"We each have a voice, and it's our responsibility to use our voices to enact meaningful change. Gen Z could be the generation that champions nuclear energy and fights back against climate change. In fact, we have to. It's time to seize this valuable opportunity to hold politicians accountable and take action to create reliable and zero-carbon energy."
"A more rational, less political approach would acknowledge the need to keep natural gas plants online for longer, while working to reduce opposition and state and local level barriers to new energy investments."
Renewables, batteries, and nuclear power will play an increasingly important role in the world’s energy mix, and there are ways policymakers can increase clean energy capacity by reforming the permitting process and unleashing the private sector to invest in domestic supply chains for uranium and critical minerals. But assuming fossil fuels will disappear without significant cost to human welfare is devoid of reality.
A climate emergency would be counterproductive to meaningful climate progress.
"A big part of the problem appears to be rising waiting times for grid connections—an issue that is part politics and part a consequence of the nature of wind and solar plants, which require more grid development because of their intermittency and oft far-flung locations. A lack of clear legal guidelines on who should pay for long-distance transmission lines and how to resolve permitting disputes could strangle the renewable build-out in its crib, unless Congress or federal regulators act quickly."
Expanding and modernizing our nation’s pipeline infrastructure is essential to advancing climate and clean energy goals.
Chris Barnard writes about the need to modernize regulations for nuclear energy in The Messenger. “As we continue to figure out how we will provide affordable, reliable and clean power to all Americans, we need to understand that there will be learning curves. Instead of giving up on nuclear energy, we must identify the ways that...
"The fact remains that when we employ an 'out of sight, out of mind' mining strategy, both Americans and our environment lose. Not only do Americans lose out on good-paying jobs, but we’re supporting a dirtier, unsafe industry abroad. If we care about our planet and our people, the U.S. will take control of its mining future."
Crossing the climate chasm requires cleaner energy now. The Gulf of Mexico’s energy resources are on the right path.
Congress has a real opportunity to pass reforms that are good for people and good for the planet, but we need bold and courageous leadership from conservatives to get it done.
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