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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
Look to Nuclear for Clean, Abundant Energy
Nuclear can provide the electricity we need without the emissions we don’t want.
To Speed Up Hurricane Helene Recovery, Modernize Regulations
Helene is not the last hurricane that the U.S. will face, but it should be the last one whose response is mired by inefficient regulations.
Nuclear now: Reopening Three Mile Island is a huge boost for Pa.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes about the economic benefits of reopening Three Mile Island Unit 1. Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island nuclear energy plant along the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg will soon be the first retired nuclear facility to come back online in U.S. history. This reactivation represents an ultramodern purpose: to power Microsoft’s artificial intelligence and...
The Schumer Permitting Exception for Semiconductors
"The chip exception shows how much NEPA permitting reform is needed for the entire economy. Companies shouldn’t need a Majority Leader in their pocket to get permission to build the plants and products that drive American prosperity."
House Advances Bills to Boost Geothermal, Forest Management
While there’s much more work for Washington to do, these House-passed bills are a step in the right direction.