President Biden, green groups, D.C. think tanks, and international organizations enacted a set of policies that prioritized climate goals over everything else. These policies were rejected because they led to runaway inflation, higher energy and electricity prices, and restrictions on our ability to access our domestic natural resources. …
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Trump EPA Announces Biggest Deregulation Effort in U.S. History
Lee Zeldin, Trump’s EPA Administrator, has unleashed a barrage of deregulatory actions designed to make it easier to make and build things in the United States, with less red tape and costs for consumers. …
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Launches Largest Deregulatory Effort in U.S. History to ‘Save Coal, Bring Down Cost of Living’
During a recent radio show appearance, Lee Zeldin went over his recent historic launch of the largest deregulatory effort in U.S. history and talked about the EPA’s sweeping deregulations to “save the coal industry” and “bring down the cost of living.” …
Arctic Weather Blast to Put Strain on Europe’s Energy Systems
A blast of Arctic air will bring icy temperatures and low wind speeds to Europe over the next week, putting pressure on energy systems already struggling with depleted natural gas inventories. …
How to Solve America’s Electricity Crisis
America is in an electricity crisis. Shortages are now routine throughout the US—and if we don’t start increasing reliable generation very quickly, our grid will get crushed by the exploding electricity demands of AI. The first step in solving the crisis is to understand it. …
Data Center Energy Demand Reviving Coal-Fired Power Plants
Data center construction is exploding as the need for processing power for artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, and other capacity-hungry processes has exploded as well. This means demand for power is at an all-time high. …
DOE Secretary Wright: Coal is Critical to Meeting Energy Demand
President Trump and his Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, want U.S. utilities to continue operating coal plants to help meet growing electricity demand, avoid blackouts, and keep the United States from deindustrializing as Germany has done with its energy transition to wind and solar power. …
Global Coal Use Hits Another Historic Record in 2024
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), coal consumption hit another new record last year—8.77 billion metric tons—due to soaring coal use by China and India. Global coal demand is expected to grow by 1% in 2024—down from 2.4% growth in 2023. …
Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick for public lands boss, questions reliability of renewable power
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for interior secretary told a Senate panel Thursday the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources to promote world peace and voiced concerns about the reliability of renewable power sources promoted under the Biden administration. …
Low-Energy Fridays: If renewable energy is cheaper, then why don’t we use it exclusively?
The fundamental assertion behind many climate protests and activism is that decision-makers do not do enough. Often, the specific claim is that an apparent solution—transitioning to 100 percent renewable energy—is being sidelined or that decision-makers are under the influence of fossil fuel lobbyists. As is often the case, this isn’t the full story. An appreciation …
