Drew Bond was quoted in E&E News with his thoughts on proposed NEPA changes. Read here.
Author: Jeff Luse (Jeff Luse)
The Coming Climate Apocalypse?
John Hart wrote in The Dispatch about the need for rational, risk-informed thinking to advance durable climate solutions. A blood-red sky in Manhattan. Killer heatwaves in the Southwest. Floods besieging Vermont. Welcome to Revelations 2023. Is this the end of the world? Not likely. But there’s real cause for concern and a pressing need for...
Permitting talks to resume as Congress returns
Nick Loris was quoted in E&E News in Kelsey Bruggar’s reporting on permitting reform. But some observers are skeptical permitting legislation will materialize. Despite the rhetoric of bipartisanship, Republicans and Democrats remain far apart on many details. Tinkering with bedrock environmental laws will frustrate the environmental community. “I think there’s way more opportunity for it...
Conservative Group Supports ESG
Jael Holzman of Axios reports on C3 Solutions’ new ESG paper. “A conservative climate group is supporting the right to use ESG and pushing back on investment bans in a new paper. Why it matters: Some pro-business Republicans are against efforts restrict state-backed investors from making environmentally focused capital allocations, a move supported by some...
New Climate Report Emphasizes the Need for Energy Innovation
Jeff Luse writes in RealClearEnergy that policymakers must unleash economic freedom to drive energy innovation. A recent report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) projects that the world will likely reach 1.5° Celsius (2.7° Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels in the next five years. Predictably, many in the media are treating this news as though environmental catastrophe is...
Debt Deal Contains Few Provisions to Speed Up Energy Permits
Nick Loris discussed the debt limit deal’s permitting provisions on NTD News. Watch here.
What’s Going on with the 2024 Republican Presidential Field?
John Hart joined Scripps News to discuss the 2024 GOP presidential race. Watch the discussion here.
For Wider Adoption of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors, Experts Call on Licensing & Permitting Reform
Nick Loris offered policy recommendations to speed up the deployment of small modular reactors in MarketScale. “What we really need to see now though is licensing and permitting reform. For instance, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s just licensed and certified NuScale’s reactor design, but it took half a billion dollars in costs for the company to...
The Unbearable Opportunity Cost of Trumpism
John Hart wrote for The Dispatch on the need for the GOP to move on from Donald Trump. Just before noon on March 30, the GOP-led House passed H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. The bill would end some restrictions on the import and export of oil and natural gas, prevent the president from...
Focus on Inflation and the Economy, Not Bad Behavior
John Hart was on Scripps News to explain why the GOP should focus on promoting H.R. 1, not the Trump trial. Watch here.