-crisis/
Source: The Telegraph

Jones Act Waived
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/18/trump-jones-act-oil-iran-war.html?taid=69bb0d5e363d3f0001067c43&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Source: CNBC

Maritime Union Not Happy
https://x.com/mercoglianos/status/2034337745993191660?s=20

Balsa Tree Poachers
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/half-million-balsa-trees-illegally-logged-amazon-rainforest-every-year-feed-global-wind
Source: Zero Hedge

Matt Iglesias: "How come no climate groups have the courage of their convictions to make the case for prolonging the war and keeping the strait closed?"
https://x.com/mattyglesias/status/2036100831989121352?s=20

Trump Suing CA for Emissions Standards
https://apnews.com/article/california-trump-administration-emission-vehicles-electric-cars-1e174fede381afb9c76b867cc92d86c6
Source: AP

Hands off my Thermostat
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/why-more-wa-utilities-want-to-remotely-control-your-thermostat/
Source: Seattle Times

In DC News…
H Street Street Car Going Away. At least they built it. Unlike California’s High Speed Rail.
https://x.com/SlopHq/status/2035791848317268057?s=20

#266: A Dry Buffalo (3/14/26)

Links:

Links:
Strait of Hormuz - Source: CNN

Hern Running in OK - Source: Fox News

Rahm Emmanuel - Source: WSJ

The Exodus Continues, Starbucks - Source: WSJ

Yahama to leave CA - Source: Fox Business

Funny How That Works: Competition in Health Care - Source: Washington Post

New Refinery: 100% Shale - Source: PR Newswire

McKenna responds to Senator Cramer on the PROVE IT Act - Source: Washington Times

Will Carb hit the brakes on new CA climate rules? Even some Dems want them to. - Source: NY Post

Lights out in NY - Source: NY Sun

Tweet of the Week:
https://x.com/TheKevinDalton/status/2031817172629291431?s=20

#265: Yabber, Yabber, Yabber (3/7/26)

Links:

Noem Out, Mullin In
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/05/markwayne-mullin-noem-dhs-00814761
Source: Politico

Iran
One Side: Rand Paul
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sen-rand-paul-america-war-but-americans-didnt-vote
Source: Fox News

The Other Side:
https://thedispatch.com/article/iran-trump-supreme-council-leadership/
Source: The Dispatch

China’s Oil Dilemma
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/02/iran-us-strikes-china-oil-supply-charts-00806415
Source: Politico

AI Anxiety: Blackrock Limits Withdrawals
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/blackrock-s-26-billion-private-credit-fund-limits-withdrawals
Source: Bloomberg

Senate Permitting Talks Back On
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5770709-senate-democrats-energy-bill-talks/
Source: The Hill

Who Actually Wrote the Climate Manual for Federal Judges?
Source: The Honest Broker/Roger Pielke
https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/who-actually-wrote-the-climate-manual?utm_source=substack&publication_id=119454&post_id=189872400&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=2sdhe&triedRedirect=true

#264: What Is It Going To Get Me This Time? (3/2/26)

Links:

Iran
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/24/congress/ahead-sotu-dems-demand-trump-iran-plans-public-00796594?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f102-dd93-ad7f-f9072a680001
Source: Politico

More Companies Leaving Blue States: Public Storage
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-02-24/storage-company-is-latest-to-leave-california-for-texas
Source: LA Times

Happy Anniversary, LNG Exports
https://www.forbes.com/sites/edhirs/2026/02/24/us-lng-exports-have-changed-global-energy-markets/
Source: Forbes

There they go again: Geothermal, the new wind and solar.
https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/19/geothermal-energy-could-replace-42-of-eus-fossil-electricity-which-nation-has-the-most-pot
Source: Euronews

Greenpeace
https://apnews.com/article/greenpeace-energy-transfer-dakota-access-pipeline-30bfb9939dea06f1e9763cd2d662ae73
Source: AP News

SCOTUS takes up Boulder climate lawfare case.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/state-courts-cant-run-foreign-policy-fe111bae?st=u3a5pP&reflink=article_copyURL_share
Source: WSJ Opinion

Cassidy:
https://x.com/SenBillCassidy/status/2024870779364446696?s=20

Germany starts ditching climate targets.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/25/germany-accused-ditching-climate-targets-scraps-renewables-mandate
Source: The Guardian

#263: Good Luck Fellas (2/23/26)

Links:

President’s Day: Time to Fix It
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/10/presidents-day-is-george-washington-erasure-america-250-is-the-perfect-time-to-fix-it/
Source: The Federalist

SAVE Act Continued
Remember last week when Chuck called the SAVE Act Jim Crow
https://x.com/guypbenson/status/2023503608403403089?s=20

Blue State Flight Continues
Colorado: Palintir
https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/2023933026120724944?s=20

WaPo Climate Reporters
https://x.com/kerpen/status/2019552872241779106?s=20

Affordability polling:
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/poll-shows-democrats-hold-edge-over-trump-in-energy-cost-battle-00767537

https://www.axios.com/2026/02/12/trump-epa-climate-rollback-emissions-impact?utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_source=x
Source: Axios
Jones Act Repeal:
https://x.com/senmikelee/status/2020943404306473058?s=12&t=a-7C8pWh0d6aHfECQMnMDw

Tony Blair says Drill, Baby, Drill
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/labour-reverse-ban-oil-gas-licences-blair-5HjdSJd_2/
Source: LBC News

Sasse Interview with Peter Robinson (Hoover). I’m putting in the Show Notes for people to watch.
https://x.com/hooverinst/status/2023836914558828719?s=12&t=a-7C8pWh0d6aHfECQMnMDw

https://x.com/In_Otter_News2/status/2024144434573557808?s=20