Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern rail merger puts America first
Drew Bond writes in the Washington Examiner about the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern rail merger and its benefits for America’s supply chain. As Washington debates how to strengthen supply chains, lower costs, and stay competitive with China, one of the most consequential infrastructure decisions in years is receiving far too little attention. The Surface Transportation Board will […]
Solar Doesn’t Need Subsidies Anymore
Drew Bond writes in RealClearEnergy about solar subsidies. Solar power is now among the cheapest forms of electricity on Earth. Yet the industry still behaves as if it can’t survive without government support. Since President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” last July 4, the solar industry has sounded alarms. The law ended […]
How Lee Zeldin Shifted the Mission — and the Message — of the E.P.A.
Lisa Friedman and Harry Stevens quoted Drew Bond in the New York Times about Lee Zeldin’s EPA. “There’s almost this insinuation that if he’s not talking about regulating the environment that he must hate the environment, but those are not binary,” said Drew Bond, the co-founder of C3 Solutions, a conservative-leaning clean energy think tank. […]
Iran war reality check: Global markets still dictate American energy prices
Drew Bond writes in the Washington Examiner about the Iran war price spikes. If America is energy dominant, why is the shutdown of a strait thousands of miles away spiking our gas prices? Following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz collapsed nearly overnight. Qatar declared force majeure on liquefied natural gas deliveries. Oil surged […]
Big Tech should sell America on AI data centers, not the other way around
Drew Bond writes in The Hill that if the United States wants to win the global AI race, Big Tech must earn public support for data centers by ensuring they deliver clear local benefits on jobs, taxes, energy, and water. AI data centers are essential to winning the global AI race — but most communities […]
Harvest deep-sea minerals to combat China
Drew Bond writes in the Washington Times about deep-sea mining to ensure American energy dominance. China controls the critical minerals that underpin America’s economy, including materials used in missiles, microchips, electric vehicles and data centers. Without reliable access to these minerals, manufacturing will stall and our technological edge will disappear. The United States imports almost all […]
From the Desk of Drew Bond
Leadership Change Announcement Dear Friends and Supporters: 2025 was an excellent year for C3 Solutions and the principles and policies we support! I am excited to announce that, starting in 2026, I will take on the role of Executive Chair of C3 Solutions and promote Nick Loris to President of the organization. As Executive Chair, I will continue […]
How to unleash American energy dominance financing to win on Energy and AI
Jeremy Harrell, Drew Bond, and Zach Graves wrote in the Washington Reporter about American energy dominance and the establishment of the new Energy Dominance Financing Program.
Democrats Tout Affordability, But Their Policies Are Raising Prices
Drew Bond writes in RealClearEnergy about which policies will achieve an affordable and abundant future and which are driving the rising prices we see today. Democrats are desperate to make the 2026 midterm elections about affordability, buoyed by their November victories, enthusiasm for their so-called Abundance Agenda, and polling showing President Donald Trump losing support […]
Are Data Centers and AI Going to Kill Us All?
Maybe we’re not all doomed. Hear more from our CEO Drew Bond and Nick Loris, Executive Vice President of Policy.