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This Week In Energy: Landman, Kirk Cousins Benching, Gas Prices and Energizing Musicians
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This Week In Energy: Landman, Kirk Cousins Benching, Gas Prices and Energizing Musicians

Plus the emerging carbon industry, diesel prices, military greetings and Christmas music from Blind Joe.

Nate Washburn, Energy Information Administration, gives an update on propane, diesel, gasoline and residential heating prices.

The average retail price for home heating oil rose 3 cents from last week to $3.53 per gallon. That's down 44.5 cents from a year ago, based on the residential heating fuel survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Heating oil prices in the New England region are at $3.51 per gallon up 2.7 cents from last week, but down 44.9 cents from a year ago.

The average retail price for propane is $2.52 per gallon, up 9-tenths of a cent from last week's price, and up 5.7 cents from a year ago, based on the residential heating fuel survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Propane prices in the Midwest region averaged $2.02 per gallon, up 9-tenths of a cent from last week, and up 2.9 cents from a year ago.

The U.S. average retail price for on-highway diesel fuel increased to $3.49 a gallon on Monday. That's up 3.6 cents from a week ago, based on the weekly price survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Executive Coach Joe Sinnott, Witting Partners, and the host of The Energy Detox Podcast joins Jason Spiess to breakdown the executive decisions involved with benching Kirk Cousins and how they have handled the situation.

The two also discuss how organizations and management handles alternative information in decision making processes, like the New York Jets owner relying on Madden scores in NFL scouting.

Culture changes are discussed using the Southern Methodist University Penn State Playoff Game as the backdrop. Both universities had to change their culture in order to see future success.

Warren Martin, Kansas Strong, shares his reaction to Landman the Series episode 5

There was trouble in Texas in the last episode of Taylor Sheridan’s oil drama, and Landman Episode 5, “Where Is Home”, picks up right where we left off – here’s Warren Martin and Jason Spiess with full recap.

Landman Season 1 Episode 5, “Where Is Home,” doesn’t just ask where you live — it asks where you truly belong.

We’re now halfway through Landman, but there’s still plenty more to unfold. Will Angela and Tommy succeed at giving their marriage another shot? Will Monty get a handle on all the shenanigans in Midland? And will Demi Moore actually get something to do or say in this series?

Jeff Kummer, Meridian Carbon, explains how the carbon industry is growing in the state of Wyoming.

Kummer founded Meriden Carbon to partner directly with landowners to build a unique carbon storage asset, spanning over 100,000 acres, in the northern DJ Basin of Wyoming.

The asset will be unitized in one symmetric, consolidated block and will be known as the “Steamboat Carbon Storage Hub”.

“Based on our business model we have line of sight to significantly increase the size of our footprint (and associated carbon storage capacity) upon securing a source of CO2. Meriden Carbon was formed by technical experts, all with beginnings at the Colorado School of Mines, who decided to team up and take decades of knowledge from the oil and gas industry and apply it to developing carbon storage assets in the Rocky Mountain region with the goal of making a meaningful impact on the energy transition,” Kummer said.

Alma Cook, Cook Compliance Solutions, talks about how the youth is entering the industry and times are changing. In the interview, she dives into the interview right away about how the industry still has silos and what they look like from an outside perspective.

The Play Hard Work Hard Morning Show also talks about how Alma, a female environmentally minded professional gravitated to industry. She explains how her brother in Thailand was the catalyst for her journey in oil and gas.

Alma Lynn Cook is an American singer-songwriter and spoken word artist professionally known as Alma Cook. Her debut album Pass It On was released in 2012, and her single “For a Poet” and full-length project Tactics followed in 2014.

Cook grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, and attended Columbia College in Chicago. After college, she began playing at various clubs and festivals across the United States, opening for acts including contemporary gospel musician Jonathan McReynolds and Christian rapper George Moss.

Cook released an EP titled Pass It On in September 2012, followed by the single “For a Poet,” which charted at No. 2 on Rádio Nova Portugal in December 2014. She later released the full-length album Tactics, produced by bassist Chris Thigpen, whose father Cornell Thigpen (Mary J. Blige, Chaka Kahn, Stevie Nicks, and Patti LaBelle) played organ on the song “Hotshot.”

Alma Cook performs live at the Bakken BBQ.

An album review by The Phantom Tollbooth magazine said of Cook’s performance on Tactics, “Alma has the vocal innocence of Amber Rubarth combined with vocal qualities rivaling Denise Donatelli.”

As of 2021, Cook was a podcast host and co-director of cultural engagement for Braver Angels, an American nonprofit focused on political depolarization. She was noted by Forbes as a conservative.

In addition to her work as a musician, Cook owns an oil and gas compliance company, Cook Compliance Solutions, based in Williston, North Dakota with a satellite office in Houston, TX.

The business works with oilfield service providers looking to obtain the right safety certifications, insurance and other measures needed to contract under larger oil companies.

All holiday season long, This Week In Energy, the popular radio podcast, will be airing holiday music from Blind Joe!!

In just a few short years, Blind Joe has shared the stage with numerous top local and regional acts, as well as national recording artists such as David Allan Coe, Craig Morgan, John Anderson, James Otto, Collin Ray, Buddy Guy, Bret Michaels of Poison, and many more.

After multiple cross country tours, playing to thousands of fans and an excellent run on Season 9 of NBC’s The Voice, Blind Joe is fast becoming a household name.

Plus a Military Greetings Holiday Music Montage!

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Dexter®: Original Sin (Dec. 13)
The prequel series Dexter®: Original Sin stars Patrick Gibson as America’s favorite serial killer. Set in 1991 Miami, the show follows Dexter as he transitions from student to avenging murderer. When he can no longer ignore his bloodthirsty urges, Dexter realizes he must learn to channel his inner darkness. Guided by his father, Harry (Christian Slater), he adopts a code designed to help him find and kill those who deserve to be eliminated from society. Dexter must do this without winding up on law enforcement’s radar – a particular challenge once he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.

In addition to Gibson and Slater, this 10-episode drama stars Molly Brown, James Martinez, Christina Milian, Alex Shimizu, Reno Wilson, with Patrick Dempsey, and special guest star Sarah Michelle Gellar.

And, yes, Dexter® fans: Michael C. Hall, who earned multiple Emmy® nominations as the original Dexter Morgan in Dexter® and Dexter®: New Blood, is back for Dexter®: Original Sin. He’ll provide the voice of Young Dexter's inner monologue.

Dexter®: Original Sin premieres Friday, Dec. 13, on Paramount+ with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan only. New episodes will drop weekly.

No matter what your mood, you'll find something to stream on Paramount+. Watch Now!

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