New York Times columnist Bret Stephens’ recent essay on climate change following his trip to Greenland, and his rejection of climate agnosticism and alarmism, is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand where the climate and energy debate will head after the mid-term elections. In short, Stephens arrives at a place currently occupied by...
"The decision to ban natural gas heating is emblematic of the state of climate policy in the United States. Policies are chosen based on the desire of politicians to appear righteous when addressing the 'climate crisis.'
"Wood Mackenzie’s Williams argues that there is a better way the administration could help relieve the diesel shortage in New York Harbor and put downward pressure on prices. 'The quickest way to ease the situation would be to waive the Jones Act for a month or two,' he says. 'If we could move more barrels around the US by sea, that would make a real difference.'"
"The annual must-pass National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, amends the Jones Act waiver process to require the request be made public, establishes a 48 hour holding period after publication, prohibits any ship with goods on waterways from obtaining the waiver and requires a presidential determination that the waiver is needed for national defense."
"No energy industry is perfect, including nuclear power. Nevertheless, it is one of the cleanest and most efficient sources of energy we have. Opposing nuclear power is allowing perfection to become the enemy of the good."
Collin Eaton and Benoît Morenne of The Wall Street Journal report on Magnolia, Arkansas and its role in the lithium boom. “Exxon, which is generally bullish about the future of oil and natural gas, is also preparing for a future less dependent on gasoline. Last year, it projected light-duty vehicle demand for internal combustion engine fuels...
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“Duke Energy has more than 3,500 MW of solar capacity connected to its energy grid in the Carolinas. North Carolina ranks second in the nation for overall solar power, and the region is one of the fastest-growing solar power areas of the country.”
“The energy sector accounts for eight percent of our national economy. But as I often remind people, energy is the first eight percent. Energy forms the foundation for every other sector of the economy. We cannot support the robust, growing economy that marked the past several years – and that will pull us out of the hardship associated with the pandemic – without a dynamic energy sector.”
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