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Each week, hosts Nirmal Mulaikal and Josh Siegel break down the stories and power players shaping energy politics and policy in the United States and around the world by featuring original interviews with key power players, alongside in-depth reporting and analysis from the largest energy policy newsroom in the world.
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Mar 27, 2020 • 9min
Trump’s losing bet in the oil price war.
POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre explains why the Trump administration’s strategy to end the oil price war is unlikely to work. Plus, the EPA allows big polluters to delay regulatory compliances as they deal with the coronavirus pandemic.Kelsey Tamborrino is a Politico Energy reporter.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of Politico's audio department.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of Politico's audio department.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.
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Mar 26, 2020 • 7min
How climate change could open the door for more illnesses in the US.
POLITICO’s Zack Colman breaks down how rising temperatures are making an opening for more diseases to spread across the US. Plus, Eric Wolff explains why environmental regulations failed to make the stimulus package.Kelsey Tamborrino is a Politico Energy reporter.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of Politico's audio department.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of Politico's audio department.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.
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Mar 25, 2020 • 7min
The green fine print holding back a new stimulus package.
POLITICO’s Gavin Bade and Anthony Adragna break down some of the environmental issues that are delaying a new stimulus package. Plus, the small oil refiners appeal a ruling on biofuel exemptions without support from the EPA.Kelsey Tamborrino is a Politico Energy reporter.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of Politico's audio department.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of Politico's audio department.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.
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Mar 24, 2020 • 7min
The oil price war tests oil execs’ loyalty to Trump.
POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre discusses how American oil executives are growing frustrated with the administration’s lack of action on the international front to try to calm the price war that is setting oil prices in the low 20s. Plus, partisan disagreement on environmental provisions stalls more federal response against the economic crisis produced by the coronavirus pandemic.Kelsey Tamborrino is a Politico Energy reporter.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of Politico's audio department.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of Politico's audio department.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.
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Mar 23, 2020 • 8min
The coronavirus tests Europe’s climate policies
From her apartment in Brussels, POLITICO Europe’s Kalina Oroschakoff joins us to discuss how the virus has fundamentally changed life across Europe, and is testing the continent’s political leaders’ pledges on climate policies. Plus, the virus strikes the Senate and a package to combat the pandemic.Kelsey Tamborrino is a Politico Energy reporter.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of Politico's audio department.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of Politico's audio department.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.
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Mar 20, 2020 • 8min
The coronavirus can’t stop EPA’s controversial deregulations.
In the middle of a public health crisis, the agency continues to work hard on registering controversial deregulations. And POLITICO’s Annie Snider reports that environmentalists and public health experts worry the agency is escaping public scrutiny. Plus, Zack Colman talks how environmentalists want to embed climate policy on the stimulus packages making their way through Congress.Kelsey Tamborrino is a Politico Energy reporter.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of Politico's audio department.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of Politico's audio department.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.
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Mar 19, 2020 • 9min
Climate activism goes online
POLITICO’s Zack Colman is looking at how climate activists, one of the most outgoing activism groups, is having to adapt to adapt through the web. Plus, POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre reports on how oil producers are reacting to dipping oil prices. Kelsey Tamborrino is a Politico Energy reporter.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of Politico's audio department.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of Politico's audio department.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.
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Mar 18, 2020 • 10min
Why restocking the petroleum reserve won't help the oil industry.
POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre, Eric Wolff and Zack Colman discuss whether the President’s pledge to restock the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would help the struggling oil sector. Plus, Democrats want to include climate change policy in the emergency stimulus package.Kelsey Tamborrino is a Politico Energy reporter.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of Politico's audio department.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of Politico's audio department.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.
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Mar 17, 2020 • 8min
The cost Trump could pay from the oil crisis
POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre, Zack Colman, and Eric Wolff discuss how the drop in oil prices could hurt the President’s re-election bid. Plus, senators reach out to Saudi Arabia to try to bump up oil pricesKelsey Tamborrino is a Politico Energy reporter.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of Politico's audio department.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of Politico's audio department.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.
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Mar 16, 2020 • 8min
The return of the feud over biofuel exemptions
POLITICO’s Eric Wolff discusses how the spat between oil refiners and biofuel producers is coming back. Plus, New Jersey’s Energy Samantha Maldonado is following a local dispute over how liquified natural gas will be taken to their backyard.Kelsey Tamborrino is a Politico Energy reporter.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of Politico's audio department.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of Politico's audio department.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.
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