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Ringside: Why Data Centers Will Create Electricity Abundance

March 12, 2026 4:00 amMarch 12, 2026 4:01 am

There is concern that the energy requirements of data centers will consume so much electricity that demand will overwhelm supply. While this is certainly a possible outcome, the actual impact may have the opposite effect. For starters, while the total...

South Korea’s Developing Net Zero Debacle

January 21, 2026 2:34 pmJanuary 21, 2026 2:34 pm

Neglectful of the economic wreckage that net zero policies have wrought in the U.K. and Germany, economic powerhouse South Korea has declared war on coal and liquified natural gas (LNG) to pursue more aggressive reductions of greenhouse gas emissions. Exhibiting...

U.S. Energy Shift Offers Economic Hope to Global South

October 17, 2025 7:38 amOctober 17, 2025 7:38 am

For decades growth strategies in poorer countries of the Global South – Asia, Africa and South America – leaned heavily on energy-intensive industries powered by fossil fuels and, in a handful of cases, by nuclear power. Cities grew, factories rose,...

What California Could Be if Our Politicians Loved the State and its People

July 14, 2025 2:55 amJuly 15, 2025 6:52 pm

Just imagine if the California Governor and California Legislature loved California as much as the people do. Imagine if they also loved the state’s abundant natural resources, rather than imposing harsh restrictions and locking them away. California is rich in...

Ringside: The Many Colors of Hydrogen

January 9, 2025 12:03 pmJanuary 9, 2025 12:04 pm

The lightest and most abundant substance in the universe, the simplest possible molecule, hydrogen (H2), is touted as the clean burning fuel of the future. Zero pollution. But how can hydrogen be extracted or manufactured in its pure form, and...

Ringside: The Numbers Driving California vs. Washington on Energy, Water & Forestry

November 21, 2024 3:30 amNovember 21, 2024 3:31 am

With national election results that have delivered a surprisingly unequivocal result, California’s business interests now find themselves on a political tightrope. On one side, the incoming Trump administration will pursue deregulation that may help businesses remain in California, and on...

Ringside: Ways California Can Have Abundant Energy

October 24, 2024 2:55 amOctober 24, 2024 2:56 am

With the right combination of new policies in California, abundant energy ought to be just around the corner. Nearly all new energy development can be privately financed, and it can be delivered while creating tens of thousands of high paying...