Across the United States, a quiet revolution is changing the way we think about energy. It’s not happening in massive power stations or through billion-dollar infrastructure projects. Instead, it’s unfolding in ordinary neighborhoods on rooftops, in garages, and behind smart thermostats. Homes equipped with solar panels, electric vehicles, and connected appliances are linking together to form what experts call virtual power plants.
The bold vision for America’s clean energy rests on an extremely fragile foundation. The United States is highly dependent on foreign countries for crucial minerals.
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Last year, in one of his first actions on inauguration day, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to stop using the social cost of carbon (SCC) when weighing the costs and benefits of regulations. The decision prompted predictable outrage from many environmental activists, climate scientists, and economists, who argued that abandoning the SCC would strip climate regulations of their scientific grounding.
Heather Reams wrote on permitting reform for RealClearEnergy here. Key points include:
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Just like fossil fuel divestment, climate court cases to punish fossil fuel (oil, coal, natural gas) producers do not work, and they should be rejected by climate change advocates themselves The allegation is that fossil fuel companies misrepresented the impacts of their products and caused untold billions of dollars in climate and weather damages. Energy Realism proves...
The lithium market has been grappling with a supply glut since the second half of 2022, with demand failing to keep pace with surging supply fuelled by a furious price surge that But China’s power sector reforms helped to fuel stronger than expected demand for lithium used in batteries for power system storage in the second half of 2025,...
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