Energytomorrow Radio

December 21, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews David Adams, Halliburton’s vice president for production enhancement, about hydraulic fracturing. He describes the fracking process, the associated benefits as well as the exaggerated risks.

December 7, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Sara Banaszak, API’s senior economist, about the administration’s recent ban on offshore drilling and its impact on the economy, jobs and energy security.

November 23, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Patrick Kelly, API’s policy advisor for downstream fuels issues, about the completion of the transition from low sulfur diesel to Utra-Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) fuel for highway travel.

November 9, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Dr. William B. Harrison, III from Western Michigan University, about the economic benefits of oil and natural gas development in the Michigan Basin.

October 26, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Dan Gunderson, a consultant to API, to discuss the benefits of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry oil-sands oil from Canada to Oklahoma and the Gulf Coast.

October 12, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Dave Murphy, energy blogger for The Oil Drum about peak oil and the importance of affordable energy for economic growth.

September 28, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Don Norman of Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI and API’s Kyle Isakower about the EPA’s proposal to tighten ozone standards and its potential impact on jobs and the economy.

September 14, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan reports on the Rallies for Jobs held this month across America where energy workers, business leaders and consumers voiced their concerns about jobs, economic growth and affordable energy.

August 31, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Stephen Comstock, API’s tax policy manager, about proposals from Congress and the administration to raise taxes on the oil and natural gas industry.

August 17, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Al Jessel, co-chair of the Coordinating Research Council about a plan being considered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to raise the amount of ethanol in gasoline from 10 percent to 15 percent.

August 10, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews George Clark, president of Manufacture Alabama, about the impact of the drilling moratorium on Alabama’s economy and jobs.

July 27, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Dr. Tim Considine of the University of Wyoming about his recent study that quantifies the economic impact of developing natural gas in the Marcellus Shale formation.

July 13, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Dr. David Vaughan of the Mote Marine Laboratory at Summerland Key, Florida, about his research on oil in the water from the Gulf spill and its potential effect on the subsea environment.

June 29, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Rich Trzupek, a principal consultant at Mostardi Platt Environmental, about the myths and regulations surrounding air quality in the United States and how both affect the economy.

June 16, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Kevin Book of ClearView Energy Partners LLC about the impact of the oil spill on energy policy and the effects of the six-month moratorium on domestic energy supplies and industry workers.

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a terrible tragedy for the families of those killed or injured as well as the citizens of the region and the Gulf environment.

June 7, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Burt Adams, chairman of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), about the potential economic effects of the president’s six-month deepwater drilling moratorium on coastal communities.

May 17, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews David Holt, president of the Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), about the need to learn from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill while continuing to develop oil and natural gas offshore.

May 11, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews Chris John, president of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association, about Louisiana’s response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the importance of continuing offshore development.

May 1, 2010: In today’s episode, Jane Van Ryan interviews API’s Allison Nyholm, an oil spill response veteran, about the technologies used by the oil and natural gas industry to handle spills.