The Crude Life Morning Show: Play Hard Work Hard Episode 55
Hour One Play Hard: Jason Spiess and Sterling talk about API endorsing climate change, rank prejudice, FracleBerry Hound attacked by the neighbor’s dog, March Madness picks and North Dakota State Power Plant
Hour Two Work Hard : Dustin Gawrylow, North Dakota Watch Dog Network
The Crude Life Daily Update For the Radio On The Podcast:Rose Pugliese, Mesa County (CO) Commissioner
Rig Count Overview
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HOUR ONE PLAY HARD: Jason Spiess and Sterling talk about the American Petroleum Institute (API) Endorsement of a Carbon Pricing. The two talk about how this will impact the industry from a financial point of view, a public relations and how the current oil and gas leadership are performing actions that are led by Climate Envoy John Kerry and President Joe Biden.
This past year many leaders have been ghosting, ignoring and being inaccessible to those being directly impacted.
Jason opines that the truth is hard decisions often get more complicated when they’re deferred or ignored by leaders. He also points out many appointed leaders are making six and seven figure salaries to lead members through difficult times, not ignore, ghost and remain silent.
Sterling, who grew up on an oil and gas base in Saudi Arabia, says that’s one of the things he’s noticed is that The Crude Life is a voice for the people who work, live and use energy everyday, not just one polarizing point of view. Anyone and everyone can have a voice if they respect energy.
Jason says a big “thank you” to US Senator Kevin Cramer for always being accessible and a leader.
Senator Cramer sent The Crude Life Morning Show Play Hard Work Hard this statement on Carbon Pricing and Carbon Taxes:
“A carbon tax will raise the price of everything we buy, everything we grow, everything we manufacture, everything we produce, everything we sell. It’s in the value chain of everything we do all day long as a capitalist system. It would have a disproportionately negative impact on lower-income people. … Whether you make $50,000 a year or $500,000 a year, the price of gasoline is the same.”
“All 50 states are involved in the value chain of oil and gas production, and that’s without even talking about the importance of coal and the cost of reliable, resilient electricity. [Enacting a carbon tax is] liberals finding more ways to get more money to pay for more things the country probably doesn’t need. … It’s an upside-down, wrong-headed approach.”
Jason asks for advice on what to do regarding his neighbor after her dog attacked FracleBerry Hound.
Sterling, who hasn’t watched one second of March Madness, makes predictions of who will win this weekend’s games.
The Crude Life 2021 March Madness Sweet Sixteen Matchups
Permian Region
No. 1 Imperative Chemical Partners vs. No. 5 TTS Drilling Solutions
No. 7 Hibernia Resources vs. No. 6 TRC Construction
Eagleford Region
No. 1 Oilfield Specialty Partners vs. No. 4 Ink Land Company
No. 11 Oilman Magazine vs. No. 2 Edgen Murray Corporation
Rocky Mountian Region
No. 1 Elite Energy Services vs. No. 5 PermianShale
No. 3 APEX Energy Solutions vs. No. 15 Blue Sage Services
Marcellus Region
No. 8 Sand Revolutions vs. No. 12 SmartChain Solutions
No. 11 True West vs. No. 2 E&E Enterprises
There are even prizes for the Final Four Teams and National Champion!
Final Four Teams receive an officially approved The Crude Life Pelican stainless steel water thermos.
The National Champion will receive a custom logo’d Ariat FR Jacket courtesy of Becker Safety and Supply.
In HOUR TWO we WORK HARD with our Newsmaker Interview: Dustin Gawrylow, North Dakota Watch Dog
Dustin Gawrlow gives an update and overview of several energy related bills making their way through the North Dakota legislature.
HB 1452, HB 1412, HB 1380, SB 2291, HB 1458 are the bills discussed in the interview.
The two also pontificate if, and even predict, the state of North Dakota will purchase or start a state-run power plant. The Bank of North Dakota and State Of North Dakota Flour Mill are two examples given as templates and models.
Gawrylow also opines about the increase “republican socialism” in North Dakota and with COVID it is centralizing the “winners and losers” picked by the government controlled marketplace.
The Crude Life Daily Update For the Radio On The Podcast: Rose Pugliese, Mesa County Commissioner
The Crude Life Honors and Celebrates Women’s History Month. Today we feature Rose Pugliese, Mesa County Commissioner who explains that one-size-does not fit all in federal, state and local regulations.
Support, honor and celebrate Women’s History Month!
Click here for the full length interview
Every March since 1987, Congress and U.S. Presidents have designated the month as Women’s History Month. This year, The Crude Life celebrates and honors their accomplishments and vital contributions in history with interviews and stories that center around women’s experiences in industry.
These women are not only modern-day leaders, but truly are historic as well. Everyone at The Crude Life is grateful for everything you do within the industry, for your communities and our planet.
Sponsors, Music and Other Show Notes
Studio Sponsor: The Industrial Forest
The Industrial Forest is a network of environmentally minded and socially conscious businesses that are using industrial innovations to build a network of sustainable forests across the United States.
Weekly Sponsor: Kate’s Man Cave
Weekly Sponsor: Orange Property Management
The origins of Orange Property Management Inc. dates to the year 2000 when Fargo native Mike Marcil, an entrepreneur who was living in California was starting to acquire residential rental properties in the Bay Area as a side venture.
Today the management company has grown to 36 full-time employees across 13 communities in North Dakota and Minnesota. They managed a portfolio of over 1,300 residential and commercial units ranging from single family homes to multi-family apartment developments.
Phone Line Sponsor: Swan Energy, Inc. 866.539.0860
Studio Email and Inbox Sponsor: To Be Announced
Featured Music: Moody River Band
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