Policy
The U.S. Needs a Bigger Energy Boat
America faces an uncomfortable truth: our energy and environmental ambitions have been dangerously misaligned with our economic and geopolitical reality.
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Policy
Much to Celebrate and Much to Do on Transportation Policy
Affordable, reliable transportation is essential for everyday life, and sound transportation policy can have profound positive effects on the economy, the environment, and the lives of all Americans.
Policy
Let Markets Give Offshore Wind a Chance
The reality is offshore wind could offer compelling potential benefits that make a categorical ban shortsighted and counterproductive.
Policy
The Ukraine Mineral Deal Is a Win for America, Ukraine, and Peace
As the Trump administration angles for peace between Ukraine and Russia, the real driving force that will bring calm to the region — while benefiting the United States — is a critical mineral deal with America. To understand why, we must first recognize why critical minerals are so essential.
Policy
Maximizing Value and Minimizing Waste in a Circular Plastics Economy
Most Americans have concerns about the pollution and waste associated with plastic use, most notably single-use plastics like water bottles. However, calls to restrict plastic production and consumption would likely backfire, resulting in higher consumer costs and worse environmental outcomes.
Policy
What Could a “Nuclear Revolution” Really Look Like?
Senator McCain called for the United States to build forty-five new nuclear reactors by 2030. The plan was ambitious, but as one of his top economic advisors commented at the time, “not so large as to be infeasible given permitting and construction times.” With less than five years to go, only two reactors have been built since the late senator’s campaign pledge.
Environment
Economic Freedom and the Real Climate Hoax
Innovation, investment, and the cleanest possible energy production thrive best in freer markets that encourage competition instead of having politicians pick winners and losers. That, in a nutshell, is the lesson of the latest Free Economies are Clean Economies report.
Policy
A Secretarial Order to Unleash the National Labs
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announced an executive order on March 27, 2025, to improve the efficiency of the National Laboratories and to reduce bureaucratic kludge at these key federal research and development centers.
Policy
As Goes Texas, So Can the World
The world needs more energy. Whether delivering electricity to a community in Africa for the first time or powering the data center revolution, energy access is essential for human flourishing. While many global politicians and business leaders talk about an energy transition, economic reality demonstrates that the world is headed for an energy expansion. We need energy of all kinds—above and below the ground.
Policy
Accelerating American AI and Energy Dominance on Military Bases and National Labs
But there is a way to move even more quickly. The place to unleash new technology is on land already controlled and secured by the U.S. government: American military bases and National Laboratories. With the stroke of a pen, the administration could open up the development of data centers co-located with new energy projects at these locations.