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WEB2 days ago · People and communities of color are particularly impacted by high-cost energy, making access to low cost-energy a matter of racial justice. Low-cost, abundant, reliable, and cleaner, natural gas must play an even more integral role …
Unraveling the Nuclear Fusion Confusion | RealClearEnergy
WEB1 day ago · Major shifts have been taking place in the race to commercialize nuclear fusion, but one high school senior has shaken the fusion world by building a nuclear fusion reactor as a high school science project. Cesare Mencarini, an Italian studying in the United Kingdom, taught himself to code and how ...
Solar Shame: The True Cost of Solar Power | RealClearEnergy
WEB3 days ago · Executive Summary. The promoters of solar electricity claim that it is competitive with electricity from fossil fuels. But solar electricity costs about seven times more than its most direct competitor, electricity generated using natural gas.State and federal subsidies reduce the cost of solar to two times the cost of natural gas electricity.
Your Vote Matters: America’s Energy Policy Depends on It
WEB6 days ago · In just a few week’s Americans will once again go to the polls and make one of the most important decisions in our nation’s history – choosing not only a president but in many ways our economic future. The choice between the candidates has never been so stark, and nowhere is that difference ...
Clean Energy Is a Red, White, and Blue Issue | RealClearEnergy
WEBSep 23, 2024 · My favorite time of the year is upon us: National Clean Energy Week (NCEW). Now in its eighth year, NCEW is a bipartisan celebration of American clean energy leadership and innovation. It brings together our nation’s brightest minds – industry leaders, policy experts and lawmakers on both sides ...
U.S. Swings and Misses in Energy Competition | RealClearEnergy
WEBSep 30, 2024 · Who can develop reliable, cheap, clean power? In the parlance of baseball, the U.S. led early with a leadoff home run. It invented, developed and perfected the first ultra-super critical (USC) coal-powered plant. Coming online in 2012, the 600-megawatt (MW) John W. Turk Jr. Coal Plant in Arkansas ...
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WEBAh, election season. That festive time when politicians suddenly have new ideas about how to make our lives better. This year the limelight shines brightly on our revered American economy, which is presently either good or bad, depending on whom you ask.
EPA’s Clean Power Plan Rule Prioritizes Net-Zero ... - RealClearEnergy
WEBMay 20, 2024 · Coal and natural gas plants provide 60% of the U.S.’ affordable, reliable, and baseload power. In a time of increased electricity demand, America needs to double down on harnessing these sources—not abandon them.. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s recently finalized Clean Power Plan 2.0 (CPP) rule, however, takes the country in the wrong direction.
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WEBOpinion, News, Analysis, Video and Polls. Wind Turbines Taller Than Statue of Liberty Are Falling Over
Costly Energy Mistakes Are Doing Nothing for the Climate – But …
WEBOne curious but predictable effect of making decisions that restrict access to affordable, reliable and environmentally sound energy is that the more we squeeze supply in the …