H.R. 1 is an all-of-the-above energy bill, aimed at delivering the power our country needs in the 21st Century. In a divided Washington, it can be a scaffolding to help lawmakers build a better energy future.
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Willow Project Delays Highlight the Need for Streamlined Regulations
Permitting reform must remain a key priority for climate activists across the country to reduce carbon emissions and transition to a clean energy economy.
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Alaska’s Big Bet on Carbon Capture
Creating the right framework for Alaska to harness the potential of markets to pursue CCUS could be the right move for the state and the climate.
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New PERC Research Offers Path Forward for Arizona Water Reform
"Easy" will never be a word to describe water management. But with solid reform, as suggested in the PERC report, Arizona could set the state up for a future with a more sustainable water supply.
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Texas Senate Energy Bill to Overhaul Power Grid Will Increase Costs for Ratepayers Across the State
Texas lawmakers should consider ways to maintain electricity market competition in the state while bolstering grid reliability. This means reducing the government's preferential treatment of certain energy sources and maintaining an unsubsidized energy strategy that lets free markets and free people, not politicians, pick winners and losers.
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Energy decarbonization requires an all-of-the-above approach
"Yes, part of the solution is to transition energy forms from emitting sources to non-emitting sources. Clean sources of energy — from wind and solar to nuclear energy and geothermal — couldn’t be more important. At this time, however, a full transition is unrealistic and would lower quality of life for millions of people."
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The Age of Energy Insecurity
"There is no reason to despair just yet. After all, the oil crisis of the 1970s sparked a great deal of innovation, including the development of today’s wind and solar technologies, greater efficiency in vehicles, and new government and multilateral institutions to make and coordinate energy policy. The policies and technologies that now seem old and outdated were once shiny and new. Today’s crisis may likewise lead to novel ideas and techniques, as long as policymakers fully grasp the new realities they face."
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Rural America Needs Permitting Reform
"As Chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus and Chairman of the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee on the House Natural Resources Committee, we see the threat the Biden Administration poses to rural communities across the country, and we’re acting against it. If rural America is to continue producing the food, resources, and power our Nation depends on, the Senate needs to pass H.R. 1, and its permitting reform provisions now, before it’s too late."
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Ron Estes Promotes Common Sense Solutions to Energy and the Economy
Common sense solutions like an “all of the above” approach and immediate expensing, which Congressman Estes has championed, can deliver energy relief. As Congress addresses these issues, expect Rep. Estes to be an active leader in advancing such reforms.
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Progressive Politicians Are Regulating Their Own Projects Into Oblivion
"A well-functioning marketplace requires rules—institutions such as property rights, an unhindered system of profit and loss, and a fair and stable law of contract. It also requires an abundant level of freedom within the confines of these institutions. Fundamentally, most government interventions into the market tinker with these institutions and hamper that freedom."
