Column: Cutting the Department of Energy’s budget is a good thing

Column: Cutting the Department of Energy’s budget is a good thing

Media coverage of President Donald Trump’s recommended Department of Energy budget has been predictably negative. But his budget is more accurately described as a major policy shift — and a very beneficial one. If Congress passes this budget so the president can sign it into law, then it’s goodbye to using the department to impose an unpopular and expensive energy transition on the American people, and hello to a policy of energy abundance and d…

U.S. Department of Energy Halts Fossil Fuel Ban for Federal Buildings

The Department of Energy announced it has delayed the compliance date for new provisions regarding Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings (CER). This action delays the restrictive standards imposed by the previous administration to limit the use of affordable, reliable energy sources, such as coal and natural gas, to power federal buildings in favor of less reliable, more expensive options. “Under Presi…