Nuclear power is back in vogue. Surging power demand driven by electrification and, most notably, the incredible energy needs of data centers has tech companies and utilities not just flirting with a nuclear power revival but ponying up. With new data centers poised to consume the power of entire cities, the race is on to...
Gas prices are volatile. Here’s why
Gas prices are inching closer to the $3 per gallon mark just ahead of Election Day. The current U.S. average gas price has fallen to $3.13 per gallon from $3.50 a gallon at this time last year, according to AAA, bringing relief to many states. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) anticipates national gasoline prices to average $3.20 in...
A 2024 Pre-Mortem: Making Energy Expensive is Politically Costly
Pre-mortems are helpful because, in any election, the winning side tends to overinterpret the results while the losing side tends to underinterpret the results.
What Trump Got Right and Wrong on Nuclear Power in His Interview with Joe Rogan
In a lengthy interview with Joe Rogan, Donald Trump offered mixed reviews on nuclear power.
The real reason billion-dollar disasters like Hurricane Helene are growing more common
It rises like a mountain, up and to the right, and it has become one of the most potent illustrations of the perils of man-made global warming. It’s a chart showing the number of billion-dollar weather disasters that have struck the United States since 1980. When the toll is tallied from hurricanes Helene and Milton,...
Permitting Reform Isn’t Just a Lame Duck Opportunity. It’s a Forever Battle
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.
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.
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...
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....