The sooner conservatives blow up the narrative that they don’t care about climate change and don’t have any policy ideas, the sooner we’ll get to a serious debate about durable solutions that will be good for people and the planet.
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Cement and Concrete 101
"Cement is a literal glue that holds much of society together. Since the Roman Empire, cement and concrete have been used as a building block of societies. Today, concrete is the most used man-made material on the planet, used in everything from roads to buildings and more."
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America Needs a National Nuclear Fusion Strategy
After decades of theories and experiments—not to mention public ridicule of the concept—nuclear fusion is close to becoming a reality. Expert consensus suggests that power plants harnessing this vaunted energy source will operate on electrical grids by 2050, but the United States is woefully unprepared to deploy it on our shores. Only a coordinated “all-in”...
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Conservatives Should Embrace Energy Facts Over Fiction
Recent legislation in Texas would put the Lone Star State's energy market on a slippery slope to more government intervention and regulation.
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3 Things to Know Before Using Charging Stations for Electric Cars
Electric vehicles (EV) are slowly but surely gaining in popularity. However, one of the downsides to owning an EV is the recharging time. Many companies are upgrading charging stations for electric cars to make traveling faster and to ease this concern. >>>READ: Can This Tech Company Help Solve the Electric Car Industry’s Charging Bottleneck? Despite...
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Fusion Breakthroughs Are Impressive, But It Doesn’t Need to be the ‘Holy Grail of Clean Energy’
While a new clean energy source would be welcome to meet future demand, fusion should not be viewed as a way to reach global climate targets, nor should the international community wait on its arrival before pursuing ways to continue reducing emissions.
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Climate Debate Needs More Focus on Resilience, Less on Politics
"The sky is not falling. We do not need to restructure our entire economic system, nor can we tax our way to a solution. What we can do is harness the power of nature and combine it with the power of technology."
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U.S. Deploys $3.5B Boost for Grid Resilience: Major Projects Revealed
"The biggest Grid Innovation recipient is the Minnesota Department of Commerce, which will receive $464 million to coordinate the planning, design, and construction of five transmission projects across seven Midwestern states, known as the Joint Targeted Interconnection Queue (JTIQ) Portfolio. The $1.8 billion JTIQ, launched by the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) in 2020, aims at building transmission network upgrades along the MISO-SPP seams to enable new generator interconnections."
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Inflation’s Assault on Clean Energy
Reducing wasteful and redundant government spending and modernizing regulations will lower borrowing costs for companies and make clean energy more competitive.
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Free Markets Can Drive Prosperity Up, Emissions Down
Policies that encourage people to innovate, build efficiently, and invest and trade freely will elevate levels of human prosperity and drive technological advancements to solve our greatest environmental challenges.
