# Ets on The No Agenda Show

Ets comes up in 5 chapters across 5 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from March 2019 to May 2025.

- **Chapters:** 5
- **Episodes:** 5
- **Discussed:** March 2019 – May 2025
- **Related topics:** [Atari](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/atari.md), [Biden Administration](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/biden-administration.md), [Brussels](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brussels.md), [Carbon Credits](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/carbon-credits.md), [Carbon Tax](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/carbon-tax.md), [Climate Change](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/climate-change.md), [Federal Court](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/federal-court.md), [Friedrich Merz](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/friedrich-merz.md), [Karma](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/karma.md), [Knighting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/knighting.md)

## Chapters 1–5 of 5

### Friedrich Merz and the Emissions Trading System

- **Episode:** [1761: News Desert](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1761-news-desert.md)
- **Published:** 2025-05-04
- **Time:** 56:41–59:23
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1761-news-desert/chapter/friedrich-merz-and-the-emissions-trading-system.md

German politician Friedrich Merz proposed a balance between fighting climate change and preventing de-industrialization. He advocated for the European Union's Emissions Trading System (ETS) as a market-based instrument. Critics argue this is a "sneaky" way to implement a new tax on member states under the guise of reducing regulation.

Keywords: [friedrich merz](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/friedrich-merz.md), [climate change](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/climate-change.md), [ets](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ets.md), [carbon credits](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/carbon-credits.md), de-industrialization

### 1980s Video Game Crash, Atari ET Landfill

- **Episode:** [1672: Sand Battery](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1672-sand-battery.md)
- **Published:** 2024-06-27
- **Time:** 1:21:30–1:23:03
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1672-sand-battery/chapter/1980s-video-game-crash-atari-et-landfill.md

The hosts discuss the 1983 video game industry crash, specifically the failure of the "E.T." game for Atari. They recall the event where thousands of unsold cartridges were buried in a New Mexico landfill, drawing a parallel to modern overhyped technologies that lose public confidence.

Keywords: [atari](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/atari.md), et the extra-terrestrial, video game crash, [landfill](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/landfill.md), [new mexico](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/new-mexico.md)

### EU Electricity Market Reform, Carbon Emissions Trading System

- **Episode:** [1482: Gorby Chips](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1482-gorby-chips.md)
- **Published:** 2022-09-01
- **Time:** 22:12–25:37
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1482-gorby-chips/chapter/eu-electricity-market-reform-carbon-emissions-trading-system.md

The European Commission is working on an emergency intervention and structural reform of the electricity market due to skyrocketing prices. This overhaul includes the return of the Emissions Trading System (ETS) as a cornerstone of climate policy, effectively repricing carbon to incentivize clean technology investment. Critics argue these reforms function primarily as a new form of taxation and a "digital transition" toward a smart grid with increased regulatory control.

Keywords: electricity market, [carbon tax](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/carbon-tax.md), [ets](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ets.md), emissions trading system, [brussels](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brussels.md), energy reform

### OSHA Vaccine Mandate Suspension, Federal Court Rulings

- **Episode:** [1400: The Learning Curve](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1400-the-learning-curve.md)
- **Published:** 2021-11-18
- **Time:** 39:50–41:42
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1400-the-learning-curve/chapter/osha-vaccine-mandate-suspension-federal-court-rulings.md

OSHA officially suspends the implementation and enforcement of the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees following a federal court order. Despite this suspension, many corporations continue to enforce internal mandates. The hosts suggest that companies may face legal liability if they continue to require vaccination as a condition of employment without federal backing.

Keywords: [osha](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/osha.md), [biden administration](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/biden-administration.md), [vaccine mandate](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/vaccine-mandate.md), [federal court](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/federal-court.md), [ets](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ets.md)

### Dame Firecracker, Sir Et Slayer of Dragons

- **Episode:** [1117: Composting People](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1117-composting-people.md)
- **Published:** 2019-03-03
- **Time:** 1:16:29–1:21:43
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1117-composting-people/chapter/dame-firecracker-sir-et-slayer-of-dragons.md

Catherine Walton is recognized as Dame Firecracker, and her husband is knighted as Sir Et Slayer of the Dragons in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary. Additional donations were received from "Anonymous FrostBanker" and Sir Tyler Fox, who is moving into Viscount territory.

Keywords: dame firecracker, sir et, [knighting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/knighting.md), 25th anniversary, travis, musician, [karma](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/karma.md)

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