A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to take flight over one of the country’s data center hotspots. Within the hour, I got a bird’s-eye view of what attracts … Read more
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Gone Fishing at the Offshore Wind Turbines
In the early morning hours of a hot day at the end of July, anglers from across the country gathered on a dock in Point Judith, Rhode Island, to spend … Read more
Expanding Clean Energy Requires a Responsible Critical Minerals Supply Chain
We are currently witnessing the consequences of an overheating planet. Prolonged heat waves, uncontrollable wildfires, flash flooding and other extreme weather events have become too common in recent years. Pollution … Read more
Data Centers are Driving Up Your Energy Bill
Electricity demand in the United States is growing faster than it has in over 20 years. One major reason? Data centers. With the gratuitous rise of artificial intelligence (AI), tech … Read more
The New Policy That Will Lower Energy Bills
Across the country, families are experiencing rising electricity bills. In fact, you may be among the 1 in 3 households that struggles to pay their energy bills. Since 2021, home … Read more
Major Milestones for Offshore Wind
We are in a season of milestones for offshore wind energy. Three projects off the Atlantic Coast of the U.S. celebrated major progress towards completion: All three of these projects … Read more
Advanced Nuclear Energy: Impacts and Considerations
Energy demand in the United States is rapidly rising, and electricity use from data centers is growing just as quickly. By 2030, data centers are projected to consume more electricity … Read more
How Federal Funds Show Up on the Ground: CCS Project Deployment in California
In late 2025, I had the chance to visit something remarkably unremarkable: a carbon capture demonstration project outside San Francisco. Housed inside a very typical looking power generation facility was … Read more
New Research, Same Findings: Clean Energy Needs Community Engagement
If we want to fight climate change we need to deploy clean energy to meet increasing energy demands while decreasing the rate of carbon emissions. But how can we do … Read more
Defunding the Future: Plan to Lower Emissions Loses Federal Support
Look outside and you’ll see the building blocks of modern society—our sidewalks, streets, hospitals, and homes are made using a variety of materials, including cement. In fact, concrete—made using cement—is … Read more
