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Energy Efficiency 101 Saving Money and Improving the Environment

Investments in energy efficiency can save families and businesses money, while using fewer resources and reducing emissions. It relies on innovative technologies and materials to

Plastics 101 Tackling Plastic Pollution in the U.S. and Abroad

Plastics are an essential part of our everyday lives. Plastic, which is created by refining raw materials such as oil and natural gas in a

Heavy Industry 101 Tackling Heavy Industry is Crucial to meet Climate Goals

Heavy industry, which includes steel, chemical, oil, cement, and aerospace, produces items that are essential for daily life. Moreover, these industries are economic powerhouses and

New Source Review 101 Outdated Regulation Prevents Environmental Progress

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Source Review (NSR) is a complex regulation that affects manufacturing facilities and power plants in the United States. Before

Hydrogen Fuel 101 World’s Most Abundant Element Could be Part of the Solution

Hydrogen is the world’s most abundant element, and could be a solution to lowering our CO2 emissions, specifically as hydrogen fuel. There are four different

Hydropower 101 The power of water as a clean energy source

Hydropower is often dubbed America’s original source of renewable electricity. The first hydroelectric plant was established as long ago as 1882 in Appleton, Wisconsin. Electricity

Geothermal Energy 101 An Underutilized Energy Source with Enormous Potential

Geothermal energy is labeled “America’s untapped energy giant” by the Department of Energy, and for good reason. With lower lifecycle emissions than solar and a

Forest Restoration 101 Trees: The Original Carbon Capture Machines

When people think of natural climate solutions, they usually think of forests and trees, and that makes sense. Trees sequester enormous amounts of carbon

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Blue Carbon 101 Using the Ocean to Lower Emissions

Blue Carbon, which is the carbon stored in coastal and oceanic ecosystems, is a significant nature-based climate solution that is often overlooked. While many

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Natural Climate Solutions 101 Unlocking the Power of Nature to Lower our Carbon Footprint

When evaluating how to decrease CO2 emissions, the discussion often focuses primarily on energy innovation or technological solutions. While innovation and technology are indeed

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Agriculture Innovation 101 Farmers & Ranchers: Allies in the Fight Against Climate Change

When people talk about climate change, they often treat agriculture as an obstacle to the survival of our planet. This is shortsighted and unfair.

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Free Economies are Clean Economies A study of the correlation between economic freedom, limited government, open markets, private property rights, and environmental performance around the world.

Introduction Political candidates don’t talk like this very much anymore: In his Earth Day speech in 1992, then-presidential candidate President Bill Clinton said, “I believe

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Opportunities to Reduce Taxpayer Burdens from Hurricanes and Storm-Related Flooding

Executive Summary: National Flood Insurance Program The value of property at risk from extreme weather events, particularly on coastal lands, is rising. The current annual

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The Paris Climate Agreement 101 Without a Focus on Free-Markets, Paris Benefits China, Not the Climate

President Biden signed an Executive Order rejoining the United States to the Paris Climate Agreement on January 20, 2021. Many immediately praised this saying that

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Natural Gas 101 Abundant, Low Carbon, Dispatchable Clean Energy

Since 2000, no energy source has proved more useful in reducing carbon dioxide emissions than natural gas. Natural gas technology innovation has resulted in drastic

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Nuclear Energy 101 Nuclear energy is safe, reliable, and essential for our clean energy future.

Nuclear energy is the largest source of carbon-free electricity in the United States. Despite this, some environmental groups seek to stop any and all nuclear

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The Green New Deal 101 A Big Government Policy Agenda With No Real Solutions

The Green New Deal (GND) is pitched as a plan to save the planet from climate change; in reality, however, it is a progressive wishlist

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NEPA Modernization 101 An Outdated Environmental Law that is Impeding Clean Energy Developments

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a comprehensive law that requires all federal infrastructure and energy projects to undergo an environmental assessment and environmental

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Rare Earth Elements 101 America’s Overreliance on China - A Serious National Security, Environmental, and Economic Risk

Rare earth elements (REE) are 17 natural elements that have become essential to America’s national security and economic prosperity. REE are needed to manufacture a

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Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage 101 How Technology Can Solve the CO2 Problem

Carbon capture is an important technology that can significantly reduce emissions from energy, transportation, and industrial manufacturing. Carbon capture reduces these emissions by either capturing

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Climate Change 101 A Conservative Perspective with a Focus on Solutions

Conservatives have long been skeptical about climate action. Alarmist environmentalists have tried to use it to push their broader political and economic agendas at the

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National Flood Insurance Program Reform 101 Drowning in Rising Sea Levels and Debt

Extreme weather events are putting more and more properties at risk of flooding due to seasonal weather and the changing climate. The nonpartisan Congressional