Grant Dever, one of the brightest whippersnappers in the whole Lone Star state, joined me to talk about nuclear in Texas, but then the conversation ranged all over the place with a long meditation on hope.
Energy
American prosperity and national security depends on affordable, abundant, reliable, low-carbon energy. Instead of making energy scarcer or less reliable—which primarily harms lower- and middle-income Americans—we should dramatically expand the role of nuclear energy in the United States. Natural gas has a constructive role to play in the low-carbon transition, as do emerging technologies.
All Energy
Streamlining agency approvals for new infrastructure and strengthening electrical grid capacity are small steps in the right direction
Landmark legislation passed by the U.S. House could reduce energy prices and emissions.
By devolving control of federally-owned land to the states, we can responsibly build meaningful sources of public revenue.
Texas stands to gain more than most states from a pro-nuclear policy agenda
If humans can engineer commercially sustainable fusion power plants, this will unlock new opportunities to solve humanity’s most pressing problems and usher in a new era of abundance
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission stands in the way of abundant, affordable, reliable, low-carbon electricity.
Tax credits for solar and wind farms have left grids increasingly vulnerable to shocks that harm consumers