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Energy Realism for the AI Generation
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Energy Realism for the AI Generation

The media loves to portray Gen Z as uniformly opposed to fossil fuels, with Greta Thunberg as our supposed spokesperson. But there’s an inconvenient truth behind this dream of theirs: My generation is building an AI-powered future that demands more energy than any generation before. As Woodside Energy CEO Meg O’Neill recently pointed out, there’s a...

The Future of American Energy Dominance Hinges on Regulatory and Permitting Reform
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The Future of American Energy Dominance Hinges on Regulatory and Permitting Reform

Despite the rhetoric that energy tax credits are essential to energy dominance, the real obstacle holding back energy investment and deployment is regulatory bottlenecks at the federal, state, and local levels. Policy reforms that unlock all forms of energy development can enhance energy affordability and grid resiliency at a significantly lower cost to taxpayers.

Rubio’s Data Center Diplomacy
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Rubio’s Data Center Diplomacy

The point is that we will need a significant number of data centers and considerable energy to power them, not just in the United States. Just as we need military partnerships with our global allies, in this modern era of data, we need data partnerships with our allies. 

Aerospace giant Rolls-Royce to build Britain’s first small modular nuclear reactors
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Aerospace giant Rolls-Royce to build Britain’s first small modular nuclear reactors

British aerospace group Rolls-Royce on Tuesday received backing from the U.K. government to build the country’s first small modular nuclear reactors. The announcement follows a two-year selection process and reaffirms Britain’s embrace of nuclear power, particularly as it also pledged on Tuesday to invest £14.2 billion ($19.2 billion) to build the large Sizewell C power station in eastern England. U.K. Energy...

How Conservation Can Improve Global Security
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How Conservation Can Improve Global Security

Congress recognized that conservation plays a critical role in global security and improved cooperation among countries when it passed the U.S. Foundation for International Conservation Act (USFICA) last December, as part of a nearly $1 trillion defense spending package.

A DOGE Reboot Is Vital to Energy Dominance
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A DOGE Reboot Is Vital to Energy Dominance

President Trump’s vision to Unleash American Energy requires a functional government to execute it. Yet the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has made government less functional. With Elon Musk stepping down from DOGE, now is the time for DOGE 2.0 to live up to its name. Otherwise, the president’s energy objectives are in jeopardy.  The administrative state was overdue...

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