Across the United States, a quiet revolution is changing the way we think about energy. It’s not happening in massive power stations or through billion-dollar infrastructure projects. Instead, it’s unfolding in ordinary neighborhoods on rooftops, in garages, and behind smart thermostats. Homes equipped with solar panels, electric vehicles, and connected appliances are linking together to form what experts call virtual power plants.
AP News reporter Michelle Chapman writes about how the U.S. government is stepping directly into the rare earths market. Read more in AP News here.
A new idea has emerged in the federal permitting reform space: “de-risking” permits via a government-managed insurance program. The context for this development is that investors lack confidence in their ability to secure federal permits due to the power of political appointees at permitting agencies to delay, cancel, or revoke permits. This has resulted in a new permitting reform priority: “permitting certainty,” or the notion that a permit, once granted, won’t be reversed under a future administration. While this is a laudable goal, policymakers must appreciate that government interventions can make these problems worse.
It was bound to happen. Activists are signaling support for the fringe legal theory of “climate homicide,” the notion that certain people and companies should be held criminally responsible for deaths related to climate change. Although it is factually backward and legally dubious, some academics and the shrinking minority of the “climate alarmed” are taking it seriously. No one else...
The Hill’s Rachel Frazin reports on a new administrative initiative on critical minerals. Read more in The Hill here.
If you ask the average person what the biggest technology breakthrough since the turn of the century has been, the smartphone is a safe bet for the most common answer. Recency bias could lead to some artificial intelligence (AI) responses. Unless you’re in the business or completely fixated with Landman, it’s unclear how many folks are saying the Shale Revolution.
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