The Return of 'All-of-the-Above'

The Return of 'All-of-the-Above'

The Green New Deal is dead.

Why 'all of the above' energy policies won't work

There is a popular position on how we should respond to the climate change emergency that goes by the acronym AOTA, for “all of the above.” The AOTA perspective is that we must indiscriminately pursue every option we have for achieving an emissions-free energy system – energy efficiency, wind, solar, nuclear, geothermal, even tidal – while at the same time hedging our bets by continuing to support new infrastructure for the use and supply of fos…

Viewpoint: Montana's 'all of the above' electric future

Michael Hoyt writes, "Transitioning away from fossil fuels to renewables to produce electricity is not political unless one believes it should be Northwestern Energy’s right to endlessly increases rates with minimal oversight." Continue reading…

The Return of “All-of-the-Above”

Once upon a time, Democrats said this:We can move towards a sustainable energy-independent future if we harness all of America’s great natural resources. That means an all-of-the-above approach to developing America’s many energy resources, including wind, solar, biofuels, geothermal, hydropower, nuclear, oil, clean coal, and natural gas. President Obama has encouraged innovation to reach his goal of generating 80 percent of our electricity from…