{"id":42532,"date":"2016-09-08T02:20:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T02:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/?p=42532"},"modified":"2023-11-10T18:35:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T18:35:02","slug":"we-need-more-energy-on-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/our-take\/we-need-more-energy-on-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"We Need More Energy on Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to my blog, where I\u2019ll be getting on my soapbox a bit. Full disclaimer: I\u2019m not a full-blown energy expert (we have hired a few). But I\u2019ve been following this topic for years and have been doing so full-time since the summer of 2013. I\u2019ve been trying to answer one very tangled question: \u201cHow do we make our energy system cleaner while making our economy and our country stronger?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"float-right\" style=\"text-align: center;padding-left:20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-family:'Marydale-Bold'; color:#9d1c20\">The clean energy debate\nshould be two sided<\/h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clearpath-lightbox-img alignnone wp-image-5112 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2018\/01\/86399245a0a20c74ad93037d0a015ec0-clean-energy-debate-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/643;\"><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>For the longest time, the left has owned this debate; calling for wind and solar, battery storage and energy efficiency. These technologies are a growing part of our energy mix but will only be a portion of our future supply. A cleaner energy future must be based on nuclear, hydropower and clean fossil fuels \u2013 workhorses that provide reliable baseload electric power 24\/7. And it\u2019s about energy innovation that delivers cleaner and cheaper power and creating more jobs here at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But America has an archaic energy plan. Our energy systems are also outdated and overly regulated. Smarter policy is required to unlock cleaner and affordable energy. We need a plan that works alongside industry, that unlocks more innovation and has smarter and more efficient regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"float-left\" style=\"text-align:center;padding-right:20px;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-family:'Marydale-Bold'; color:#9d1c20\">It will take a lot of hard work to\nunravel our energy system hairball<\/h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"clearpath-lightbox-img alignnone wp-image-5112 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2018\/01\/3cc261778061f467d53555c394232504-hairball-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/469;\"><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>Our energy system is a hairball and it will take a lot of hard work to unravel. The good news is that common sense gets us much of the way there. I\u2019m writing to bring energy issues to life \u2013 to tell stories of crazy regulation, game-changing innovation and marketplace realities. That\u2019s where an outside perspective like mine, coupled with my policy team\u2019s research, can call attention to policy fixes economic conservatives can agree with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congress has a powerful role to play in reshaping our energy policy in ways that make good business sense. We must prioritize smarter policy for cleaner energy. For that, we need more energy on energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><p style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>View more of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/clearpath\/our-take\/\">Our Take<\/a>\u00a0and let us\u00a0know what you think at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jaylistens@saperemarketing.com\">jaylistens@saperemarketing.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to my blog, where I\u2019ll be getting on my soapbox a bit. 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