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It Costs More To Permit Infrastructure Than To Build It — But One Lawmaker Wants To Change That

Drew Bonds writes about America’s broken permitting process for the Washington Star. “A project we’re working on right now —

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Red State Freedom Is Better for the Environment Than European Green Socialism

Drew Bond writes for the National Review about how less burdensome climate policies actually yield better environmental outcomes than stringent

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Why States Should Reconsider Renewable Portfolio Standards

David Kemp made the case for reforming the Renewable Portfolio Standards in RealClearEnergy. Across state capitals and in Washington, policymakers

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Mission Critical Energy Investments Can Be a Boon for American Energy Dominance

Nick Loris wrote for the National Interest about how the DOD can help drive breakthroughs in nuclear energy. The Department

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Could this give America an edge on AI and energy?

Stand Together interviewed Nick Loris in a piece on permitting. What are the biggest barriers facing data center construction today?

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Blame Environmental Regulations for U.S. Solar’s Troubles

The Wall Street Journal published Drew Bond’s letter to the editor on what has held back the solar industry in

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How America Should Respond to China’s Industrial Dominance Playbook

Drew Bond writes for The Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) on countering China’s industrial dominance with an America First,

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C3 Solutions on Main Street Radio’s Alan Nathan Show

Drew Bond joins the Alan Nathan show to discuss American innovation and energy dominance.

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C3 Solutions Feautured on NewsMax

Nick Loris speaks on NewsMax about inflation’s 3 year high and its impact on American families.

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Drew Bond discusses Energy Independence

Drew Bond joined WDUN’s “The Martha Zoller Show” on Friday to discuss Energy Independence. Listen on WDUN’s Soundcloud here.

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Trump Cut Nuclear Red Tape. Now His Administration Is Picking Winners.

Reason’s Tosin Akintola quoted Nick Loris on the nuclear landscape in America. Perhaps the most impactful of the four called for a

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Three Reforms to Improve Nuclear Energy’s Economic Outlook

Nick Loris writes in The National Interest about three reforms that would improve the nuclear sector’s economic outlook, drawing on

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Senate Pushes Bills Despite Nuclear Regulatory Commission Transparency Concerns

Legis1 quoted Nick Loris in their reporting on the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and

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Speed to Power: How Electricity Ratepayers Can Win the AI Race
Nick Loris on the barriers increasing energy costs and limiting AI demand.
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Congress’ Quick Fix For Astronomical Gas Prices Is Anything But

Nick Loris writes for the Daily Caller about why the House-passed E-15 legislation will harm small-scale refiners in the U.S.

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A New Regulatory Paradigm for Advanced Nuclear Energy 

Nick Loris writes about a newly released C3 paper and the NRC’s updated rulemaking in The National Interest. The NRC’s

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What the ‘Eco Right’ Wants from Permitting Reform

Nick Loris was interviewed by HEATMAP to discuss the “eco right” and their perspective on permitting reform. This week’s conversation

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A Growing Grid Needs Market Discipline: Five Principles for Transmission Policy

Nick Loris writes for RealClearEnergy about the need for consumer-first transmission reform. In a rare Level 3 alert, the North

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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

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Conservative Groups Lay Out Transmission Policy Principles

A recent policy framework published by C3 Solutions, with the American Conservation Coalition, R Street, the Abundance Institute, Americans for

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