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{{/_source.additionalInfo}}The postings in this column will be primarily from Power the Future, which is a non-profit organization fighting for American energy workers.-?
Washington, D.C. - Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, the Department of Energy announced it will direct $625 million toward ensuring critical coal plants remain online, preventing closures that would drive up energy costs and undermine grid reliability. The effort reflects the Trump Administration's continued commitment to protecting affordable and reliable electricity for working families.
"For years, eco-elites cheered as coal plants were forced to close, leaving families stuck with higher bills and devastating communities, but now common sense is winning," said Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director for Power The Future. "Americans know you cannot run a modern economy on failed promises and solar panels alone, so these plants will continue to pump out power as we work to meet the energy challenges of the future. This is a victory for workers and for anyone who flips a switch and expects the lights to come on."
Washington, D.C. - Power The Future applauds President Trump's stand at the United Nations by urging the world to abandon the failed global climate crusade in favor of real energy security. In his remarks, President Trump exposed the hypocrisy of international mandates that punish American producers while rewarding nations that manipulate energy markets. President Trump warned world leaders, "I'm telling you that if you don't get away from the green energy scam, your country is going to fail."
"President Trump is spot on to call out the climate agenda for what it is: a movement that weakens nations and leaves families paying the price," said Larry Behrens, Communications Director for Power The Future. "Europe's dependence on Russian natural gas proves windmills and solar panels can't reliably provide critical power when needed. Thankfully, America has the natural resources to power our future and now we also have leadership in Washington, D.C. willing to defend American producers."
Washington, D.C. - California Governor Gavin Newsom is working to lure oil producers back to the Golden State after years of failed energy policies have delivered crippling prices. California lawmakers recently approved a bill allowing the state to issue 2,000 new oil drilling permits each year for the next decade. The move is designed to stop the decline of oil production in the state which has fallen more than 50 percent over the last 20 years. According to AAA, California families currently pay $4.65 for a gallon of gasoline, which is $1.45 more than the national average.
Albuquerque – The U.S. Energy Administration (EIA) has confirmed what many New Mexicans already know: the state's oil and natural gas workers are at the center of America's historic energy success. According to a new report from the EIA, two counties in New Mexico—Lea and Eddy— accounted for nearly 1 million barrels of oil per day of American production growth between 2020 and 2024. That represents 52 percent of the entire nation's increase during that period.
Washington, D.C. - Power The Future (PTF) today commended the House Judiciary Committee's decision to open an investigation into the Climate Judiciary Project (CJP), an eco-leftist initiative housed at the Environmental Law Institute (ELI). Under the project, nearly 2,000 judges were offered curriculum designed to potentially influence federal and state judges on climate issues. The Judiciary Committee's decision arrives just a few weeks after PTF sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi calling for an investigation into the ELI scheme.
"Green activists know they can't win at the ballot box, so they're trying to tilt the courts in their favor," said Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director for Power The Future. "The fact we don't get to know which judges took part in these programs makes us believe this is indoctrination and not eduction. The American people deserve judges who are impartial, not ones spoon-fed talking points from groups with an agenda."
Power The Future releases a new, comprehensive report exposing how decades of failed energy policies drove up electricity costs and in a letter to President Trump offer real solutions.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Power The Future (PTF) released their letter to President Trump urging the use of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to restart shuttered coal, natural gas, and nuclear plants. The letter coincides with PTF's new report: The Looming American Electricity Affordability Crisis which details how decades of politically motivated, green agenda policies have created an electricity affordability crisis that is straining families, small businesses, and America's competitiveness today.
"Politicians who forced the green agenda on us now conveniently want to make rising electric costs a political talking point—but let's be clear, they caused this mess," said Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director of Power The Future. "Instead of blaming others, the supporters of the green agenda should own up to decades of bad policies that drove reliable plants offline, made our grid weaker, and left families with skyrocketing bills. The solutions are right in front of us—it's time to stop pretending windmills and solar panels can get the job done."
Washington, D.C. - Power The Future (PTF) is urging the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the origins and approval of a suspicious national "lawfare" campaign that coordinates "climate education" efforts. In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, PTF outlined evidence uncovered by bombshell Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests suggesting the Federal Judicial Center (FJC)—a taxpayer-funded research and education agency of the judicial branch of the U.S. government—has partnered with left-leaning environmental activist groups to present one-sided climate litigation seminars to thousands of state and federal judges. Through PTF's open records work, emails reveal participants in the program bragging about providing federal judges with arguments to counteract "nonbelievers."
Washington, D.C. - The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is rescinding approval of 3.5 million acres of offshore waters previously designated as Wind Energy Areas. The action immediately ends the Biden-era practice of pre-designating large areas of federal waters for speculative wind development.
“Offshore wind is a money pit that doesn’t work when we need it most,” said Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director for Power The Future. “During the recent summer heatwave—when U.S. electricity demand hit record highs—wind energy barely registered on the grid while natural gas and coal kept the lights on and our homes cool. President Trump is absolutely right to pull the plug on these speculative wind projects because America has reliable energy and the workers to deliver real power when it counts.”
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