E01 - The Politics and Emotions of Energy Policy, Russia-Ukraine, and the Interconnected World of Commodities

08/04/2022 18 min

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Episode Synopsis

Mike and Matt discuss: - Energy as the most important feedstock of the US economy - Why energy independence matters - Emotional energy policy decisions - Remembering the Iraq was from the liberal political perspective - Dividing political groups over energy fear and motivating people to vote  - Russia – Ukraine and how the war may affect commodity flows - The energy generation needs required to run 100% electric vehicles - The effect of oil and gas prices on economies - Basics of refining and why Russian oil cannot be replaced with any oil  - The cause of potential reductions of Iran and Venezuela sanctions - The miracle of US shale gas - Strained logistics and a perfect storm - Effects of Presidential Administrations in investment flows - Why gas prices increased unrelated to the Ukraine Russia war

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