The new biggest recipient of the influence industry's donations last quarter was Trump's last serious challenger, Nikki Haley, which makes sense given that Haley held a fundraiser on K Street in the fall.
‘What keeps me up at night is that government red tape combined with NIMBY – that’s ‘not in my backyard’. Opposition will get in the way, government needs to get out of the way and let the private sector build clean energy.’ – Rich Powell
Climate innovation leader Rich Powell explores
Enough red tape – we need to say yes to clean energy Climate innovation leader Rich Powell dives into the bureaucracy, bottlenecks and not-in-my-backyard…
Climate innovation leader Rich Powell dives into the bureaucracy, bottlenecks and not-in-my-backyard attitude preventing the US from achieving its green energy goals, warning that we need about 10,000 new clean energy projects to be built in the US this decade if we're to reach net zero by 2050. Learn more about what's needed to fight NIMBYism, get serious about the energy transition and get out of our own way.
Carbon capture advocates have sounded the alarm about a growing backlog of carbon dioxide injection well applications, with 172 now pending before the EPA. They argue that when states take the lead role over the wells, rather than a small pool of overburdened EPA staff, they can expedite reviews and put a broader pool of engineers to work scrutinizing individual projects.