Niina H. Farah and Lesley Clark write on President Biden’s new environmental regulations. “’The ironic thing is that the Biden administration is saying that we need to deploy clean energy technologies faster, but this is only going to slow down progress,’ said Drew Bond, founder of the group and a former adviser for former President...

"A report last month from energy consulting firm eclareon has found that no EU country has effective policies in place that would ensure the necessary deployment of wind and solar farms. The most serious problems are linked to bureaucracy, the report says, 'especially the high complexity, long duration and low transparency of administrative procedures.'"

"If public policy leaders will once and for all come together around this issue and slash red tape, they will deliver a better present and a more prosperous — and secure — future for the American people."

"A decade ago, Putin denounced the 'fracking' shale revolution, recognizing it as a threat. He was right to worry. If the United States had not gone from importing 60 percent of its oil to becoming the world’s No. 1 producer and, this year, the world’s largest exporter of LNG, Europe might now be his hostage. Now, Putin has revealed just how formidable a strategic asset U.S. oil and gas is — not only for the United States but also, in this deepening crisis, for Europe."

"We need to stop thinking about energy policy as just an economic issue – it’s a national security issue. Trade of energy and other resources between nations is a good thing. But any nation that is overly reliant on bad actors overseas for essential goods is imprudently making itself vulnerable."

"But with the president authorized to act unilaterally, Congress has no incentive to work on the harder issues it will eventually have to confront if it is serious about the increased production the United States will need to lead on technological innovations."