Throughout the first nine months of the Trump Administration, “energy dominance” has been the agenda. To win the artificial intelligence (AI) race, ensure energy reliability for Americans, and beat China on the world stage, we need more energy – period. But we can’t do it without America’s young people. Fortunately, it’s a dynamic time to get...
Alaska Governor: Support Mining in U.S., Not Overseas | Opinion
President Donald Trump rightly understands that rebuilding American manufacturing requires transformational change on multiple levels. His focus on U.S. energy dominance, which Alaska’s abundant natural resources can support, will keep costs low for businesses and families alike. But rebuilding American manufacturing also requires the United States to develop its own sources of raw materials—and Alaska can help on...
Carbon markets are incomplete without nuclear
As the world doubles down on net-zero targets, carbon markets have become a cornerstone of our global climate response. But their credibility hinges on one critical question: Are we truly valuing all forms of low-carbon energy? Right now, the answer is an emphatic no. And one glaring omission proves it: nuclear power. Despite being the...
McDonald’s Puts $200M Into Regenerative Beef Sourcing
McDonald’s USA has launched a $200 million initiative aimed at embedding regenerative practices into cattle ranching across up to 38 states. The seven-year Grassland Resilience and Conservation Initiative spans nearly 4 million acres and involves partnerships with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and...
Hundreds take part in organized swim in Chicago River for the first time in 100 years
Hundreds took part in a historic swim in the Chicago River on Sunday, according to multiple reports. The Guardian reported that the organized swim was the first of its kind in close to 100 years. The number of participants in the event came close to 300, according to The Chicago Sun-Times. “Reclaiming our river not only creates a...
What If Climate Week Was All About Economic Freedom?
When world leaders fly into New York City (just think of the CO2 emissions from all the flights!) to hobnob at the annual UN General Assembly, they think and act as many leaders often do: they are seeking top-down solutions to global problems. They will tell us what to do. If we balk, they will offer to pay us to do it. If we do it, then problem(s) solved.
CRES National Poll: Republican Voters Continue to Support Clean Energy
Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) released a national survey showing Republicans, Republican-leaning Independents and true Independents’ support of clean energy, federal incentives to expand clean energy development, onshoring energy production and an all-of-the-above energy approach. “Clean energy, its expansion and an all-of-the-above energy approach all polled very highly with right-leaning likely voters,” said Heather Reams, CRES...
Conservatives voice support for permitting reform
Recently, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and U.S. Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) introduced the bipartisan Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act. Organizations, officials and a wide variety of industry leaders from across the country have voiced their support for the legislation that will create certainty in the permitting process...
Energy Abundance is the New American Consensus
According to Gallup, Donald Trump enjoys 93% approval among Republicans but just 1% among Democrats—a 92-point gulf that underscores how divided our country has become. In such an environment, bipartisan consensus is rare. And yet last week in Washington, D.C., at Abundance 2025, leaders from across the spectrum gathered to rally around a set of ideals that...
These conservatives want government to stop working against clean energy
Hundreds of business people, policy analysts, and conservative advocates filled a downtown Cleveland conference hall last week for the National Conservative Energy Summit. One major theme: the need for both the federal and local governments to remove increasingly high hurdles to building renewable energy. “Conservatives can and should lead on energy,” said John Szoka, CEO of the Conservative...









