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May 4, 2022

Biden Administration Begrudgingly Resumes Oil and Gas Leases

Last month, the Biden Administration announced it would open 144,000 acres of federally-owned lands for new oil and gas leases. Opening these lands to support America’s energy needs is a good thing, but it shouldn’t have taken the Biden Administration so long to see the wisdom of opening new lease […]
April 15, 2022

Russian Invasion of Ukraine Prompts Nuclear Renaissance in UK

Several European countries have found themselves strapped for energy supplies in recent months. The fallout from the Covid 19 pandemic and Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine has caused prices to skyrocket and sparked fears of shortages. Even the world’s most sophisticated and developed countries have not been immune to this […]
April 8, 2022

Biden Administration Takes Action To Secure Critical Rare Earth Minerals

We’ve written many times about the need for the U.S. to secure a reliable supply of rare earth minerals. Unfortunately, shortages and supply chain issues have plagued the industry and ultimately contributed to the slow growth of electric vehicle (E.V.) adoption. Fortunately, the Biden Administration is invoking a Cold War-era […]
March 25, 2022

U.S. Leads the World in LNG Exports

We’ve written many times about the bright future for U.S. liquified natural gas (LNG) exports. Two years ago, we noted how the U.S. was on track to become the world’s largest LNG exporter by 2023. However, we’ve reached that milestone a year early as Europe’s energy crisis has increased demand […]
March 18, 2022

Energy Secretary asks U.S. drillers to ramp up supply

Gas prices have been steadily rising for months now, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused them to skyrocket even more. This unprovoked aggression prompted the Biden Administration to ban imports of Russian oil and liquefied natural gas while acknowledging that consumers will see even more pain at the pump. President […]
March 11, 2022

Germany Keeps Making the Same Mistakes

It seems like we’ve written volumes about Germany’s short-sighted energy transition goals encapsulated in its Energiewende. The Energiewende is the ongoing transition by Germany to a low carbon, environmentally sound, reliable, and affordable energy supply. But unfortunately, this aggressive carbon reduction initiative has only raised costs for consumers and put […]
March 2, 2022

Russia Invasion of Ukraine Highlights Risk of Cyberattacks

In May of last year, a significant ransomware attack shut down the Colonial Pipeline for five days. This critical pipeline provides 45% of fuel for the East Coast. And the sudden shutdown left thousands of service stations without gas, pushing prices to the highest levels in six years. The Colonial […]
February 23, 2022

Transmission battle takes place in New York over whether hydropower is really “green”

A strange battle pitting environmental groups against clean energy advocates is taking place in New York – a state with one of the most aggressive carbon reduction initiatives in the U.S. The issue? Whether the proposed 339 transmission line and the hydropower it will carry from Quebec to New York […]
February 18, 2022

Fusion Experiment Creates Star Power

For five seconds back in December, scientists in the U.K. created a literal star on Earth. While five seconds seems like a woefully short amount of time, the experiment was groundbreaking for the field of nuclear fusion and the future of clean energy. Scientists have been on a quest to […]
February 11, 2022

Lithium Drilling Begins in California

We’ve written many times about the importance of securing a domestic supply of lithium. This so-called “white gold” is an essential component in electric vehicle batteries and electronics and will play a significant role in our clean energy transition. Presently, most of the world’s lithium comes from South America or […]
February 8, 2022

Federal Judge Punts On Oil & Gas Leases

In the latest round of energy-related political football, a federal judge has put the brakes on plans to lease millions of acres of energy-rich parcels below the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.  As we wrote last year, the Biden Administration previously hit pause on a significant offering of oil […]
February 3, 2022

Energy Fairness Podcast #2: Goldendale Pumped Hydropower Energy Storage Project

For Energy Fairness’ 2nd podcast, Executive Director Paul Griffin has an in-depth conversation with Erik Steimle (Rye Development) about the potential of the Goldendale Pumped Hydropower Energy Storage Project in Washington State.
July 29, 2011

PACE in National Journal: Time to Hit the Brakes on EPA Rules

The National Journal recently posed the following question to its panel of energy experts: ‘What energy and environment policies are at stake in the spending and debt debates now dominating Washington?’ The following is a response from PACE Executive Director Lance Brown that appeared on Friday, July 29th. During this time […]
August 8, 2011

PACE in National Journal: New EPA Regulations will Cripple Economy

This week’s energy question from the National Journal was provided by former Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln, current National Chair of Small Businesses for Sensible Regulations, who asks “How can President Obama and Congress balance new regulations coming out of the Environmental Protection Agency with a still-weak economy?” Read below to […]
August 11, 2011

TVA Responds to Erroneous Report on Bellefonte Nuclear Plant

As reported by The Clarion on August 10th, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has issued a response to the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy concerning the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant site near Scottsboro, Alabama. In a report issued the previous day and through a web conference with media, the organization lodged a number […]
August 31, 2011

Time to Demand Answers on Reliability Issues

Through tornadoes in the Southeast, a rare earthquake on the East Coast, and the effects of Hurricane Irene from which millions are still reeling, Americans have recently come face to face with electrical grid reliability. As with all temporary disasters, it is just a matter of time before power returns. […]
September 12, 2011

PACE in National Journal: Tip of the Iceberg

In its September 9th edition, the National Journal posed the question: “Was President Obama right or wrong to withdraw the Environmental Protection Agency’s smog standard?” PACE submitted the following response, which argues that while delaying ozone standards is a step in the right direction, we still have a long way to go to […]
October 26, 2011

PACE in Wall Street Journal: Cost Versus Benefits and the EPA

Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal published a Letter to the Editor from PACE Executive Director Lance Brown, written in response to the newspaper’s recent analysis of EPA regulation and current pushback from FERC and state attorneys general. The text of the letter appears below. Your editorial “Government vs. EPA” (Oct. 12) sheds light on a fundamental […]