Read the full article in The Hill here.
Entering the New Year with Bipartisan Permitting Momentum
Heather Reams wrote on permitting reform for RealClearEnergy here. Key points include:
Industry Leaders Chart the Course for Power in 2026
This Power Magazine article projects 2026 industry trends. Read the full piece here.
Trump administration announces $2.7B to bolster nuclear energy
Read the full article in The Hill here. Read more from C3 >>> What Could a “Nuclear Revolution” Really Look Like? Read>>> Reforming Radiation Standards to Unlock Nuclear Energy’s Full Potential
Trump administration sets meetings with oil companies over Venezuela, source says
Read the full article in Reuters here.
Fossil Fuels Are Not Going Away: Why the Boulder Climate Case Is So Dangerous and SCOTUS Must Step In
Just like fossil fuel divestment, climate court cases to punish fossil fuel (oil, coal, natural gas) producers do not work, and they should be rejected by climate change advocates themselves The allegation is that fossil fuel companies misrepresented the impacts of their products and caused untold billions of dollars in climate and weather damages. Energy Realism proves...
Energy Storage Boom Strengthens Demand Outlook for Beaten-Down Lithium
The lithium market has been grappling with a supply glut since the second half of 2022, with demand failing to keep pace with surging supply fuelled by a furious price surge that But China’s power sector reforms helped to fuel stronger than expected demand for lithium used in batteries for power system storage in the second half of 2025,...
Trump says the US will be ‘very strongly involved’ in Venezuelan oil
The U.S. will be “very strongly involved” in Venezuela’s oil industry, President Trump said Saturday after the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Asked about the future of the country’s oil industry on Fox News’s “Fox & Friends”, Trump said, “Well, I see that we’re going to be very strongly involved in it.” Read more in The Hill...
How to Modernize Recycling in America
If the U.S. doesn’t modernize its recycling infrastructure, it risks ceding a multibillion-dollar industry to foreign competitors, while burying valuable materials in landfills. Ross Eisenberg, president of America’s Plastic Makers at the American Chemistry Council in Washington, D.C., says the technology exists to close the gap between what’s tossed in recycling bins and what is...
Firefighters Could Have Prevented the L.A. Wildfires, but California Rules Made Them Save Plants Instead
One year ago, just after midnight on New Year’s Eve, a small brush fire broke out in Topanga State Park above the Pacific Palisades outside Los Angeles. Within hours, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) arrived on scene and began digging handlines to stop its spread. The eight-acre fire—ignited by a 29-year-old former Palisades resident, who...









