Energy
Sierra Energy’s New Gasification System Turns Trash into Treasure
That is precisely what Sierra Energy, a Davis, CA-based company, has in mind. The startup, founded in 2004, is focused on developing clean energy solutions to waste management.
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Issue: Natural Resources & Energy Security
Infrastructure
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Accelerates Energy R&D, Conservation, and Regulatory Reform
The bill takes important steps forward on energy research, development and demonstration, environmental conservation and remediation and improving several regulatory processes.
Energy
Clarifying and Easing Regulatory Burden Helps the U.S. Nuclear Industry More Than Money
The success of Oklo and other nuclear start-ups shows that private capital can play a bigger role in nuclear power than is currently allowed. But first, the federal government needs to get out of the way and let private enterprise price the proper risk of these new nuclear technologies.
Energy
Big Oil Must Innovate or Die
ExxonMobil will be challenged to innovate in ways it never thought possible. That's good news for customers and the planet.
Infrastructure
Regulatory Improvement is a Win for Infrastructure, the Environment
Rather than recklessly spend and borrow, policymakers should remove government-imposed barriers that would drive infrastructure investment, job growth and emissions reductions.
Energy
Cheniere Operating on All Cylinders for LNG, Carbon-Neutral Shipping
Cheniere is a great example of an energy producer and exporter making huge strides toward sustainability. For American market-based environmentalists, this form of corporate responsibility is more than laudable; it is the future.
Environment
Reinstating Regulations Can Hurt the Environment
With the hard-fought election now over, and resulting narrow majorities in Congress, it’s time to put politics and pride aside in favor of real progress towards a cleaner environment. Policymakers on both sides of the aisle should allow innovation to be unleashed.
Policy
The Clean Energy Policy That Could Strengthen Texas Oil & Gas
Carbon capture technology is primed for major developments. That means we don’t need fools errands like ending fossil fuels, banning technologies like hydraulic fracturing, or cancelling pipelines.