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June 2025

What I really told Thom Tillis about terminating new solar/wind subsidies using "placed in service"
Why did Thom Tillis lie to the Senate about what I said in a secret meeting he swore not to discuss?
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The Senate's new budget proposal is a big improvement—but a few changes could make it much better
The Senate's new budget proposal terminates solar/wind subsidies with a 2027 "placed in service" deadline, but removes the House's "in construction…
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How the Senate can save hundreds of billions of dollars—and our grid—by truly terminating IRA subsidies
The Senate can save hundreds of billions of dollars—and our grid—by 1) terminating all IRA subsidies during Trump’s presidency and 2) closing the IRA’s…
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Leading Florida power provider blasts solar/wind subsidies
Jacob Williams, CEO of Florida Municipal Power, speaks the truth about solar and wind subsidies: they are a disaster the Senate needs to terminate
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May 2025

How the House cut off new solar and wind subsidies in the "Big Beautiful Bill"
My Power Hour discussion with Representatives Chip Roy and Josh Brecheen
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Victory for energy freedom: the House (finally) limits IRA subsidies
Last week, Republicans were planning to keep the vast majority of the trillion-dollar IRA subsidies, including grid-destroying solar/wind subsidies…
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How Republicans got roped into a deal that keeps the IRA—and why there's still time to fix it
The subsidized energy lobby used “framing” to win Republican negotiations before they even started. But it’s not too late to reframe the negotiation…
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Why the proposed "phaseout" of IRA subsidies is unacceptable
The Republicans' proposed budget keeps almost all the IRA subsidies, while falsely claiming to save money through easily-reversed “phaseouts” starting…
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Answers to student questions about fossil fuel growth, fossil fuel subsidies, and extinct species
My answers to questions about Fossil Future from graduate students at Marquette University
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