"Alaska has already attracted large operators. Seagrove Kelp now ranks as the country’s largest active seaweed farm. There are nearly a dozen other applications pending for kelp farms of at least 100 acres submitted by a mix of Alaskan, out-of-state and overseas players."
NRC Approves First Non-Water-Cooled Reactor in More than 50 Years
The Hermes reactor will help to decarbonize industrial processes in the United States.
Increasing the Birth Rate is Critical to Combatting Climate Change
Young Americans may not want to have children for personal reasons, but if their decision to go childless is driven by fears of climate change, society and our leaders should urge them to strongly reconsider.
The U.S. is Now Home to the World’s Largest SAF Facility
LanzaJet will make 10 million gallons of sustainable jet fuel annually.
How the US Power Grid Became a Mess—Just When We Need It Most
"Indeed, new transmission lines and renewable projects are facing growing opposition from people who don’t want them in their proverbial backyard. The International Energy Agency said in a 2023 report that the US was among the places with the strongest barriers to grid development 'that relate to public acceptance of new projects.'"
Why socialism sickens and capitalism cures
Vance Ginn writes about the benefits of capitalism in The Washington Examiner. “Capitalism, with a free market economy of voluntary exchange and limited government, allows spontaneous order with a well-functioning price system to best allocate resources to those who value it most. This results in a compassionate system for people rather than for politicians.” Read...
Trump’s Missed Opportunity on Climate Change
Trump Should Have Spent More Time on Economic Freedom and Less Time on People Eating Pets
Biochar is a proven form of carbon removal. Can it scale up?
"Part of the challenge is that biochar doesn’t exactly fit into the standard American farming curriculum. It’s neither a fertilizer nor a pesticide, and it doesn’t supercharge crop production. 'It’s not something that’s likely to double yield,' said Milton McGiffen, a cooperative extension specialist and agricultural researcher at the University of California, Riverside. Still, McGiffen said, biochar’s benefits are clear, particularly when it’s added to soils that have a lot of sand or clay and struggle to hold on to water and nutrients."
Westerman’s NEPA Bill Would Be a Win for America’s Economy and Environment
From supplying affordable, reliable energy to maintaining healthy forests, NEPA delays increase project timelines and costs and put much of the decision-making process in the hands of national activists rather than local communities.
Protect Democracy by Expanding U.S.-Paraguay Relations
Increased relations between the U.S. and Paraguay would benefit both nations.