Permitting reform is not a one-and-done fix. It will take bold reform at the federal and state levels to capitalize on America’s energy abundance and technological innovation.
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On Energy, Don’t Go the Way of California and Germany
It is California’s climate policies that are gouging consumers by reducing energy choices and gouging consumers by imposing high taxes.
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Migrating birds find refuge in pop-up habitats
Every July, the western sandpiper, a dun-colored, long-beaked bird, leaves the shores of Alaska and migrates south. It may fly as far as the coast of Peru, where it spends several months before making the return trip. Western sandpipers travel along the Pacific Flyway, a strip of land that stretches along the Western coast of...
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Federal Court Ruling Threatens to Derail Texas’ Clean Energy Future
Texas has long been known as an energy powerhouse, built on a foundation of oil and natural gas. However, in recent years, Texas has become a trailblazer in renewable energy. Unfortunately, the future of Texas energy — from all sources — is threatened by a misguided court decision earlier this year. In August, the U.S....
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US and India Should Do More With Critical Minerals
India and the US often describe each other as natural partners. In reality, collaboration between them usually fails to meet expectations. That seems likely to be the case with their new pact on critical minerals unless both sides focus on what exactly each can bring to the relationship. In a recently signed memorandum, the two countries agreed...
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Biden Says There’s a Wildfire Crisis, But Opposes A Common-Sense Solution
Wildfires are increasing in size and severity largely due to decades of poor forest management and wildfire suppression policies.
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Addressing Six Common Concerns of the Nuclear Naysayers
Support for nuclear power is continuing to grow as more people recognize that it is a source of dependable, emissions-free energy.
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Reasserting Conservative Energy Policy in the Populist Age
An economic freedom agenda would reduce deficits and energy costs, strengthen energy security, and help stabilize the climate.
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FEMA has enough funding for Hurricane Milton. What’s next is less certain.
Jacob Bogage and Maxine Joselow of The Washington Post report on how Hurricane Milton may impact FEMA’s nationwide recovery efforts. Federal relief agencies are confronting a potential budget shortfall as aid begins reaching communities battered by Hurricane Helene and large swaths of the Southeast prepare for Hurricane Milton to strike Florida as a monster storm. The funding crunch is most dire...
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Look to Nuclear for Clean, Abundant Energy
Nuclear can provide the electricity we need without the emissions we don’t want.