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As America marks its 250th anniversary, one question looms large: What made the United States an energy superpower — and what will determine...

Permitting reform has stalled in Congress for years — but a newly appointed senator with three decades of energy industry experience and not...

Electricity prices are rising across America — and governors are scrambling to respond. From California to Pennsylvania to Virginia, states...

What if the fastest, cheapest fix for America’s power grid is hiding in plain sight? On this episode of Political Climate, we dive into grid...

Gas prices are spiking as the Iran war disrupts global oil markets — so will this be the moment that finally supercharges EV adoption in the...

March was defined by blown predictions, resilience, wins, losses, and last-minute turnarounds—and not just in college basketball. In many wa...

Energy is back at the center of politics. From war in the Middle East disrupting oil and LNG flows through the Strait of Hormuz to AI-driven...

2025 has been one of the most turbulent years on record for U.S. climate and energy policy. The One Big Beautiful Bill is in; the Inflation...

A hyperscaler, an energy developer, and a government official walk into a room. It’s not a joke — it’s the new reality as the U.S. scrambles...

Critical minerals sit at the heart of modern life—from phones and data centers to EVs, defense systems, and the power grid. Yet the U.S. rem...

AI is reshaping the economy — and now it’s reshaping the electric grid. The growth of AI data centers is fueling an unprecedented spike in p...

As the U.S. government enters its fourth week of shutdown, the fallout is spreading far beyond Washington. Billions in clean energy and tech...

When we think of the U.S.–China rivalry, headlines often focus on trade wars, Taiwan, or Artificial Intelligence. But one of the most conseq...

With August recess behind us, Washington D.C. is gearing up for a busy fall. For many in the cleantech space – more questions than answers l...

This week on Political Climate we’re live from Aspen Ideas: Climate in Chicago. We were joined by guest Greg Bertelsen, CEO of the Climate L...

Now that Congress has passed and President Trump has signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, we talk about the final language and wh...

U.S. grid operators braced for a surge in electricity demand and possible power outages this week as scorching temperatures hit the eastern...

Dropping in with a quick update that Political Climate is pushing the release of our next full episode to next week. As our listeners know,...

President Trump’s return to office has reignited a bold push for energy dominance — a sweeping agenda to supercharge U.S. energy production,...

If you’re tracking the world of budget reconciliation then you know it’s crunch time as House Speaker Mike Johnson works to pass a party-lin...