Bipartisan Thought Leadership on How to Power America — and the World

Bipartisan Thought Leadership On How To Power America — And The World

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Table of Contents Sensible solutions to protect our environment and grow the economy ...... 15 Embrace the ‘New American Energy Era’ ...... 3 Sen. Rob Portman Energy Secretary Rick Perry

Before bold action on climate change, Energy security is national security ...... 4 we need a bold public discussion ...... 16 Interior Secretary David L. Bernhardt Frank Lasée

U.S. uniquely situated to meet rising demand for Offshore wind energy: ‘Resilient, sustainable, affordable, reliable, cleaner energy ...... 5 economically sound’ ...... 18 Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler Rep. Salud Carbajal

Business travel essential to a growing economy ...... 6 A trailblazing moment for the energy industry ...... 19 Scott Solombrino Tim Charters and Aaron C. Smith

Flying green, flying proud ...... 7 U.S. innovation, free market key to clean, affordable energy ...... 20 Nancy Young House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, Rep. Jeff Duncan and Rep. Markwayne Mullin

America’s energy future is global ...... 8 Sen. Lisa Murkowski Time to face reality — Green New Deal is a nightmare ...... 21 Rep. Sam Graves mes i U.S. should lead in development, deployment of emission-reducing CCUS technologies ...... 9 Ethanol in fuel hurts us all. Here is why...... 22 Sen. Joe Manchin Jerry Jung T hington e Was h Climate solutions should (and can) save We need to reauthorize the nation’s pipeline safety law ...... 24 our planet and our jobs ...... 10 Rep. Fred Upton By Newton B. Jones T nt to Energy dominance and environmental New Manhattan Project for Clean Energy: protection go hand in hand ...... 25 uppleme ‘American innovation is the answer’ ...... 12 Rep. Paul Gosar, D.D.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander ing S s North Dakota’s Bakken oil revolution easing U.S. should lead the ‘clean energy revolution’ — global geopolitical tensions ...... 26 tidver and learn from state innovations ...... 13 Rep. Kelly Armstrong al A i Sen. Tina Smith HINGTON TI MES AS HINGTON pec Renewable energy will only be possible with massive A S TH E W

| Keep energy flowing with safe, new pipeline infrastructure ...... 14 increases in the supply of critical minerals ...... 27 Sen. James Inhofe Stephen Moore and Ann Bridges

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they were compelled to depend on just combination works best to provide innovation, much of it in our National one energy route for those needs, they the necessary power to drive their Laboratories. are compelled no more. development. We reject the notion of In recent decades, our labs have de- The implications are monumental. veloped technologies to achieve spec- By exporting our energy bounty, tacular reductions in emissions from particularly our natural gas, we are U.S. is poised to share coal-fired generation. And through the freeing friends and allies, especially in not just our abundant technology of carbon capture, utiliza- Europe, from decades of dependence energy but the tion and storage (CCUS), we are on a on unfriendly nations that have long path to further reductions. wielded their energy supply as a politi- innovative technology And the irony is that through in- cal weapon. that unleashed it novation, the U.S. — the world’s lead- And we are poised to share not just ing oil and gas producer — also leads our abundant energy but the same in- every signatory to the Paris climate novative technology that unleashed it a tradeoff between robust economic accord, as well as every other nation, in the first place. We are ready to pro- and energy development and environ- in reducing energy-related carbon vide other countries the means to cre- mental progress. We believe that, even emissions. ate their own energy revolutions. That for fuels that produce emissions, the In this New American Energy Era By Energy Secretary Rick Perry includes some of the world’s poorest answer is not to drive out the fuels by we have entered, spurred by innova- nations where hundreds of millions of regulation but to drive down the emis- tion and armed with every fuel at our s Secretary of Energy, I lead people live without any electricity. sions through innovation. disposal, we will pursue and achieve a Department that has de- We can best help these nations And by any measure, our approach our shared goal of advancing prosper- veloped some of the world’s break out of energy poverty by doing is succeeding. ity and security while protecting the most astonishing and signifi- for them what we are doing for our- In the same way we made unprece- environment for this generation and cant innovations. selves. The United States can offer dented progress in energy production, generations to come. AFrom ushering in the LED lighting them the fuels and technologies we we are making our energy cleaner. revolution to facilitating a new era of have and allow them to decide which We are doing it through Rick Perry is the U.S. Secretary of Energy. oil and gas abundance, the people who work at DOE and our National Labo- ratories have helped transform today’s energy landscape. And tomorrow can deliver even greater achievement. Their work on Artificial Intelligence has the potential A S to touch every corner of life, including A pecial every area of energy, from improving energy efficiency to bolstering grid

security. dver t Their work will build on America’s astounding energy success story. Thanks to innovation, we are produc- S ising ing a wider range of fuels more abun- dantly and affordably while using them upplemen more cleanly and efficiently than ever. And today, the Trump Adminis- tration is deploying every one of our energy sources as part of a balanced t energy strategy, bringing us to the Washing o The THE WASHINGTON TIMES dawn of what I call the New American Energy Era. America is now the world’s second biggest generator of wind and solar t

power — and its number one oil and Times on natural gas producer. We export our liquefied natural gas (LNG) to 36 countries spanning five | continents. We also expect to become Tuesday • S ep a net energy exporter next year and for decades to come. Thanks to innovation, we have more than enough energy to share with the world, and with it comes freedom of t choice for energy consumers every- ember 10 • 2019 where, including places where it has never previously existed. For those countries, choice means this: If they were bound to just one nation for their energy needs, they are bound no more. If they were restricted to just one energy source for those illustration by greg groesch needs, they are restricted no more. If 3 Energy security is national security

shouldn’t depend upon foreign countries and supply chains. The Trump Admin- Interior, where we are actively working for what can be sourced at home — both istration announced a Federal Strategy on locating domestic supplies of these on and offshore. earlier this year listing 61 agency-level minerals, facilitating their study and The President’s Order called on Fed- recommendations to be executed over production, and expediting the permit eral agencies to develop a plan to reduce the next five years. This strategy guides processes for these minerals projects. our country’s reliance on foreign sources our efforts at the Department of the The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Manage- ment (BOEM) are all collaborating with the Departments of Commerce, Energy, Defense, State, Agriculture, the U.S. Trade Representative, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and other federal partners. Because less than 18 percent of the U.S. land mass is geologically mapped at a scale suited to characterizing mineral By Interior Secretary deposits, the USGS will develop new David L. Bernhardt geophysical, geological and topographi- cal maps. The USGS will also provide ust as energy independence existing data to BLM and other partners is fundamental to our na- for permitting and resource management tion’s security, reducing our decisions. dependence upon foreign BLM administers over 245 million countries for critical minerals surface acres of public land in 12 Western is vital to our nation’s long- states and Alaska as well as 700 million term interests. Prior to the Trump acres of subsurface mineral estate. Criti- JAdministration, the policies coming cal minerals are found on some of this out of Washington were marginalizing acreage. Under its “multiple-use” man- the energy, manufacturing and mining date, BLM will work with local commu- industries and, as a result, ultimately nities, project developers, and public and diminishing our country’s security. private stakeholders to promote environ- Those days are over. mentally responsible mineral develop- In 2017, President Trump issued ment on Federal and Indian lands. mes i Executive Order 13817, A Federal Strategy Although offshore, underwater min- to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of ing is an unexplored frontier in mineral Critical Minerals, with the goals of better production — we do know that minerals protecting our economy from market- are found off the Pacific, Atlantic and T hington place disruptions and becoming less de- Alaskan coasts. BOEM leads the way pendent upon unreliable foreign sources. with pursuing research and development e Was

h Under this Order, the Department of the Department of the Interior image of some of the rare minerals found in the United States. capabilities, and they will be collaborat- Interior identified 35 “critical miner- ing with the Department of Energy to als” — such as cobalt, graphite, lithium, identify mineral reserves offshore. T nt to manganese and rare earth elements — The Department of the Interior is pro- which are used in cell phones, batteries, viding the necessary science, mapping computers, automobiles, airplanes, solar and information to help ensure secure uppleme panels, ships and military equipment. and reliable supplies of critical miner- The U.S. is more than 50 percent import- 35 ‘critical minerals’ als so products we use every day can be ing S On May 1, 2018, the Interior Department released a list of 35 mineral commodities deemed critical

s reliant on 31 of the 35 designated minerals “Made in America.” Responsibly develop- and does not have any domestic pro- to U.S. economic and national security interests. Below are their names and aspects of usage. ing America’s critical mineral resources duction for 14 of these critical minerals, Aluminum (almost all economic sectors). Manganese (steel). will allow us to reduce our foreign tidver making us completely reliant on imports Antimony (batteries, flame retardants). Niobium (steel alloys). dependence, increase our global compet-

al A Arsenic (lumber, pesticides, semi-conductors). Platinum group metals (catalytic agents). i for the latter. itiveness, make our country more secure HINGTON TI MES AS HINGTON Critical minerals are used in military Barite (cement, petroleum). Potash (fertilizer). and promote American prosperity. pec technologies and across our economy. A Beryllium (aerospace, defense). Rare earth elements group (batteries, A S TH E W Bismuth (medical, atomic research). electronics).

| single set of military tactical equipment David L. Bernhardt is the 53rd Secretary Cesium (research, development). Rhenium (lead-free gasoline, superalloys). contains at least 23 of those 31 miner- Chromium (stainless steel, other alloys). Rubidium (electronics). of the Interior. He leads an agency with als; these are used to make night vision Cobalt (rechargeable batteries, superalloys) Scandium (alloys, fuel cells). more than 70,000 employees who are goggles, communications gear, GPSs and Fluorspar (aluminum, gasoline, uranium fuel). Strontium (pyrotechnics, ceramic magnets). stewards for 20 percent of the nation’s M4 carbines. Over half of all components Gallium (integrated circuits, LEDs). Tantalum (electronic components). lands, including national parks, monu- of a typical cell phone or other high-tech Germanium (fiber optics, night vision tools). Tellurium (steel, solar cells). ments, wildlife refuges and other public consumer device are made from mined Graphite (lubricants, batteries, fuel cells). Tin (protective coatings, steel alloys). lands. The department oversees the re- ember 10 • 2019 t or semi-processed minerals used for Hafnium (nuclear control rods, high-tempera- Titanium (white pigment or metal alloys). sponsible development of conventional electronics, speakers, displays, batteries ture ceramics). Tungsten (wear-resistant metals). and renewable energy supplies on public and other products. Manufacturing de- Helium (MRIs, research). Uranium (nuclear fuel). lands and waters, is the largest supplier mand is increasing for critical minerals, Indium (LCD screens). Vanadium (titanium alloys). and manager of water in the 17 Western Lithium (batteries). Zirconium (ceramics). including rare earth elements, used for Magnesium (steel, ceramics). states, and upholds trust responsibilities

Tuesday • S ep Tuesday numerous advanced technology prod- to the 573 federally recognized Ameri- ucts that fuel economic growth. We all Source: https://www.usgs.gov/news/interior-releases-2018-s-final-list-35-minerals-deemed-critical-us-national-security-and can Indian tribes and Alaska Natives. 4 depend on critical minerals, and America U.S. uniquely situated to meet rising demand for affordable, reliable, cleaner energy

seven times below Chinese levels, and accelerate the construction of pipelines Coal use is rising worldwide, driven well below France, Germany, Mexico and other important energy infrastruc- in large part by India, China and other and Russia. ture projects. Section 401 of the Clean Asian nations. Rather than punishing When it comes to supplying afford- Water Act gives states a say in federally the United States’ production of coal, able and reliable energy in a manner approved projects that would impact the ACE rule levels the playing field and that protects human health and the state water resources. Many states imple- encourages the development of cleaner environment, the United States is the ment Section 401 faithfully. However, technologies across the sector. These standard-bearer. some do not. Some use it to kill projects technologies can then be exported to Those who oppose U.S. energy altogether — and sometimes for reasons other countries to improve the world- production, particularly fossil fuel totally unrelated to water quality. New wide environment. production, are actually taking one of York Governor Andrew Cuomo used it The world is using more energy. And the most environmentally preferable to veto an important natural gas pipeline, someone is going to supply it. It could energy sources off the table for the rest for example. We issued a proposal to be China; it could be Russia; or it could of the world. prevent state leaders from misusing their be the United States — the cleaner, more We can’t deny that fossil fuels will Section 401 authority to block critically reliable source. continue to be an integral part of the important infrastructure. If we truly care about improving lives world’s energy needs. Fossil fuels met We’re also lifting duplicative and and improving environmental outcomes, By EPA Administrator nearly 70 percent of the global increase unnecessary regulatory burdens off the we should be strengthening domestic Andrew Wheeler in energy demand; renewables were backs of America’s energy producers production and exporting American about 25 percent. through our recent methane rule. The energy and cleaner technologies far and n 2018, global energy demand grew at its fastest pace in nearly a decade — roughly two times as fast as the average growth rate since 2010. The challenge facing the world today is to meet this growing Idemand in an affordable, reliable and cleaner fashion. There is one nation uniquely situated to do all three: the A S United States. A pecial Our technology and our environmental laws are among the strongest

and most advanced in the world. That is dver t why from 2007 through May of this year (the most recent data available), average monthly U.S. energy-related carbon diox- S ising ide (CO2) emissions decreased by nearly

13 percent (a reduction of over seven- upplemen and-a-half billion metric tons over that time) — even as United States energy production increased. Global energy- related CO2 emissions, in comparison, t increased roughly 15 percent. Washing o The THE WASHINGTON TIMES And there’s more: Since 1990, total methane emissions from natural gas systems have fallen 18 percent while production has increased 55 percent. From

1990 to 2018, annual emissions of sulfur t Times on dioxide from coal-fired power plants fell by over 90 percent while emissions of nitrogen oxides fell by over 80 percent. |

And in the past decade alone, mercury Tuesday • S ep emissions from power plants have de- illustration by greg groesch creased by nearly 90 percent. The United States is now the number one oil and gas producer in the Rather than turning our back on our previous administration imposed meth- wide. That is what President Trump world. Yet, our air continues to get own resources and yielding the market- ane regulations that we believe are dupli- is doing. Under his watch, the United t

cleaner. From 1970 to 2018, the combined place to China or Russia, we should want cative, unnecessary and not appropriate States became a net exporter of natural ember 10 • 2019 emissions of the six criteria pollutants cleaner, more reliable American coal, oil under the Clean Air Act. gas for the first time in nearly 60 years. dropped 74 percent (and emissions of all and natural gas to power more homes Finally, our Affordable Clean Energy This progress will continue, and the criteria pollutants continued to decline and businesses throughout the world. (ACE) rule puts an end to the job-killing world will be better for it. from 2016 to 2018). According to World This is precisely what President Clean Power Plan. We are regulating Health Organization data, the United Trump and his Administration are CO2 emissions from the electric power Andrew R. Wheeler is the 15th States has some of the lowest fine par- focused on. sector in a manner that upholds the law Administrator for the Environ- ticulate matter levels in the world, more The Environmental Protec- and the relevant Supreme Court deci- mental Protection Agency. than five times below the global average, tion Agency recently took action to sions and does not stifle innovation. 5 Business travel essential to a growing economy

air travel to make it out to be the biggest offenders of the environment when that’s just not correct. Airlines are responsible for 2 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Make no mistake: The travel industry is concerned with the environment and is taking responsible actions to address climate concerns on a global level. Carbon Offsetting and Reduc- tion Scheme for International Aviation, or “CORSIA,” calls for carbon-neutral growth in international commercial aviation beginning in 2021. Over 75 percent of international aviation emissions growth after 2020 will be offset elsewhere through the U.N.-backed By Scott Solombrino CORSIA. To date, 78 countries have signed up as part of an initial volun- he amount of money that tary phase starting in 2021, with others business travel contrib- joining in 2027. CORSIA will provide utes to the U.S. economy is billions in funding for CO2 abatement staggering. efforts all over the world. According to Global Busi- However, some environmental ness Travel Association’s activists don’t support these global ini- (GBTA) research, U.S. businesses spent tiatives and are instead trying to shame Air travel is a major part of business travel and Ta total of $424 billion to send travelers people from flying (#flightshame). corporate spend. GBTA research shows 515 million out on the road for 514.4 million do- Politicians are looking to impose vari- domestic business trips are taken in a year. mestic business trips and are respon- ous taxes on air travel to make it more sible for about 3 percent ($547 billion) expensive in hopes of depressing air of U.S. GDP. travel. Reducing flights will make a for every 1 percent change in busi- taxes will only create confusion and Air travel is a major part of busi- small impact on the environment but ness travel spending, the U.S. economy higher prices without addressing the ness travel and corporate spend. GBTA a large negative impact on the global gains or loses 74,000 jobs, $5.5 billion environmental concerns. Working research shows 515 million domestic economies. in GDP, $3.3 billion in wages and $1.3 together, as we are, with initiatives mes i business trips are taken in a year. Business travel is an economic billion in taxes. mentioned above as well as others, will Nearly 30 percent involve air travel — driver that is essential to a healthy and The business travel industry, like be how we positively impact environ- meaning business travelers take to the growing economy because it allows most other industries, is concerned mental change for the benefit of all. skies over 144 million trips a year. businesspeople to connect with one about its effects on the environ- T hington Business travel and air travel are another, to meet face to face, make ment. Working to address a global Scott Solombrino is Chief Operating vital for the U.S. and world economy. deals and conduct commerce that grow problem must be done from a global Officer and Executive Director of the e Was

h But climate activists and some “green” and create jobs throughout the world. perspective. Global Business Travel Association. politicians have targeted commercial GBTA research backs this by finding Imposing a random patchwork of T nt to uppleme ing S s tidver al A i HINGTON TI MES AS HINGTON pec A S TH E W

| ember 10 • 2019 t Tuesday • S ep Tuesday 6 Flying green, flying proud A S A pecial

contributing to carbon-offsetting pro- not stopping there. The “flight sham- climate change can ground planes and

grams that remove CO2 from the air. ers” won’t tell you this, but the airline play havoc with our flight schedules, so dver t Environmental extremists in Europe industry is the only one in the world the fewer severe storms there are, the are trying to “flight shame” air travel- to voluntarily commit to an agreement better it is for us and the passengers ers everywhere into flying less, but to reduce and offset carbon emissions. and cargo we carry. And jet fuel is our S ising their misguided message flies in the That agreement, the Carbon Offsetting largest and most volatile cost by far, so

face of the facts. And the fact is that and Reduction Scheme for Interna- the more fuel-efficient our fleets are, upplemen worldwide commercial aviation is tional Aviation or “CORSIA,” calls for the better it is for both the air and our responsible for just 2 percent of global carbon-neutral growth in international bottom line. greenhouse gas emissions. That’s right: commercial aviation beginning in 2021. Here’s another fact you won’t hear 2 percent. And while our carbon emis- And what’s more, the world’s airlines, from the “flight shamers”: Between t sions are minimal, our contribution including ours, have a set a goal of 1978 and 2018, the U.S. airlines im- Washing o The THE WASHINGTON TIMES to the global economy is tremendous: proved our fuel efficiency by more U.S. passenger and cargo airlines drive than 130 percent, saving nearly 5 billion more than 10 million U.S. jobs and Many U.S. airline metric tons of CO2. That’s like taking $1.5 trillion in annual U.S. economic passengers know that 26 million cars off the road every year. And speaking of cars, while U.S. carri- t activity, directly employing more than our fares have never Times on By Nancy Young 700,000 workers across the globe. ers account for less than 2 percent of Every day, our planes carry some 2.4 been lower. But what the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, mericans are flying more million passengers and 58,000 tons they probably don’t know passenger vehicles account for more | than ever before, with a of cargo across the country and to 80 is that our planes have than 17 percent. Tuesday • S ep record number of people other countries. We safely connect Simply put, the airline industry is projected to travel with friends and family members and en- never been greener. the backbone of the global economy U.S. airlines this year. able business meetings and overnight and a leader in the fight against climate Many of those passengers deliveries of everything from fresh-cut reducing net CO2 emissions by 50 change. That’s not a record to be know that our fares have never been flowers to medical supplies. percent in 2050 as compared with 2005 ashamed of — it’s one to be proud of. t lower.A But what they probably don’t Even as our airlines fly more people levels. That’s right: 50 percent. So the next time you board one of our ember 10 • 2019 know is that our planes have never and packages to more destinations The U.S. airlines are fighting climate fuel-efficient planes, sit back, enjoy been greener. every year, we are growing greener change, driving advances in airframe the flight, and fly with the pride that The U.S. airlines are committed to every day. In fact, U.S. airlines car- and aircraft engine technology, sustain- comes from knowing that you’re travel- controlling our carbon footprint, and ried 42 percent more passengers and able aviation fuels, aviation infrastruc- ing with a green industry that’s only we’re doing it by buying more fuel-ef- cargo in 2018 than we did in 2000 ture and operations to ensure we meet getting greener. ficient planes and flying them in more with just a 3 percent increase in total our emissions targets. That’s not just efficient ways, by developing and using CO2 emissions. That’s a remarkable good for the earth — it’s good for busi- Nancy Young is Vice President, Environ- sustainable alternative jet fuels, and by record of sustainability and we’re ness, too. Extreme weather caused by mental Affairs for Airlines for America. 7 America’s energy future is global

Without question, our energy future is global. We must be able to export our raw commodities to Asia, our technologies to Africa and our expertise to South America. From the Cape of Good Hope to Tierra del Fuego, people and markets around the world must be able to buy energy of all kinds from industrious American workers. Unfortunately, despite progress in this administration, the federal government has been too slow to adjust to this new world. Our striking lack of robust tools for economic statecraft impairs our ability to reach commercial deals and build critical infrastructure on a strategic basis. By Sen. Lisa Murkowski

merica’s energy domi- In every sense imaginable, nance is now unquestion- American energy is a able. No other nation boon for the American produces, consumes and exports as much energy people. But we cannot of as many different types, rest on our laurels. Other delivered as efficiently and cleanly to nations compete with asA many people, across as large an area, as we do. This incredible reality stands us on a daily basis – as defiantly against the pessimistic predic- they should – and we tions of yesteryear — that desperation need to equip ourselves and constraint, not abundance and flex- for that competition. ibility, would characterize our future. This position of strength is good for jobs, trade, growth and our broader Nuclear energy, for example, is mes i economy. In every sense imaginable, one of the few technologies that can American energy is a boon for the provide zero-emission on-demand heat American people. and electricity. It has drawn strong But we cannot rest on our laurels. support from the likes of Bill Gates and T hington Other nations compete with us on a daily the International Energy Agency and In July, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Lisa Murkowski basis — as they should — and we need is widely regarded as key to addressing released a white paper, “With Powers So Disposed,” detailing the reality of global energy e Was

h to equip ourselves for that competition. climate change. competition. https://www.energy.senate.gov/public/ The fundamental fact is that the de- Yet, while experts reiterate the veloping world will account for the lion’s virtues of nuclear to reduce green- T nt to share of future energy demand. This house gases, the industry in America needs to change to reverse this trend. Russia. For countries that are ready to projection is shared by virtually every is poised to rapidly decline over the Thankfully, there is a new genera- buy reactors today, like Egypt and Tur- expert witness who has testified before next decade. Eight reactors have closed tion of advanced reactors under devel- key, they offer “Build-Own-Operate” uppleme the Senate Energy and Natural Resources since 2013 and only two new reactors opment in the U.S. — reactors that are contracts where they run the facility Committee over the past decade. are under construction. Something smaller, safer, operate more flexibly, and even remove nuclear waste offsite. ing S

s have higher efficiency, produce less or China offers its own benefits packages World total primary energy consumpti on (2015-2040) no waste, and have additional opera- to countries looking to go nuclear, such quadrillion Briti sh thermal units tional benefits over the existing fleet. as 90 percent loan financing and plant tidver Congress is taking steps to acceler- operation.

al A 800 i ate the development of advanced reac- In July, I unveiled a new Strategic HINGTON TI MES AS HINGTON 5% tors, but demonstrating the technology Energy Initiative (SEI) to confront this pec 700 Africa 9% India at home as an energy and climate solu- competitive reality. Our tools, such as A S TH E W

| 600 tion is not sufficient to enable competi- the Development Finance Corporation 4% tive global nuclear exports — and not and the Export-Import Bank, must be 5% 22% China 500 for a lack of interest. strengthened and empowered, and our 23% Many developing nations, such as broader toolkit must focus on strategic 400 Turkey, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and energy projects, particularly in the 300 38% rest of world Algeria, are opting for nuclear power natural gas and nuclear fields. 37% to plug the gap between rising energy Our energy future is bright, but only ember 10 • 2019 t 200 demands and supply. For now, their if we recognize the world we are in. 14% 12% OECD Europe business is not with the United States Prosperity, after all, is not a birthright. 100 but rather with state-owned companies We as Americans know that it is earned. 17% 14% United States 0 in Russia and China that offer financing and fuel services. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Republi- 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 Tuesday • S ep Tuesday Russia also offers generous scholar- can, is Chairman of the Senate Energy ships for students in developing coun- and Natural Resources Committee. Source: U.S. Energy Informati on Administrati on 8 tries to learn nuclear engineering in U.S. should lead in development, deployment of emission-reducing CCUS technologies

But agreeing is not enough. We need to the efficiency, effectiveness, cost carbon dioxide on a large scale, put our money where our mouth is and and environmental performance of including direct air capture and enact policies that move us forward on coal and natural gas use. storage, bioenergy with CCS, affor- the commercialization of these tech- • The Carbon Storage Validation and estation, etc. It would also authorize nologies sooner rather than later. Testing Program would conduct grants for Direct Air Capture Test That is why I introduced the research, development and demon- Centers and establish an air capture Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Car- stration for carbon storage, includ- technology competition with a $15 bon Technology (EFFECT) Act in ing assessing U.S. geological storage million prize. April with my friend, Chairman Lisa formation capacity, developing The United States should be lead- Murkowski, and a bipartisan group of monitoring tools, researching and ing the world in innovative energy senators. It is a comprehensive bill that potential impacts of a leak, and sup- technologies that both increase ef- is aimed at enhancing research and porting business model assessments ficiency and reduce the cost of cap- development — and just as importantly, to examine the economic viability turing carbon while also being at the demonstration and deployment — for of technologies and systems devel- forefront of new ways to put captured each aspect of CCUS. That includes oped under the program. carbon dioxide good use. Legislation coal and natural gas technologies, uti- • The Carbon Utilization Program like the EFFECT Act brings us closer lization, storage, and even atmospheric would identify and assess novel to that goal. As Ranking Member of By Sen. Joe Manchin CO2 removal. In May, we held a hearing uses for carbon, carbon capture the Senate Energy and Natural Re- to examine the legislation and in July it technologies for industrial systems sources Committee, I will continue to became Ranking Member of was reported out of the Committee. and alternative uses for coal. It seek input from our country’s leading the Senate Energy and Natural Specifically, the EFFECT Act would would also direct the DOE to work researchers and small business owners Resources Committee after serv- establish four new Department of with the National Academies of alike and I will continue working with ing on the committee for the past Energy research and development pro- Science, Engineering and Medicine my colleagues of both parties to ensure eight years. Over the last eight grams for carbon capture, utilization, on a study to assess barriers and op- the EFFECT Act becomes law. months, we have held 26 full storage and removal. portunities relating to commercial- committee hearings and heard from a • The Coal and Natural Gas Technol- izing carbon dioxide. Sen. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Iwide array of subject matter experts ogy Program would authorize four • The Carbon Removal Program Democrat, is Ranking Member of the Sen- including the former Secretary of En- sub-programs to develop transfor- would research technologies and ate Committee on Energy and Natural ergy Ernest Moniz, West Virginia busi- mational technologies to improve strategies to remove atmospheric Resources. ness owners and Dr. Brian Anderson, A S the director of the National Energy and A pecial Technology Laboratory. Each hearing offered a unique perspective on the

energy challenges facing our country dver t both today and in the years to come. S ising Carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) upplemen may be the most critical technology that we can invest in to address t Washing o The

the climate crisis. THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The energy experts who have come before our Committee have been clear

— fossil fuels are projected to be part t Times on of the global generation mix at least through 2040, and the United States needs to lead in technological innova- |

tions designed to reduce Tuesday • S ep carbon emissions. At a hearing earlier this year, Dr. Fatih Birol of the International Energy Agency testified that carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) t

may be the most critical technology ember 10 • 2019 that we can invest in to address the climate crisis. There is growing bipartisan agreement in Congress about the role CCUS can play in lowering global carbon emissions. At a time when our political parties struggle to agree on anything, this is something worth striving for. 9 Climate solutions should (and can) save our planet and our jobs

millions out of work or push them into one of many emission sources. More- In the United States, the federal retraining for “green” jobs envisioned over, when environmental radicals insist government has expanded a tax credit by the proposal. Those theoretical green on a myopic focus on renewables as the known as 45Q that holds great promise. jobs likely would not exist in sufficient only solution to climate change — ig- When fully in place, 45Q will provide a quantity or offer wages and benefits noring CCUS as the bridge to a cleaner $50 tax credit per ton of CO2 captured comparable to what displaced workers energy future — their only achievement and stored and $35 per ton for CO2 were earning. is further delaying any solution. captured and used (for example, in en- Using data from the U.S. Bureau of hanced oil recovery). Labor Statistics, we estimate that up to CCUS is good for the environment Meanwhile, California has modified 9.2 million direct and indirect jobs in — and jobs and the economy its low carbon fuel standard to allow tax just 14 energy-intensive industries would Widespread adoption of CCUS would credits for CCUS, which can run as high be severely at risk under the Green New be a powerful job creator. Installing car- at $200 per ton of carbon captured. Deal. bon capture, use and storage systems is Such policies are critical to promote labor intensive and requires hundreds more rapid deployment of CCUS in the A rational, practical approach is or thousands of skilled trades on each United States. needed major project. Those are excellent job Rather than adopting a reckless, opportunities not only for those who Bridge to a cleaner energy future By Newton B. Jones knee-jerk policy that destroys U.S. in- construct the facilities but also for those Climate change mitigation becomes dustries and kills jobs, we should seek a who operate and maintain them and for more urgent every day. But killing jobs he urgency to mitigate rational, practical approach to climate those who manufacture the components. and destroying industries is not the climate change has pushed change that embraces a portfolio of solu- CCUS projects are also capital inten- answer. many to propose radical tions. Renewable energy, nuclear energy, sive. But according to the International CCUS technologies can help preserve alterations to how humans reforestation and afforestation, energy- Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), meet- good jobs and create new ones. And exist on the planet. Some see efficient buildings, agricultural modifica- ing climate warming targets without those technologies can do so while re- the rapid abandonment of tions, lifestyle changes, and carbon cap- carbon capture would be prohibitively ducing carbon emissions from essential fossil fuels as essential to climate goals. ture, use and storage (CCUS) all should expensive. And renewables cannot do industries that ensure our economic TThis opinion certainly is at the core of be part of that approach. it alone. Despite years of subsidies and health and global competitiveness. the Green New Deal proposed by Rep. favorable policy support, wind and solar Carbon capture, use and storage can Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and accounted for less than 9 percent of util- be our bridge to a cleaner energy. Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) earlier this year When environmental ity-scale electricity generation in 2018 (See www.CleanerFutureCCUS.org — and supported by some Democratic radicals insist on a myopic according to U.S. Energy Information for more information on carbon capture, mes i presidential candidates. Administration figures. use and storage.) In addition to the fact that they would focus on renewables The cost of CCUS technologies has indeed fail to achieve any significant im- as the only solution already come down as systems are Newton B. Jones is International Presi- pact on global climate change, such pro- to climate change — proven, improved and reach commercial dent of the International Brotherhood T hington posals do not adequately take into ac- ignoring CCUS as the scale. Canada is already seeing cost- of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, count the millions of jobs that would be reduction and increased CO2 capture Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers, AFL-

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h lost in the resulting economic upheaval. on one of its coal-fired energy stations CIO, CLC. The union, headquartered in It is a lose-lose proposition. energy future — their only where the technology went online in Kansas City, Kansas, represents North Consider: The Green New Deal achievement is further 2014. American workers engaged in field con- T nt to requires an end to fossil fuel use and a delaying any solution. Government policies and incentives struction and maintenance, shipbuild- shift to 100 percent renewables in just 10 can expedite industry CCUS investing, cement making, railroads, manu- years. ments, as Canada has proven. facturing, mining and other industries.

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s cars, trucks, SUVs or farm equipment ignored, but they are vital for several that run on gasoline or diesel. No diesel- reasons. First, they offer the potential to powered trains or ships. No aircraft that slash carbon emissions in industries de- tidver use jet fuel. No gasoline motors for fish- pendent on fossil fuels, especially power al A

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| asphalt for roads, coke for steel-making, processes like cement making and alu- hundreds of pharmaceutical products, minum smelting. kerosene for portable heaters, propane These industries offer some of the for backyard barbecues or home heating, best-paid blue-collar jobs in North or hundreds of other products. America, and many communities de- Imagine the impact on the U.S. econ- pend on industry employers for the tax omy and society. Closing all coal mines, base they provide. CCUS technologies ember 10 • 2019

t oil fields and refineries. Shutting down can help ensure that these industries or retooling factories. Scrapping planes, remain viable — with a much lower ships, locomotives, and semis and other carbon footprint — until major new vehicles running on fossil fuels. And technologies, perhaps hydrogen-based shuttering U.S. power plants fueled by energy, become commercially available.

Tuesday • S ep Tuesday natural gas, coal and oil (currently 63 CCUS addresses the real culprit be- percent of all power generation). hind climate change: greenhouse gases 10 Such an upheaval would throw — not fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are only The Boilermakers advantage: F ORWARD THINKING TOGETHER A S A pecial Just what is a Boilermaker? We’re the skilled craftsmen and women trained and committed to stand apart as the best. We work with our hands and our brains to solve the hardest problems. To step up when others step back. dver t S ising That’s why we’re committed to supporting carbon capture, use and storage

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11 New Manhattan Project for Clean Energy: ‘American innovation is the answer’

reliable than solar or wind power. It is Indian children. In the same way, reduc- this New Manhattan Project will be to available when the sun doesn’t shine ing carbon emissions in the United minimize the disruption of our lives and and the wind doesn’t blow. States may be good to do, but it doesn’t economies caused by climate change — Unfortunately, we do not need to spec- do much to address climate change, both in our country and in the rest of the ulate about what happens when a major because most of the increase in green- world — by creating large amounts of industrialized country eliminates nuclear house gases is in developing countries. clean, inexpensive energy. power. Before 2011, Germany obtained If we want to do something about This bold agenda — which will hope- one quarter of its electricity from nuclear climate change, we should use American fully have bipartisan support — can over energy. Today, after mandating that it research and technology to provide the the next five years place us firmly on a replace its nuclear power with wind and rest of the world with the tools to create path toward dealing with climate change, solar power, that number is down to 12 percent. Now Germany has among the highest household electricity rates in the European Union and has had to build new coal plants to meet By Sen. Lamar Alexander their energy demands, increasing their emissions. believe climate change That is where we are is real. headed in the next 10 years I believe that human emissions if we do not do something. of greenhouse gases are a major The stakes are high. cause of climate change. The strategy I pro- So, as one Republican, I propose, however, takes pose this response: The United States advantage of the United Ishould launch a New Manhattan Project States’ secret weapon: our for Clean Energy, a five-year project extraordinary capacity with Ten Grand Challenges that will use for science and energy American research and technology to research, especially at our put our country and the world firmly on 17 national laboratories. mes i a path toward cleaner, cheaper energy. Congress has recognized Meeting these Grand Challenges the importance of this would create breakthroughs in ad- research by providing vanced nuclear reactors, natural record-level funding for T hington gas, carbon capture, better batteries, the Office of Science the greener buildings, electric vehicles, past four years. Unlike e Was

h cheaper solar, fusion and advanced the “Green New Deal” computing. To help achieve these Ten — which is basically an Grand Challenges, the federal govern- assault on cars, cows and T nt to ment should double its funding for combustion — meeting energy research and keep the United the Ten Grand Challenges States number one in the world in will curb carbon emis-

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s reactors are at the top of my list of family incomes. priorities. This strategy also Nuclear power is our best source of recognizes that, when it tidver carbon-free power, and we are run- comes to climate change, al A

i ning a risk of losing it just at a time China, India and other HINGTON TI MES AS HINGTON when most Americans are increas- developing countries are pec ingly worried about climate change. the problem; American in- A S TH E W

| While nuclear power provides about novation is the answer. 60 percent of our nation’s carbon-free According to the Global electricity, solar power provides just 5 Carbon Project, over the illustration by linas garsys percent, and wind power provides just last 13 years, the United under 18 percent, despite billions of States has reduced emis- dollars in subsidies. sions of greenhouse gases With nuclear power available, more than any major country. But over low-cost energy that emits fewer green- and at the same time, produce large ember 10 • 2019 t depending on wind and solar power the last five years, China’s carbon emis- house gases. amounts of reliable, clean energy that makes about as much sense as going to sions have risen. The purpose of the original Manhat- lifts family incomes in our country and war in sailboats. Nuclear power must A University of California, Berkeley tan project during World War II was to around the world. be part of our energy future if we want physicist put it this way: Our mothers find a way to split the atom and build a clean, cheap and reliable energy that told us as children to clean our plates bomb before Germany could. The New Sen. Lamar Alexander, Tennessee

Tuesday • S ep Tuesday can create good jobs and keep America because children in India were starving. York Times described this as the “most Republican, is Chairman of the Senate competitive in a global economy. Sim- Cleaning our plates was a good thing concentrated intellectual effort in history.” Appropriations Subcommittee on 12 ply put, nuclear power is much more to do, but it didn’t do much for starving Instead of ending a war, the goal of Energy and Water Development. U.S. should lead the ‘clean energy revolution’ — and learn from state innovations

that’s what science tells us. We need to the expense of those who lag behind. should learn from what states are doing. get beyond science denial so that we Our country can lead or we can One conclusion is clear: The states can move on to the important question: follow. I, for one, want us to lead. As making the most rapid progress are re- What are we going to do about it? senator for Minnesota, I reach across lying on “pulls,” not just “pushes.” What Inaction is not acceptable. A recent the aisle at every opportunity to ad- does that mean? States have a long report concluded that, under “business vance legislation supporting the clean track record of encouraging innovation as usual” policies, climate change will energy revolution. Last year, I worked in the renewable energy and energy likely reduce annual U.S. per capita with a bipartisan group of colleagues to efficiency sectors by setting targets that GDP 4 percent by 2050 and more than develop and fund the energy programs pull the market to broad deployment of 10 percent by 2100. In Minnesota, as is in the new farm bill. Wind, solar and low-carbon technologies. These targets the case almost everywhere else, the biomass energy sources offer important provide a value signal that encourages brunt of the climate change burden will ways to diversify our rural economies. innovation. Once these signals are sent, be borne by low-income communities. Currently, two types of climate leg- it’s best for government to get out of Globally, we need to get to net-zero islation draw bipartisan support: bills the way and let markets find the most greenhouse gas emissions during the that support research and development efficient way to meet the targets — second half of this century. Luckily, the or those that provide tax incentives provided that guardrails are in place to technologies necessary to meet those to companies and utilities that adopt make sure that no community experi- By Sen. Tina Smith goals are emerging rapidly. In many clean energy solutions. I’m focused on ences a worsening environment as the cases, particularly in the electric and both, including legislation to increase overall picture improves. n my state, you don’t have to transportation sectors, they are already research on energy storage and wind Currently, one third of Americans tell our farmers about climate cost-competitive or even the lowest cost power, and legislation to provide incen- get their electricity from states or change — they look out at rain- option. The costs of renewable energy, tives to retrofit fossil fuel plants with utilities that are already on a clear path soaked fields and see the chang- batteries, carbon capture and storage, carbon capture and storage technology. to 80 percent to 100 percent emission ing weather patterns. The rising and other low-carbon technologies are The idea is to provide a “push” for new reductions. In addition, a majority of frequency of “intense” rainstorms dropping rapidly. Countries that choose innovation. states have adopted measures that drive in Minnesota is also overwhelming in- to lead this clean revolution will gain at As with most topics, Washington continuous energy efficiency improve- Ifrastructure in riverfront communities. ments. The latter should be a “no Climate change is real. It is caused brainer” — the cheapest and cleanest by humans, and it’s damaging to our Countries that choose to lead this clean energy is the energy that you don’t ever health, our families and our environ- revolution will gain at the expense of those need to buy. ment. If we don’t take aggressive action Congress should adopt solutions who lag behind. Our country can lead or we A S to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it with a track record of both effective- A pecial will get worse. We know this because can follow. I, for one, want us to lead. ness and political viability. Following these examples, I have revived two

“pull” ideas that have bipartisan history dver t in the Senate. My Clean Energy Standard Act of 2019 would set a national, technology- S ising neutral target of net-zero greenhouse

gas emissions in the electric sector by upplemen mid-century. My plan is endorsed by environmental groups, utilities and unions — the broad-based support necessary for any solution to pass and t be implemented. Former Department of Washing o The THE WASHINGTON TIMES Energy Secretary Ernie Moniz has spo- ken in favor of my plan. More recently, I introduced the American Energy Efficiency Act of 2019, which builds on t

efforts already adopted in 26 states. No Times on Republican senators have joined either effort yet, but I continue to reach across the aisle in search of support. |

For the United States to lead the Tuesday • S ep world in climate and energy solutions, Congress and the President must step up. Thus far, we have failed to pass solutions that grapple with the scale and urgency of the challenge. We know t

what science tells us. Let’s get this done. ember 10 • 2019

Sen. Tina Smith, Minnesota Democrat, serves on the Senate Committee on Bank- ing, Housing and Urban Affairs; Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; Senate Committee on Ag- riculture, Nutrition and Forestry; and Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. 13 Keep energy flowing with safe, new pipeline infrastructure

supply disruptions because of leaks gas from abroad, including Russia, to — liberal environmental protesters who and maintenance issues — increasing heat American homes. target energy companies in an effort costs for everyone. We also know that Without even getting into the security to prevent the use of our domestic we need more infrastructure to keep up implications of lining Putin’s coffers by resources. We need to include a civil with demand. purchasing Russian LNG, the reason for penalties provision to hold individuals The shortage isn’t because compa- the purchases are simple: We don’t build or groups accountable for tampering nies don’t want to build. Tax reform was enough pipelines in America. While with or vandalizing critical infrastruc- a historic opportunity to allow energy they are the safest and most economical ture — actions that create serious safety pipeline companies the opportunity to way to transport energy, environmental risks for everyone, and President Trump invest their hard-earned money into groups have blocked their construction, agrees. We also need to make sure it in- their business and infrastructure. A especially in underserved areas. cludes enacts the reforms the president 2018 report makes clear that hundreds I applaud President Trump for is pushing to stop activist state govern- of billions of private sector dollars are taking action to address the delays to ments from abusing the water quality ready and willing to come off the side- pipeline permitting by executive order certification process to block projects lines and be invested in building new — clarifying the scope of state reviews they simply don’t like. energy infrastructure. under environmental regulations. The In Oklahoma, home of the “Pipeline Crossroads of the World,” the state By Sen. James Inhofe enacted legislation to hold bad actors Tax reform was a historic opportunity to allow accountable for actively or attempting e are clearly in the energy pipeline companies the opportunity to invest to disrupt pipeline operations. Other heyday of oil and gas states, like North Dakota and Louisiana, production in the their hard-earned money into their business and have done so, too. Unfortunately, that ac- United States. After infrastructure. A 2018 report makes clear that countability stops at the state line. A fed- years and years of hundreds of billions of private sector dollars are eral provision is necessary to protect our fighting the liberal ready and willing to come off the sidelines and be nation’s energy infrastructure system. war on fossil fuels, we can say that, with invested in building new energy infrastructure. Pipelines are the safest, environmen- WPresident Donald Trump, it is a new tally cleanest and most cost-effective day in America and the future is bright. means to transport our nation’s energy Crude oil exports are up over 550 per- resources to domestic and interna- cent and liquefied natural gas exports So why are we falling behind? Liberal Senate is also taking action. The Senate tional markets — and they are built are up over 100 percent since 2016 — environmental activists hamstring new Commerce Committee recently passed and maintained by the private sector. mes i breaking output records and leading to projects to keep them from getting built bipartisan legislation that will reautho- Congress can continue to empower and unprecedented economic growth and and have engaged in vandalism and rize our nation’s pipeline safety pro- support this investment by enacting low energy costs for consumers across sabotage of existing pipelines — put- grams for four more years and promote legislation that would do so. Ensuring America. ting lives at risk and emboldened from a reliable energy infrastructure across the we hold those actively trying to disrupt T hington But this resurgence, and the low en- lack of consequences. country. It’s a comprehensive bill — and the construction and operation of these ergy costs that come with it, might not That has never been clearer than in it will also promote training for state pipelines is a necessary part of this bill. e Was

h be sustainable because of our nation’s the Northeastern corridor of the United and local pipeline safety officials and aging pipeline infrastructure. States where lack of pipeline infrastruc- enhance the use of innovative pipeline Sen. James Inhofe, Oklahoma Republican, Over half of the U.S. pipeline system ture leads to significant shortages and safety technologies. is Chairman of the Senate Armed Services T nt to is nearly 50 years old, meaning that if high energy costs — especially during But, this bill doesn’t address one Committee and serves on the Senate En- we don’t invest in updating it soon, we the winter months. The result? Boston of the greatest challenges we have to vironment and Public Works Committee could face regional bottlenecks and imports about 20 percent of its natural building and maintaining pipelines and Senate Small Business Committee. uppleme ing S s tidver al A i HINGTON TI MES AS HINGTON pec A S TH E W

| ember 10 • 2019 t Tuesday • S ep Tuesday 14 Sensible solutions to protect our environment and grow the economy

through incentives will save consum- would allow businesses to use private past two decades, including more than ers nearly $13 billion per year in energy activity bonds (PABs) issued by local or 1.1 million acres in Brazil when they had costs and reduce emissions by the equiv- state governments to finance a carbon foreign debt owed to us. This progress alent of taking 11 million cars off the road capture project. PABs have been used was made at minimal cost to taxpay- by 2040. Another bipartisan ESIC reform for decades to finance pollution control ers and without losing a single job. to the federal mortgage underwriting equipment at U.S. power and industrial Such forest burning destroys important process will encourage energy efficiency facilities — capturing carbon dioxide is biodiversity, and protecting our forests is and reduce emissions by the equivalent a logical next step. Business groups, en- a leading way to reduce greenhouse gas of 1.5 million cars by 2040. ergy groups and environmental groups emissions worldwide through seques- For our factories, ESIC provisions all support this bipartisan measure. It is tration. Now, we must look at different promoting energy efficient technology a great example of how a policy change ways to use market forces to incentivize will both lower emissions and make our can result in both more jobs and a sig- countries like Brazil that no longer have businesses and economy more efficient, nificant reduction in carbon emissions. foreign debt with us. more productive and more competitive. The bipartisan Tropical Forests Con- If we step back from politics, we can This will create more jobs and lead to servation Act, which I authored 21 years figure out ways to improve the environment while creating more economic opportunities. The bipartisan legislative By Sen. Rob Portman Our bill, the Carbon Capture Improvement Act, would initiatives outlined above with Sens. allow businesses to use private activity bonds (PABs) Shaheen, Bennett and Udall are good ven in these partisan times, issued by local or state governments to finance a carbon examples. These bills harness the power and even on topics like the en- of America’s markets to spur innova- vironment and energy that are capture project. PABs have been used for decades to tion in the fields of energy efficiency so caught up in politics, there finance pollution control equipment at U.S. power and and carbon capture, and I look forward are some promising areas industrial facilities — capturing carbon dioxide is a to getting them across the finish line. where progress can be made. We owe it to our children, our grand- One is energy efficiency. Done right, logical next step. Business groups, energy groups and children and all Americans to come Emore efficient use of energy reduces environmental groups all support this bipartisan measure. together to keep our environment clean greenhouse gas emissions, grows the and our economy strong. economy and reduces costs for taxpayers. It makes sense. A S That’s why, since 2011, I’ve worked A pecial with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen to promote bipartisan energy efficiency legislation

that will do just that. Such legislation dver t passed the Senate a few years ago but was mostly stopped in the House. What did get through is already making a S ising difference, including provisions that are

resulting in more energy efficiency in upplemen 4.5 million square feet in leased building space through our Tenant Star program at EPA and an estimated $29 million per year in energy savings from water heat- t ers, which reduce energy consumption Washing o The THE WASHINGTON TIMES during peak hours and lower household energy costs. There is room to do so much more. That’s why, in July, Sen. Shaheen and t

I introduced the Energy Savings and Times on Industrial Competitiveness Act (ESIC). It improves energy efficiency in resi- dential and commercial buildings, the |

federal government and the manufactur- Tuesday • S ep ing sector. With buildings accounting for 40 percent of our nation’s energy use and the federal government being the single largest consumer of energy in the more U.S. innovation and R&D in energy ago and reauthorized with Sen. Tom Sen. Rob Portman, Ohio Republican, is t

country — and countless inefficiencies efficient technology. Udall last year, is designed to provide Chairman of the Senate Finance Commit- ember 10 • 2019 in both sectors — there is great potential In addition to ESIC, I’m working resources to protect and preserve forests tee Subcommittee on Social Security, Pen- to cut down on energy consumption and with Sen. Michael Bennet to pass effec- that are being threatened around the sions, and Family Policy and Chairman save taxpayers money. tive carbon capture legislation. Carbon world. It uses market forces to incentiv- of the Senate Committee on Homeland Just one provision of ESIC will reduce capture is a common-sense solution that ize countries to protect their forests Security and Governmental Affairs energy consumption in federal govern- will allow America to use its natural in exchange for reductions in the debt Permanent Subcommittee on Investiga- ment buildings by 2.5 percent per year resources while protecting the environ- they owe the U.S. These debt-for-nature tions. He also serves on the Senate Foreign compared to 2018 consumption levels. ment at the same time. Our bill, the swaps have protected more than 67 Relations Committee. Elsewhere, improving building codes Carbon Capture Improvement Act, million acres of tropical forests over the 15 Before bold action on climate change, we need a bold public discussion

long, there hasn’t been any interactive following facts: legislators and other important influ- discussions and cooperative sharing of • The ongoing, modest warming that encers at the State Policy Network’s information between the two camps has lifted us out of the Little Ice annual meeting. Visit heartland.org for of scientists — those who are raising Age began well over 100 years ago more information about these events as the alarm of an imminent man-made — long before there were coal-fired the dates approach. climate crisis and those who aren’t power plants and SUVs. If the dates Heartland has chosen do alarmed because they believe our cli- • People are benefiting from the not work in the schedules of the invited, mate naturally changes over time, with Earth’s recent gentle warming, we are willing to schedule additional or without man’s input, or who believe including record-setting crop yields future dates that work for Kevin Tren- that the warming that is likely to occur and an increase in global vegetation. berth, Michael Mann, Don Wuebbles, in the coming century will not be detri- Remember the 1970s when it was the Katharine Hayhoe, Brenda Ekwurzel, mental to human health or well-being. scientific consensus that we needed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Gavin Worse, the lack of cooperative to take action against global cooling dialogue has devolved into outright and the coming ice age? hostility and ostracism between the two • Global temperatures during re- Polls indicate a small camps. Rather than form cliques that cent decades have risen at a much majority would like to bad-mouth or shun each other, scientists slower pace than United Nations’ see policymakers keep By Frank Lasée seeking more understanding of climate predictions. change issues should work respectfully • Objective weather data show little, if climate change issues cientific advancement ben- with each other to find common ground any, intensifying of extreme weather on their radar, but few efits from more informa- and solutions, if solutions are indeed events. Weather events like torna- favor spending a lot of tion, discussion and debate necessary. We believe public discussions does and hurricanes are clearly be- their money on climate rather than less. With that can serve to end the personal hostility coming less frequent and less severe. in mind, The Heartland that has for too long characterized this • There has been reduction in cold- change or consider Institute is hosting public debate, facilitate cooperation among induced premature deaths in recent climate change a high- forums on climate change, beginning scientists with competing theories and years, thanks to global warming — priority voting issue. Swith livestreamed sessions Sept. 23, educate the public on the most impor- and cold-induced deaths are 20 times 2019, in New York City. Heartland has tant climate change issues. more likely than heat-related deaths. invited prominent man-made climate The general public is split on Heartland hopes our invited guests Schmidt, Al Gore, Bill Nye, Bill McKib- crisis advocates Kevin Trenberth, whether Earth’s recent modest warming who believe in an imminent climate cri- ben and Susan Solomon. We are doing Michael Mann, Donald Wuebbles, is the precursor of an imminent crisis. sis will share their perspectives on the this because we believe and expect that mes i Katharine Hayhoe, Brenda Ekwurzel Polls indicate a small majority would above points and bring facts that will the contributions of these invited guests and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to par- like to see policymakers keep climate make their points clearly and convinc- will supplement those of scientists who ticipate in the New York event. change issues on their radar, but few ingly. This will make these discussions are skeptical of a man-made climate Heartland will send invitations to favor spending a lot of their money valuable — all scientific perspectives crisis and will provide the most com- T hington Gavin Schmidt, Al Gore, Bill Nye, Bill on climate change or consider climate and facts can be presented and as- plete possible picture of climate science McKibben and Susan Solomon — also change a high-priority voting issue. sessed. Science and public knowledge information for the American people e Was

h prominent advocates of a man-caused cli- Nevertheless, more scientific informa- will be the ultimate winners. and global policymakers. mate crisis — to speak in a public forum tion will lead to better public under- The Sept. 23 forum in the Big Apple in Colorado Springs on Oct. 29, 2019. standing, as well as better scientific will coincide with the U.N. Climate Frank Lasée ([email protected]) is T nt to We are pleased to invite the above- understanding, of climate change issues. Change Summit in the same city. The president of The Heartland Institute, a mentioned public figures to join us at Scientists who are skeptical of the Oct. 29 Colorado Springs event will national free-market think tank based in these informational forums. For too declared climate crisis point out the precede an important meeting of state Arlington Heights, Illinois. uppleme ing S s tidver al A i HINGTON TI MES AS HINGTON pec A S TH E W

| ember 10 • 2019 t Tuesday • S ep Tuesday 16 Tune in to watch leading world experts as they heat up the stage, telling us their view on what’s really happening to our planet – and what we should do about it.

On September 23 in New York City – on the same day and in the same city the United Nations will convene its Climate Summit before its General Assembly session – The Heartland Institute will host a debate on what is happening to our climate and what JOHN STOSSEL we can do about it. The debate will be MODERATOR moderated by John Stossel.

We’ve cordially invited some of the country’s most prominent advocates for taking immediate action on climate change. If it is necessary to radically change the way Americans live, work, eat, travel, and build, then it’s time they make the case to the American people.

Heartland will bring a team of scientists to represent the “climate realist” side, because, after all, doesn’t the wholesale reordering of our society demand at least a little bit of public debate? A S A pecial

INVITED TO DEBATE dver t S ising upplemen t REP. ALEXANDRIA BRENDA EKWURZEL KATHERINE HAYHOE OCASIO-CORTEZ Washing o The THE WASHINGTON TIMES t Times on | MICHAEL MANN KEVIN TRENBERTH DON WUEBBLES Tuesday • S ep

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make up your mind for yourself. ember 10 • 2019 September 23 The Heartland Institute discovers, develops, and promotes free-market 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET solutions to social and economic problems. Visit heartland.org at Heartland.org 17 Offshore wind energy: ‘Resilient, sustainable, economically sound’

by 2050. The Bureau of Labor Statistics and oftentimes more affordable than, discuss the promise of wind power. We notes that wind turbine technician is one fossil fuel energy. Adding wind to our committed to working toward a solution of the fastest-growing jobs in the U.S., at energy profile makes economic sense. that supports both our nation’s energy a rate of 96 percent. In Congress, I continue to advocate needs and our defense needs. In contin- In San Luis Obispo, part of the district for offshore wind energy as a member of ued conversations with the Navy, DOD I represent in Congress, the upcom- the House Armed Services Committee. leaders like Secretary McMahon, the ing closure of Diablo Canyon Nuclear I successfully included an amendment Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM), Power Plant will significantly impact our to the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense energy producers, transitioning power economy and workforce. Because the Authorization Act to help facilitate the plant workers, and other regional stake- plant can no longer compete in Califor- exploration of offshore wind. I’ve been holders, I have clearly seen that we have nia’s energy market, 1,500 local jobs will communicating with the Department the skills, knowledge and resources to be lost and the state will need to replace of Defense (DOD) to discuss leverag- lead on offshore wind energy. It’s time to nearly 10 percent of its energy produc- ing renewable energy for national step up and do so. tion. Across the nation, other states face security, and I introduced the Energy Harnessing the potential of offshore similar circumstances. This presents a Opportunity Zones Act (H.R. 5441) last wind is a strategic decision that will ben- great opportunity for offshore wind as a Congress to advance renewable energy, efit our nation for generations to come. renewable energy source to re-establish incentivize job creation and protect our For our economy, for jobs and workers, By Rep. Salud Carbajal those jobs and fulfill energy needs in environment. and for our future, offshore wind is the my home district and in places across The push for offshore wind keeps smart choice. It allows us to commit to s extreme temperatures our nation. We will always need energy gaining traction: Just last month, I met clean, renewable energy, strengthen our become more common, workers. The smart thing — and the with Assistant Secretary of Defense economy and remain a global leader. as air pollution rises and right thing — to do is help people transi- for Sustainment Robert McMahon to The winds of change are upon us and, as global energy demands tion into new, sustainable jobs that will when we choose to act, that change will increase, the facts remain last. Offshore wind makes that possible. be powerful. clear: Our climate is chang- Over the years, we have seen steady We need energy sources ing and, without bold action on energy, development in renewable energy that are resilient, Rep. Salud Carbajal, a California ourA future is uncertain. technology and battery storage, making Democrat, is Vice Chairman of the sustainable and Under previous administrations, we options like offshore wind more viable. House Committee on Transportation made great strides to reduce carbon Since 2009, the cost of wind has de- economically sound — and Infrastructure, and serves on the emissions, but in the past two years, creased by 69 percent. These falling costs offshore wind checks House Armed Services Committee. mes i we’ve lost much of that progress. Many mean wind energy is competitive with, all those boxes. and House Agriculture Committee. steps must be taken to turn things around, and one thing we must do is look carefully at our energy sources. We T hington need sources that are resilient, sustainable and economically sound — offshore e Was

h wind checks all those boxes. Wind is a renewable resource that yields high amounts of energy, and off- T nt to shore wind is readily available in coastal communities like mine in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. According to the

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s Energy (EERE), the total wind power capacity in the United States increases on average 30 percent per year, mak- tidver ing wind our most abundant source al A

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| federal waters along the coasts and Great Lakes. That is two times the combined capacity of all U.S. electric power plants, without the harmful emissions. Wind technology is more than just a sustainable source of renewable energy — it creates jobs and stimulates our ember 10 • 2019

t economy, adding nearly $20 billion to our economy annually, according to the DOE Wind Energy Technologies Office. The wind sector employed over 100,000 people in 2016, and it is poised to

Tuesday • S ep Tuesday provide more than 600,000 Americans with jobs in manufacturing, installa- 18 tion, maintenance and support services A trailblazing moment for the energy industry

By Tim Charters and The Empire Wind project south of Jersey, the offshore wind-supply chain investment in our nation’s infrastructure. Long Island will power over 500,000 stretches across the United States. With Vineyard Wind, once it gains final fed- Aaron C. Smith A S homes and create 800 jobs. more than 18.6 gigawatts of offshore eral approval, will spur a private sector- A pecial n just over two-and-a-half years, The Sunrise Wind project, which wind projected by 2030, offshore repre- driven energy revolution that provides we have seen a boon in American was recently awarded a power purchase sents a new $70 billion industry, creating clean, affordable energy and creates even

energy production. On the one agreement in New York, will power over jobs and capital expenditure benefits for more high-paying, long-term jobs. dver t hand, that should not be much of 500,000 homes and create over 1,600 American businesses. As a vanguard for a new offshore a surprise. As Republican nomi- jobs. Offshore projects are never easy. In energy industry, Mr. Trump can encour- nee, Donald Trump promised as The Skipjack Wind Farm off the coast addition to the Washington red tape, age similar projects that would provide S ising much. But on the other hand, the rise clean, affordable and reliable energy Iin American-generated power has not — moving the country closer to energy upplemen been as much from oil and gas as Trump Most importantly, offshore wind jobs are being created independence and less dependent on supporters, and even some opponents, across the country. Whether it’s from utilizing wind- many Americans’ current reality of Rus- would expect. sian gas brought to the United States. Re-

turbine technicians from Colorado, shipbuilders from t No, part of this energy production cent storms and blackouts, and warnings growth has come from a very surpris- Louisiana or electricians from New Jersey, the offshore of more blackouts to come, show that Washing o The THE WASHINGTON TIMES ing source, one Mr. Trump didn’t spend wind-supply chain stretches across the United States. increasing the reliability of America’s much time talking about, but can now electricity grid is essential. rightfully take credit for: Offshore wind The rise of offshore wind is a trail- energy. of Maryland will power 35,000 homes which the Trump administration is blazing moment for the energy industry

It seems somewhat counterintuitive and for America. Creating clean, afford- t and create 1,400 jobs. cutting, offshore wind projects entail dif- Times on — even with an “all of the above” energy Revolution Wind off the Rhode Island ficult engineering and construction chal- able and reliable wind energy off our approach, offshore wind has typically Coast will power 270,000 homes and lenges, and require due diligence within coasts, while creating jobs in the process been an afterthought. While the Bush ad- create 850 jobs. the local community. Local engagement is a win-win, and the Trump adminis- |

ministration started the ball rolling, and This does not include projects such means meaningful dialogue with the tration deserves far more credit than it Tuesday • S ep President Obama slowly started moving as the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind fishing community, who are concerned has been receiving. We have a chance forward, it is the Trump administration project and the South Fork Wind Farm about the impacts of any such opera- to build great new offshore projects for that has pushed the boundaries. off the New York coast, which do not tion, creating mitigation funds, reducing, America, and the Trump administration Offshore wind has become a signifi- have firm job estimates yet. Nor does when necessary, the turbine footprint is leading the way. cant priority with a longer list of off- it include the Vineyard Wind project and carefully calibrating the distance t

shore projects from this administration south of Martha’s Vineyard, which is still between turbines to allow trawlers easy Tim Charters is the vice president for ember 10 • 2019 than one might expect. Last December, awaiting final approval from the Depart- passage so that offshore wind and fisher- government and political affairs at the an Interior Department auction of ment of the Interior, and would create ies can thrive alongside each other. National Ocean Industries Association. three offshore lease blocks brought in a 800 megawatts of power and 3,600 jobs. Notably, the Vineyard Wind proj- Aaron C. Smith is the president and CEO record-shattering $405.1 million, yielding Most importantly, offshore wind jobs ect would be the first ever to complete of the Offshore Marine Service Associa- roughly $1,000 per acre for the federal are being created across the country. permitting through the One Federal tion. This article first ran online in The government. Whether it’s from utilizing wind-turbine Decision process, a showcase of Presi- Washington Times Commentary section And it’s creating jobs. technicians from Colorado, shipbuilders dent Trump’s initiatives to reduce regula- on Aug. 7, 2019. For example: from Louisiana or electricians from New tory burdens for business and encourage 19 U.S. innovation, free market key to clean, affordable energy By House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, Rep. Jeff Duncan and Rep. Markwayne Mullin n the past three years of pro- growth Republican policies under President Trump’s leadership, we have reversed much of the economic damage done by the Obama administration and unleashed the incredible potential of American energy Iresources. By exploring all forms of energy — from oil and gas to coal, nuclear and other renewable energy — and by instituting responsible regulatory reform, America has become a leading energy producer and is fast becoming the global leader in energy exports. energy strategy because we under- The U.S. has made tremendous stand that they can complement each progress since President Trump took other. When the wind isn’t blowing in office, and we can’t afford to turn back Oklahoma, we rely on natural gas to now. As leaders of the House Energy power our electricity. Using all of our Action Team (HEAT), we are working energy resources means lower costs for to promote this success and shine a light families and lower emissions. Because on the destructive changes Democrats Oklahoma has adopted this strategy, we would have us make under their radical are home to some of the most afford- energy proposals that call for a com- able power in the nation. plete socialist remake of the country’s In all of our districts, we have seen economy and an end to America’s that by bringing sanity to regulations, traditional and reliable energy sources. and allowing the free market to work, Across the country, conservative energy energy companies are modernizing mes i policies are creating jobs and driving energy generation processes, reduc- down costs for hard-working families. ing emissions and creating new jobs. Through American innovation and free Liberals in Washington, however, prefer market competition, not phony Paris radical, government-first plans like the T hington treaties, U.S. energy emissions have Green New Deal, which would destroy fallen to 1990 levels and CO2 emissions our national economy and send prices of e Was

h are expected to decline again in 2019. everyday goods soaring for families and We have seen these benefits first- small businesses all across our country. hand in our districts. In just a few weeks, the United T nt to In Louisiana, technological inno- Nations is set to convene, once again, vations like deepwater drilling and to dictate to the world a set of costly, hydraulic fracturing are allowing us job-killing regulations as part of that

uppleme to safely tap previously inaccessible body’s effort to legislate a global tem- oil and gas reserves. This increased perature change. As we already know ing S

s production has allowed the U.S. to from the Paris Accord, in practice, compete with foreign adversaries these schemes simply transfer millions and strengthen partnerships with our of good-paying jobs from America to tidver allies who no longer have to depend bad actors, like China, who have little al A

i on countries like Russia and Iran for obligation to reduce their continually HINGTON TI MES AS HINGTON energy. With our LNG export facilities growing carbon emissions. This is the pec and as home to the nation’s only off- wrong direction. A S TH E W

| shore oil port, South Louisiana is at the The American economy is booming forefront of the country’s burgeoning in large part because of Republicans’ export activity. Our export capabilities pro-growth approach to energy devel- now allow us to provide more cost- opment. As leaders of HEAT, we will effective and cleaner energy to the rest continue to lead on policies that will of the world. continue this growth and prioritize a Some 52.9 percent of South Caro- illustration by linas garsys safe, clean environment. ember 10 • 2019

t lina’s electricity is generated from nuclear power, and it accounts for 95.5 incentivize private investment in the in- source of the nation’s clean energy and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, percent of the state’s emission-free dustry and for policies conducive to es- must be part of our energy matrix. Louisiana Republican; Rep. Jeff Dun- electricity. Nuclear power is reliable, tablishing a permanent geologic reposi- Oklahoma has historically been can, South Carolina Republican; and critical to U.S. national security and tory like Yucca Mountain. Given that known as an oil state. But Oklahoma is Rep. Markwayne Mullin, Oklahoma

Tuesday • S ep Tuesday geopolitical interests, and has signifi- nuclear energy generates 56 percent of also a leader in renewable energy. We Republican, are co-chairs of House cant economic benefits. We as a nation America’s carbon-free electricity in the are now the second in wind generation. Energy Action Team (HEAT). 20 should be advocating for policies that U.S., it is overwhelmingly the largest We are focused on an all-of-the-above Time to face reality — Green New Deal is a nightmare

By Rep. Sam Graves ave you ever read a news story and asked yourself, “Is this for real”? I had that experience when I recently read that a major proponent of the Green New Deal said she woke up in the middle of the night Hwith anxiety about climate change. She believes taxpayers need to just “bite the reality can actually work. In recent bullet” and go along with the plan. years, under Republican Congresses, The Green New Deal, I remind you, we passed bipartisan infrastructure A S theorizes that we could save the planet if legislation that addresses environmental A pecial we, in part, replaced or upgraded every issues. In 2018, for example, the FAA building in the United States and got rid Reauthorization Act established an

of airplanes and gas-powered vehicles. FAA-industry partnership for developing dver t One study suggests that this “Deal” low-energy and low-emission technolo- would cost $93 trillion over the next 10 gies, and the Disaster Recovery Reform years. At that price, this certainly isn’t a Act focused on making our communities S ising deal, it’s a disaster. more resilient to natural disasters. Since

This would cost the average Ameri- 2014, three Water Resources Develop- upplemen can household $600,000, not to mention ment Acts have addressed ecosystem the millions of jobs that would be lost. restoration, flood risk reduction and While the Deal’s proponents tout the storm risk mitigation projects. Bipartisan new jobs this plan would create, in real- proposals in Congress now would pro- t ity, the creation of green jobs in recent vide for government-industry partner- Washing o The THE WASHINGTON TIMES years has been shown to be under- ships and encourage innovation. whelming when compared to the rosy When it comes to infrastructure, the promises used to sell such plans. Even environment and other issues, Con- California stopped trying to tally the gress must continue to offer bipartisan,

consensus-based solutions that ensure t

number of green jobs created. Times on The thing that keeps me up at night is that states, local governments and imagining this Green New Deal night- proposals I have ever seen. How many the far-left feel like they need to dic- private industries have the tools and mare becoming reality. This proposal is Americans can afford to “bite the bullet” tate, tax and penalize in order to force flexibility to address their specific needs |

like the maniac in a bad horror movie if it’s going to cost them $600,000? their socialist agenda when, in fact, we and, above all, keep innovating. Tuesday • S ep who, beyond any logic, just keeps com- I have deep concerns that the Green already see the private sector respond- Sweeping and prohibitively costly ing back. New Deal would unnecessarily hijack ing to consumer-driven market de- government mandates that ignore the As a sixth-generation farmer, I and politicize any constructive conversa- mands for cleaner energy and cleaner unique needs of our communities, the firmly believe we should be mindful tions Congress and the country can have technology. We continue to witness lives of hardworking Americans, and of our impact on the environment, about important issues, like infrastruc- car, truck, train and aircraft engines how the economy works — proposals t

because the land is how we make our ture or cleaner energy production, becoming cleaner, more fuel-efficient like the Green New Deal — have no ember 10 • 2019 living. I am not arguing against im- where there is plenty of room for real- and more dependent on alternative place in the national discussion about proved energy efficiency and cleaner istic action. Our approach to infrastruc- fuels. More and more Americans want how we are going to move forward. burning fuels, but proposals to protect ture and other issues require long-term, these things, and that popular demand Anyone who thinks otherwise needs the environment need to be grounded workable solutions — an impossibility provides a powerful, built-in, market- to wake up and face reality. in reality and mindful of the costs on with heavy-handed proposals like the based incentive for manufacturers and hardworking Americans. Green New Deal that rely on big govern- companies to offer them. Rep. Sam Graves, Missouri Republican, is The Green New Deal is unquestion- ment mandates. This may be news to the mainstream Ranking Member of the House Committee ably one of the most onerous, unrealistic It is beyond me why politicians on media, but an approach that recognizes on Transportation and Infrastructure. 21 Ethanol in fuel hurts us all. Here is why.

purported economic benefits — specifi- food riots in poor countries. However, concept of avoided cost.) Regulatory cally propping up the farm economy. tropical countries led by Brazil soon incentives associated with the RFS also According to the USDA Economic Re- cleared enough forest to make up for increase the cost of corn and soybean search Service, more than half of farm the shortage. feedstock, inflating the price of feed- families have negative farm income and In Brazil, it is possible to grow two stock for meat and poultry. therefore require other jobs. Rural com- crops of corn or soybeans per year. Agricultural exports play a key role in munities continue to lose population. How can our farmers compete? Brazil trade negotiations with China. Early in Net farm income has stagnated and con- now exports more soybeans, corn and the trade spat, the optimism of ethanol tinues an inflation-adjusted downward beef than the U.S. producers was high that China would trend — despite, and perhaps because Citing the China trade dispute, the enforce a 10 percent domestic ethanol of, biofuels. administration promised an additional mandate and provide an outlet for their How could our country’s political $15 billion in support for farmers. This ethanol. This dispute has disrupted mul- obsession with biofuels actually hurt amount is in addition to crop revenue tiple industries, including the technology U.S. farmers? There are roughly 70 insurance subsidies of $6 billion, a $1/ sector, but it has its basis in an agricul- million acres dedicated to growing gallon excise tax credit to biodiesel tural sector that cannot compete with corn and soybeans for fuel in the U.S. blenders, and billions more in costs Brazil. It was our preoccupation with biofuels that opened the door to food By Jerry Jung exports by other countries. Farmers are squeezed between a few vertically inte- wo years ago, the Washington grated suppliers and global commodity Times published an opinion prices influenced by an artificial bubble article that I wrote about of overcapacity. rethinking ethanol mandates. Since U.S. farmers suffer from in- Under provisions of the Re- creased competition from abroad, who newable Fuel Standard (RFS) benefits? Politically influential biofuel enacted in conjunction with the Energy producers and agricultural input produc- TPolicy Act of 2005, refiners are required ers (such as chemical companies and to blend ethanol into gasoline. If their seed producers) do. In essence, farmers product does not contain 10 percent have been relegated to laundering gov- ethanol, they must purchase credits to ernment subsidies for these entities. The offset the shortfall. The RFS also ad- economic fortunes of farmers are tied to dresses “renewable” fuels other than commodity prices that, in turn, are heav- ethanol, such as biodiesel made from ily influenced by the EPA-sponsored RIN soybeans. This legislation was promoted market for biofuel shortfalls. The RIN mes i by both President George W. Bush and Aerial photo showed heavy equiptment working at palm oil plantation owned by PT Papua market is very volatile as evidenced by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Alam Lestari. the precipitous drop in prices triggered The politics behind the legislation when the EPA granted waivers to small are quite rational, yet the outcome from refiners. If there are enough RINs to T hington both an economic and environmental meet regulatory requirements, they are perspective is utterly idiotic. There is theoretically worth nothing. If there are e Was

h a litany of reasons why the policy is not enough, they are theoretically price- counterproductive, but the most basic less. (Economists would characterize reason is that more fossil fuel energy is the demand for RINs as perfectly price T nt to consumed in the production of corn and inelastic.) soy biofuels than is produced. Ethanol If the goal is to provide a living plants utilize energy equivalent to about wage for farmers, a better approach

uppleme 28 percent of their output, but much would be to direct the billions of dollars more energy is consumed in the process spent propping up biofuels toward the ing S

s of growing corn and soybeans to be Conservation Reserve Program. The made into fuel. CRP provides payments to farmers Production of fertilizer and other for planting cover crops that provide tidver agricultural chemicals consume prodi- habitat for wildlife as well as restoring al A

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| worldwide fertilizer production utilizes tion lands provide a much more stable the energy equivalent of over 1 billion Photo courtesy of Jerry Jung. platform for food prices. If the price of barrels of oil each year. Farm tractors U.S. biofuel policy has driven destruction of the Amazon. cash crops rises too high, then farmers consume diesel fuel, as do the trucks put more acreage into crops, bring- moving corn, soy and ethanol. (Etha- ing prices back down. If farmers are nol cannot generally be transported in According to the National Wildlife Fed- associated with the “RIN” credits that unable to turn a profit because of low pipelines.) eration, about 7 million of these acres biodiesel blenders and refiners with prices, then they can fall back on CRP ember 10 • 2019

t Given the fact that biofuels waste were converted from natural habitat. ethanol shortfalls pass along to motor- payments. It makes more sense to limit energy, there is no substance to argu- That leaves over 60 million acres that ists. A dollar-per-gallon RIN price trans- capacity in this fashion than it does ments that biofuels provide energy were converted from food production lates into “stealth taxes” of $15 billion to resort to subsidies and government security. Nor can a logical argument be to grow soy for biodiesel and corn for for gasoline and $2.6 billion for diesel. mandates for surplus crops. made that they are any more renewable ethanol. When U.S. farmers take 60 mil- That’s because refiners pay penalties

Tuesday • S ep Tuesday than the fossil fuels required for their lion acres out of food production, some- not only for shortfalls but also that Jerry Jung is a retired businessman and production. The only remaining ratio- thing has to give. Initially, commodity much more for the biofuels that they conservationist. 22 nale for biofuels then would center on prices shot upward accompanied by do buy. (This is due to the economic ETHANOL HURTS the environment ETHANOL HURTS dairy farmers

ETHANOL HURTS food prices ETHANOL HURTS small business A S A pecial dver t S ising upplemen ETHANOL HURTS motorcyclists ETHANOL HURTS water quality t Washing o The THE WASHINGTON TIMES t Times on | Tuesday • S ep ETHANOL HURTS egg farmers ETHANOL HURTS the marine industry t ember 10 • 2019

RethinkEthanol.com 23 We need to reauthorize the nation’s pipeline safety law mes i action and passed the 2012 pipeline Each year, more than 2.6 million Third, we need to ensure that safety bill, a result of a bipartisan com- miles of pipelines deliver trillions of PHSMA, state regulators and pipeline mitment to ensuring our energy is cubic feet of natural gas and hundreds of operators are incorporating lessons- transported safely and our environment billions of ton of liquid petroleum prod- learned from prior accidents, integrat- T hington is kept protected. We cut down on the ucts across the nation, powering our ing new technologies and continuing incident reporting time and upped the homes, our schools and our businesses. to improve safety. e Was

h financial penalties for violations. Our pipeline network literally fuels our Finally, as we have done for the past In 2016, we came together again to economy. And it’s true that pipelines are two reauthorizations, we need to work pass another bipartisan pipeline safety simply the most efficient and safest way in a bipartisan manner on this issue. T nt to By Rep. Fred Upton bill. I am proud of the work we accom- to transport this energy. But another ac- Protecting our pipelines, ensuring the plished with that bill, particularly the cident could devastate our environment safe delivery of our energy resources, efore I was elected to Con- language that I was able to include to and threaten the economic well-being of and making sure we do right by our

uppleme gress in 1986, I worked for require mandatory annual inspections American families. We just cannot take environment are too important to let President Reagan and learned for certain pipeline crossings, such as this chance, which makes reauthorizing political rhetoric and minor disagree- ing S

s the importance of finding Enbridge’s Line 5, which crosses the pipeline safety one of the top issues fac- ments get in the way of a final product. bipartisan solutions to the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan at a ing this Congress. Throughout my career, I have challenges facing the nation. depth of more than 250 feet below the My priorities for a new pipeline stayed true to the lessons I learned tidver President Reagan worked across the aisle surface of the water. safety bill are straightforward. from President Reagan. I’ve worked al A

i with the Democrats who held the House with folks on both sides of the aisle

HINGTON TI MES AS HINGTON B throughout his entire presidency. He al- to get solutions to huge challenges, pec ways fought for what was right — regard- Protecting our pipelines, ensuring the safe including pipeline safety. I am proud A S TH E W

| less the party. And when the people of delivery of our energy resources, and making of the work we have done in the past southwest Michigan sent me to Congress, sure we do right by our environment are too on this issue — it’s one of the bright I vowed to practice the lessons I learned spots of bipartisanship in Congress from our 40th President on every single important to let political rhetoric and minor when working on an issue of national issue that crossed my desk. disagreements get in the way of a final product. importance. But we can do better, and One issue that’s deeply personal to I am looking forward to continuing to me is pipeline safety. It’s personal to work with my colleagues to once again ember 10 • 2019

t anyone who has had to deal with a pipe- The 2016 bill is set to expire at the end First, we must ensure that the Pipe- get this done this Congress. line accident in their home state. In July of this month, and it’s critically important line and Hazardous Materials Safety 2010, a pipeline burst and spilled into the we once again come together to pass a bi- Administration (PHMSA) and the states Rep. Fred Upton, Michigan Republican, Kalamazoo River in southwest Michigan. partisan bill that will pass both the House have the resources they need to perform is the Ranking Member on the Energy It was one of the largest inland oil spills and Senate and that President Trump will their pipeline safety responsibilities. Subcommittee and served as chair-

Tuesday • S ep Tuesday in American history, costing a billion sign. We have no other choice — we have Second, we need PHMSA to complete man of the House Energy and Com- dollars to clean up. a responsibility to ensure our nation’s the overdue hazardous liquid and gas merce Committee from 2011 to 2017. 24 Following that incident, we took energy is transported safely. pipeline rulemakings. Energy dominance and environmental protection go hand in hand

transform America. uranium essential to our national se- and protecting our environment are Besides leading the charge against curity and defense apparatus, it is also not mutually exclusive goals. the Green New Deal, the Caucus and integral to our energy security. We are experiencing an energy I have also been fighting some of the Working in tandem with the Trump renaissance in this America. It’s a story atrocious bills and ideas being pro- administration, we have rolled back of freedom, prosperity and oppor- posed by House Democrats, including Obama-era job-killing regulations and tunity. For the first time in 65 years, spearheading the opposition to Nancy continue to work tirelessly to unleash the United States is a net exporter of Pelosi’s Paris Climate Agreement bill American energy dominance. energy. We are no longer dependent that would prevent President Trump Despite all the work we have ac- on volatile foreign sources produced in from withdrawing from this unlawful complished, extremists are continuing Russia and Saudi Arabia, and American accord. to undermine these important projects homes and vehicles are being powered When Chairman Raul Grijalva at hearings by inserting political riders by American energy. pushed through Rep. Jared Huffman’s into appropriations bills to defund Recent innovation and technology bill repealing the Arctic National Wild- many of these important initiatives. improvements associated with fracking life Refuge oil and gas program, we Fortunately, the Western Caucus has and horizontal drilling have allowed stepped up to the plate to fight it tooth a different vision for America. A vision shale resources previously deemed and nail. The local tribe of Kaktovik that doesn’t pick winners and losers uneconomical to be developed and are By Rep. Paul Gosar, D.D.S. even derided Mr. Huffman as they have and includes a true all-of-the-above the main reason the U.S. was the world leader in carbon emissions reductions s the Chairman of the in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Congressional Western We are experiencing an energy renaissance in this It is such an honor to lead the West- Caucus and the Ranking America. It’s a story of freedom, prosperity and ern Caucus and represent the people of Member of the House opportunity. For the first time in 65 years, the United Arizona’s 4th Congressional District. Committee on Natural We will continue to fight day in and Resources Subcommit- States is a net exporter of energy. We are no longer day out for American energy domi- tee on Energy and Mineral Resources, dependent on volatile foreign sources produced in nance, and we will protect our environ- IA have a unique insight into many of Russia and Saudi Arabia, and American homes and ment along the way. America’s energy issues. Since 1993, the bipartisan Western vehicles are being powered by American energy. Rep. Paul Gosar, D.D.S., Arizona Caucus has been on the front lines of Republican, is the Ranking Member A S tackling some of the biggest energy on the House Committee on Natural A pecial issues facing America. fought for decades to open responsible energy strategy that embraces wind, Resources Subcommittee on Energy The Western Caucus led the fight production in ANWR. solar, nuclear, hydropower, coal, oil and Mineral Resources and serves on

against the fundamentally flawed The Western Caucus has sounded and natural gas. the House Committee on Oversight and dver t Green New Deal, a socialist manifesto the alarm on the importance of includ- Our vision encourages innovation Reform. He is also Chairman of the masquerading as a pro-environment ing uranium on the United States’ and less burdensome mandates. We Congressional Western Caucus. proposal seeking to fundamentally list of critical minerals. Not only is know responsible energy production S ising upplemen t Washing o The THE WASHINGTON TIMES t Times on | Tuesday • S ep t ember 10 • 2019

Morenci Mine in Arizona. 25 North Dakota’s Bakken oil revolution easing global geopolitical tensions

gas prices would have spiked. And those are just the most visible results of energy market upheaval. Commerce and industry that rely on petroleum products would see skyrocketing costs, resulting in price increases on goods ranging from airline tickets to asphalt. But as we have seen in recent months, that is no longer the case. Thanks in large part to North Dakota’s shale oil revolution, made possible by astounding advances in technology — most notably, hydraulic fracturing — world oil prices have remained remark- ably stable. Oil is trading at essentially the same price as it was on Jan. 1, 2019. Technologies developed in North By Rep. Kelly Armstrong Dakota are now being perfected and deployed in shale formations across orth Dakota has long the country, insulating the U.S. and played a vital role in Amer- our allies from the economic volatility ica’s national security. We that traditionally follows these types of are proud to be home to incidents in the Middle East. two legs of our country’s The benefits of energy security nuclear weapons triad. The manifest in several meaningful ways. Minot Air Force Base is home to both First, the Iranian regime, or any Nthe B-52 long-range strategic bomber other hostile actor, sees diminished po- and the Minuteman III intercontinental litical advantage from their dangerous ballistic missile (alas, there is no home actions. These events, while gravely se- for a nuclear submarine in landlocked rious, no longer cause havoc in world North Dakota). energy markets. This puts America and mes i But national security is not solely our allies in a stronger position when based upon military might. Over the dealing with hostile aggression. Our past decade, North Dakota has un- leaders can make decisions without dergone an economic and industrial facing pressure associated with ris- T hington revolution that has secured another ing gas prices and other economic strategic security advantage for our concerns. While Iranian actions are e Was

h country. The Bakken oil field, stretch- “provocative and hostile,” as President ing across western North Dakota, Trump has stated, the effects of their has paved the way towards American actions are limited. Our response can T nt to energy independence. This newfound be calculated towards our long-term energy security is a geopolitical ad- strategic goals rather than our short- Photo credit: Joanna Thamke, USGS vantage that is reaping benefits for our term political needs. Oil well being drilled into the Bakken Formation in North Dakota in 2015.

uppleme country and the entire world. Second, the American people and Not long ago, the actions taken by the entire world reap the benefits of ing S

s Iran in the Strait of Hormuz would a stable oil market. Prices move more have roiled global oil markets and predictably and are driven by supply Third, there are the jobs. North the energy industry in our hometown caused significant price increases. In and demand instead of hostile actions Dakota’s 1.4 million barrels-per-day and is the embodiment of what energy tidver the past, these events would have trig- intended to disrupt the market. Con- oil industry is larger than some OPEC development has meant for small-town al A

i gered ripples in our economy all the sumers and businesses can more ade- countries and has created over 35,000 America. HINGTON TI MES AS HINGTON way from Wall Street to Main Street. quately plan everything from a summer high-paying careers at an average sal- Simply put, the United States is pec Markets would have (over)reacted and road trip to a major capital investment. ary of more than $98,000. What does stronger and our enemies are weaker A S TH E W

| that mean for North Dakota? I will let because of our energy security. Amer- one of my constituents answer. ica’s oil production has strengthened “Jobs that offered long-term career our country and our communities. advancement that would appeal to North Dakota is proud to have played young adults entering the work force its part in our country’s path toward didn’t exist in North Dakota. As a energy independence. result, our rural communities were ember 10 • 2019

t shrinking, and we were losing our Kelly Armstrong is in his first term repre- small-town culture and way of life senting North Dakota in the U.S. House so many had enjoyed for generations of Representatives, where he serves on before. The oil and gas industry has the House Select Committee on the Cli- completely changed this outlook.” mate Crisis, as well as the Judiciary and

Tuesday • S ep Tuesday The Bakken Formation, which contains oil-bearing shale more than a mile underground, This young man earned a petroleum Oversight committees. He’s a former state stretches from North Dakota and Montana into Canada. Illustration courtesy of Federal engineering degree from the Univer- senator, executive for his family’s oil and 26 Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (minneapolisfed.org). sity of North Dakota. He now works in gas business, and defense attorney. Renewable energy will only be possible with massive increases in the supply of critical minerals Without mining there is no ‘Green Revolution’

By Stephen Moore and more of key mineral resources like cop- metals, there will not be more efficient minerals needed to produce recharge- Ann Bridges per and zinc remaining in the ground, 21st century batteries for electric cars, able batteries (lithium and cobalt), waiting to be mined. These resources or modern solar panels. Kiss the Green wind-turbine motors (dysprosium), thin The recent threats by Beijing to cut aren’t on environmentally sensitive New Deal and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio- films for solar power (tellurium) and off American access to critical mineral lands, like national parks, but on the mil- Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders’ utopian miniature sensors that manage the per- imports has many Americans wonder- lions of acres of federal, state and private vision of 100 percent renewable energy formance of electric vehicles (yttrium). ing why our politicians have allowed lands. goodbye. Another irony in the left’s anti-min- the United States to become so overly- The mining isn’t happening because Yet for decades now, environmental- ing crusade is that these same groups dependent on China for these valued of extremely prohibitive environmen- ists have erected every possible barrier have long boasted that by eliminating resources in the first place. tal rules and a permitting process that to mining here in America for critical our need for fossil fuels, America won’t Today, the United States is 90 percent can take 5-10 years to open a new mine. minerals — which we have in great rely on cartels like OPEC that have in dependent on China and Russia for Green groups simply resist almost all abundance. the past held our nation hostage to wild many vital “rare earth minerals.” new drilling. Search far and wide through the price swings and embargoes. Greens The main reason for our over-reliance What they may not realize is that the grandiose Green New Deal plans and also complain that fossil-fuel depen- on nations like China for these minerals de facto mining prohibitions jeopardize you will not find any call for additional dence requires a multi-billion dollar is not that we are running out of these the “Green Energy Revolution” that domestic mining for battery-operated military presence in the Middle East and resources here at home. The U.S. Mining liberals so desperately are seeking. electric vehicles and electrified mass around the world to ensure supply. Now Association estimates that we have at How is this for rich irony: To make transportation systems, nor the underly- we can substitute OPEC with China and least $5 trillion of recoverable mineral renewable energy at all technologically ing energy infrastructure. Russia. resources. plausible, will require massive increases Thanks to the extreme environmen- Here is one simple but telling ex- The U.S. Geological Survey reports in the supply of rare earth and criti- talists we import from unfriendly and ample of the shortsightedness of the “no that we still have up to 86 percent or cal minerals. Without these valuable repressive governments the critical mining” position of the environmentalists. Current electric vehicles can use up to 10 times more copper than fossil-fuel The U.S. Geological Survey reports that we still have up to 86 percent or more vehicles. Then, additional copper-wire of key mineral resources like copper and zinc remaining in the ground, waiting networks will be needed to attach convenient battery chargers through- to be mined. These resources aren't on environmentally sensitive lands, like A S out public spaces and along roads and A pecial national parks, but on the millions of acres of federal, state and private lands. highways. Do we really want this entire transportation infrastructure to be de-

pendent on China and Russia? dver t Of course, it is not just green energy development that will be imperiled by our mining restrictions folly. Innovation S ising and research on new lightweight metals

and alloys, such as those used in life-sav- upplemen ing medical devices and tiny cameras in smartphones, could also become stalled if foreign prices rise prohibitively. Also, because our mining laws (the t one’s that don’t outright prohibit min- Washing o The THE WASHINGTON TIMES ing) protect the environment far more than those in nations like China and Africa, by importing these minerals, we are contributing to global environmental t

degradation. Times on So there you have it. The “keep-it-in- the-ground movement” demanded by environmentalists against use of almost |

all of America’s bountiful energy and Tuesday • S ep mineral resources is blocking a green future and a safer planet. Do they know this? Do they care?

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Washington Times, is a senior fellow at ember 10 • 2019 Heritage Foundation and an economic consultant at Freedom Works. Ann Bridges is co-author of “Groundbreak- ing!: America’s New Quest for Mineral Independence.” This article first ap- peared in The Washington Times Com- illustration by greg groesch mentary section on June 16, 2019. 27 U.S. airlines contribute just

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