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The Energy Transition Needs More Policy, Not Less

In defense of “everything bagel” policymaking.

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Decarbonization’s Dollar Dilemma

The U.S. too enmeshed in the global financial system for the rest of the world to solve climate change without us.

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Trump’s Budget Would Be a Bust for Oil Boomtowns

And coal communities and fracking villages and all the rest.

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The Clean Energy Dividend

The founder of Galvanize Climate Solutions and a 2020 presidential candidate does some math on how smart climate policy could help the U.S. in a trade war.

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The Climeworks Scandal That Wasn’t

Direct air capture isn’t doing everything its advocates promised — yet. That doesn’t make it a scam.

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The Real Problem With ‘Climate Realism’

What the Council on Foreign Relations’ new climate program gets drastically wrong.

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For Real Energy Dominance, We Need the IRA

Biden’s Secretary of Energy argues that if Trump wants to achieve his goals, preserving his predecessor’s manufacturing incentives is the only way.

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What if — despite the news — America is in fact the world’s most promising country to invest in right now? What if now is actually the best time to build a manufacturing facility in the U.S., particularly for the new energy economy? What if hundreds of communities could be rejoicing in fresh opportunities to work in future-facing industries?

And what if the reason comes down to the combined efforts of Joe Biden and Donald Trump?

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How to Save America’s Power Grid in 6 Steps

“Energy dominance” has to start with energy reliability.

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As we sat down to write this essay in mid-March, hundreds of thousands of people in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, and Texas were without electricity for days after heavy late-season snows and high winds took down power lines. Then just days ago, more powerful storms swept through the Midwest, leaving thousands more in the dark. Both events were stark reminders that America's grid is careening toward its breaking point.

Energy dominance” is the Trump Administration's energy motto, which we interpret as producing enough reliable and affordable domestic energy to meet our increasing needs. We’re missing a piece of the puzzle. While domestic oil and natural gas production continues to rise, the U.S. electricity system is in decline.

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