Climate Activists Choose Unreliable over Unlimited

September 5, 2025

Need to know

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Common sense

MORE THAN A ‘STABLE ALTERNATIVE’: Mitsubishi Heavy plans to double gas turbine capacity as global demand surges. It manufactures everything from forklifts to heavy payload rockets and is one of the world’s largest turbine makers.

This is an example of letting the free market work, without the government propping up renewable energy sources.

Why it matters: This challenges the fool’s narrative that wind and solar can meet soaring data center demand in the absence of new natural gas plants — despite record US energy production — and reinforces our Common Sense Energy Agenda.

We applaud the company’s efforts for doubling production, and we also understand the time and resources (skilled manpower, most importantly) that such plans require.

In the US, the federal government’s love of wind, solar and batteries — and its subsequent picking winners and losers with taxpayers’ money — unfortunately has put the majority of Americans in harm’s way. These are low- to middle-income households, those on a fixed income, small businesses and others who are particularly vulnerable to higher energy prices.

Consider:

Thanks to President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, the atrocious green-at-all cost subsidies that have been a primary reason for our power shortages and electric bill hikes have been dealt a serious blow.
We strongly encourage President Trump and Congress to make the ARC Energy Security Act into a federal law to stop future administrations from attacking affordable, reliable, clean energy like natural gas and nuclear.

Bottom line: When demand increases, supply will as well. This is the case for natural gas turbines and just about anything else. Funny how the free market works, isn’t it?

Nonsense

GREEN GROUPS PUSH ‘IDEOLOGY OVER INNOVATION’: A ‘web of dark money’ tied to Obama and left wing climate groups fuel green opposition to crucial Trump energy plan.

Why it matters: As this piece points out, climate extremists are not concerned with reducing emissions, only with advancing their political agenda, and thus control over America’s energy future.

Nuclear energy, much like natural gas, is a power source of the future. This video debunks the myths and scare tactics that some insist on associating with nuclear energy.

Consider: Jason Isaac, CEO of the American Energy Institute, warned during an interview with Fox News Digital that while claiming to stand for the planet, these groups “have prioritized ideology over innovation” and are “driven by green activists and groups deeply tied to the Democratic Party.”

President Trump, in his energy platform, advocates for nuclear energy. Yet many so-called green groups oppose this strategy.
Several environmentalist groups, such as the Union of Concerned Scientists, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, the Sierra Club, have been critical of Trump’s actions.
These extremist groups aren’t interested in cleaner energy or lower costs. They’re driven by a radical agenda and backed by dark-money networks working to influence policy at every level.

Nuclear energy ranks among the safest, cleanest, and most reliable power sources. In fact, while nuclear power plants make up just 0.4 percent of all the power plants in the U.S., they provide 18.6 percent of our electricity.

A Heartland Institute study gave top marks to natural gas and nuclear: scoring 3 and 6, respectively, across affordability, reliability, and cleanliness (lower is better). In contrast, renewables flunked: wind scored 22, solar 23, thus exposing the gap between green rhetoric and actual performance.

Bottom line: As nuclear energy gains support across the country, why are these green groups fighting it? Follow the money.

A look ahead

Hearing On Appliance and Buildings Policies: On Tuesday, September 9, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy will have a hearing on “Building the American Dream: Examining Affordability, Choice, and Security in Appliance and Buildings Policies.”

Hearing On American Energy Dominance: On Tuesday, September 9, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy will have a hearing on Exploring the Economic Potential of the Golden Age of American Energy Dominance.

Hearing On Permitting Process: On Wednesday, September 10, the House Natural Resources Committee will have a hearing on multiple bills related to the permitting process.

Hearing On AI: On Wednesday, September 10, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Space and Science will have a hearing to examine America’s AI action plan.

Hearing On Renewable Fuel For Ocean-Going Vessels: On Wednesday, September 10, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will have a hearing to amend the Clean Air Act to include fuel for ocean-going vessels as additional renewable fuel for which credits may be generated under the renewable fuel program.

Hearing On DOE Programs: On Wednesday, September 10, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee will have a hearing to examine Federal programs at the Department of Energy.

Quote of the week

“After the Biden EPA set up the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund through self-dealing & conflicts of interest, unqualified recipients & reduced agency oversight, I terminated these grants completely!”

— EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, on X.