
Energy Thinks with Tisha Schuller · 2026-04-23 · 33 min
Planning your 2026 leadership event? Order The Myth and The Moment for your team. ( Reach out for bulk pricing.) What you’ll get in this solo episode of Energy Thinks Last week, I made the case that energy abundance is a civic good - and that oil and gas remain central to achieving it. This solo pod explores some of the consequences of that argument: What does energy abundance as a civic good require of industry? What does it ask of the Problem Solvers ? And who decides what comes next? In this solo episode, I work through: * What follows from the civic case for energy abundance and the five truths that underpin it * Why “We’re essential” is not a sufficient case for oil and gas * What a social contract might require of companies like yours operating at the center of modern life * Why Problem Solvers matter more than perfect persuasion * Why someone still has to make a coherent case for unmitigated natural gas (ASAP!) A preview Why a civic case for energy abundance matters: “ This is particularly poignant right now, when we see the angst around permitting reform, around power systems’ build-out. The momentum is still on the side of anyone who wants to say no.