Energy Shots

This biweekly video series, hosted by Joseph Majkut and Kevin Book, delivers clear insights, visuals, and straight talk on the latest energy trends.

Energy Shots tells energy stories through data, personalities, and politics.

Every other Friday, Joseph Majkut and Kevin Book break down the trends of the moment with charts, visuals, and straight talk that cuts through the noise. Join them as they dig into names, numbers, and details, from clean tech to crude markets, political risk to pocketbook issues…and beyond.

This series is made possible by general funding to CSIS and the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program.

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Madeline Cano
Senior Program Manager, Energy Security and Climate Change Program
202.644.5619
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Energy Shots | Permitting Reform Returns: What It Is, What It Isn't, and What's at Stake After the Midterms

This biweekly video series, hosted by Joseph Majkut and Kevin Book, delivers clear insights, visuals, and straight talk on the latest energy trends. This week, they examine transmission policy and the debate over power generation amid the political and social pressures that follow demand growth.

Event — October 9, 2026

Energy Shots: Is a Diesel Export Ban the Answer to High Prices?

This Friday, Joseph Majkut and Kevin Book will discuss the potential for diesel export bans, what such a move could mean for fuel prices and trade flows, and the broader implications for energy markets around the world.

Event — September 25, 2026

Energy Shots | Cold Front Incoming: Can Energy Markets Weather Russia-Iran Sanctions?

This biweekly video series, hosted by Joseph Majkut and Kevin Book, delivers clear insights, visuals, and straight talk on the latest energy trends. This week, they examine a two-front energy crisis as escalation in the Middle East and new sanctions pressure on Russia and Iran test global oil markets.

Event — September 18, 2026