Energy Secretary Chris Wright spoke to the National Petroleum Council on December 3rd at their presentation of two studies offering solutions for increasing energy production and electricity reliability. Excerpts from his remarks are below: I always say to people — I can say without a doubt — energy is the most important industry in […]
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Fusion Energy Is Happening Now
A nuclear fusion breakthrough has always been 30-odd years away, but not anymore. The race for commercialization is on. Today, 53 fusion energy companies worldwide are competing to be the first to commercialize the technology. Thanks, in part, to an influx of billions of dollars in investments over the last five years, we’ve never been […]
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Taxpayers on the Hook for Tech That Falls Flat in the Cold
The Biden administration wanted New Englanders to switch to electric heat pumps so badly, it spent $450 million on a program to subsidize sales across the region. The goal is “to have heat pumps make up at least 65 percent of residential heating, cooling, and water heating sales by 2030,” according to a 2024 news release. […]
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Congress Is Rearranging Deck Chairs While Predators Walk Free
After watching the House Energy & Commerce hearing on “protecting kids online,” I was reminded that Congress is debating the wrong crisis. Congressional leaders spent hours discussing platform design tweaks, age-verification schemes and so-called “duties of care.” Still, not one moment was spent discussing the only thing that actually protects children: arresting sexual predators and putting them […]
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We Can’t Afford to Turn Back on Trafficking Victims Protection Act
We recently marked the 25th anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), fundamentally transforming how America confronts modern slavery. As we commemorate this milestone, the law’s reauthorization hangs in the balance, at the moment when recent cuts to the State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office) threaten to undermine a […]
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: A Jockey’s Wild Finish
It started like any other Monday at Long Island’s Belmont Park outside New York City. The weather was warming up as the annual spring horse racing season was winding down, tempting many workers to sneak out of their sweltering Manhattan offices for an afternoon watching the ponies. With temperatures already in the upper 80s and […]
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Preserving Hydrogen Hubs: A Strategic Investment in American Energy Dominance
The Trump administration’s decision to grant Texas primacy over Class VI carbon storage wells is excellent news for the future of energy in the state. It’s also an opportunity to increase investment in the state’s vast natural gas resources by developing a much-needed hydrogen market in the Gulf Coast region. The Environmental Protection Agency’s decision comes […]
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A Wake-Up Call for Congressional Republicans in Tennessee’s 7th
Tuesday’s unexpectedly slim victory margin in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District should serve as a flashing warning light for Republicans nationwide. This is a district that should have been a cakewalk — a deep-red stronghold where GOP candidates typically win without breaking a sweat. Instead, we got a nail-biter. Voters didn’t suddenly become progressive. They didn’t […]
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Reviving Beef Supply Requires Blockchain Thinking
Recent White House proposals to allow beef imports from Argentina have ranchers up in arms. Although the move is aimed at bringing down rising beef prices, it ignores the bigger problems facing America’s ranching families, such as shrinking herds, rising feed costs, droughts and market spikes, and bank loans for breeding stock that are tangled […]