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Manufacturing’s Greatest Days Lie Ahead

Posted December 13th, 2016 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Team Trump’s promotion of domestic energy will yield significant economic dividends…it will stimulate economic activity in the U.S. and will help revive job creation in the energy sector, both for workers employed directly in oil and gas drilling and extraction activities as well as increased employment in the support activities for oil and gas operations.

How Energy and Conservation Became Partisan Issues

Posted September 21st, 2016 at 10:43 am (UTC-5)
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Although majorities of Americans cherish the environment and value readily available and reasonably priced energy, the elected officials, campaign activists and financial contributors who control our two major political parties portray it as a zero sum game.

Germany and the U.S. have Different Ideas About Energy

Posted May 26th, 2016 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Germany is in the midst of a large-scale, government-driven energy transition toward renewables….The U.S. has also favored renewable energy with tax incentives and other subsidies, but the effort has been modest compared with Germany’s….So which country is doing a better job of shifting its energy mix?