Why Environmental Activists Are to Blame for Expensive Gifts Under the Tree

December 19, 2025

Washington and the media often blame “inflation” or “supply chain issues” for high prices. But there’s a quieter, more deliberate force behind higher prices this Christmas: years of infrastructure delays driven by environmental activist groups. These groups don’t just protest pipelines or power plants anymore. They operate through lawsuits, regulatory pressure, and coordinated legal campaigns designed to slow or stop the infrastructure projects that keep energy affordable and goods moving. The goal isn’t always to block projects outright. It’s to delay them long enough to make everything more expensive. And by the time you’re shopping for Christmas, the damage is…

Rail Merger Threatens America’s Energy Future

December 19, 2025

This week, the proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern officially advanced with a formal filing to the Surface Transportation Board (STB). While rail executives may frame this deal as a business decision, the implications for America’s energy workers, producers, and consumers are profound. “With Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern now officially submitting their merger proposal to the STB, the stakes for America’s energy sector could not be higher,” said Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director of Power The Future. “A combined Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would control nearly half of U.S. freight traffic—giving one railroad huge power over the…

Power The Future’s Naughty and Nice List 2025

December 17, 2025

This holiday season, Power The Future is taking a moment to recognize those who have helped — and those who have hurt — the American energy sector. This year’s Naughty and Nice List boils down to one simple question: Did your actions lower energy costs, protect jobs, and strengthen American energy security — or did they make life harder for working families? The answers couldn’t be clearer. The Nice List American Energy WorkersAt the top of our Nice List are the men and women who power this country every day. From oil fields and coal mines to power plants and…

The EV Illusion Just Cost Ford $19.5 Billion

December 16, 2025

Ford’s latest earnings move should finally put an end to the myth that electric vehicles are a self-sustaining market. This week, the company announced it will take a staggering $19.5 billion charge tied largely to its electric-vehicle business, one of the largest corporate write-downs in recent history. That is not “growing pains.” That is an admission of failure. After losing roughly $13 billion on EVs since 2023, Ford is pulling back hard. It is bolstering gas-powered models, shifting toward hybrids, and walking away from the fantasy that large EVs can ever be profitable without permanent government support. CEO Jim Farley…

Floridians Against Energy Dominance

December 11, 2025

For years, Republicans in Congress have championed a simple, unifying principle: American energy dominance means producing more energy here at home, everywhere we are able, using every resource we have. Under President Trump, that principle is no longer theoretical. It is policy. Federal lands are reopened. Pipelines restarted. Offshore leasing expanded. Gas prices fell, and American workers were put back in the driver’s seat. Which is why the letter sent last week by Florida’s entire congressional delegation, led by Senator Rick Scott, is disappointing and hypocritical. It asks the President to keep Florida’s offshore waters “off the table” for oil and gas…

Biden’s USPS Spent $3 Billion on Electric Mail Trucks and Got Just 612. This Is What Green Failure Looks Like.

December 11, 2025

The New York Post has uncovered one of the Biden Administration’s most stunning green disasters: after spending more than $3 billion in taxpayer money to “electrify” the Postal Service, the USPS has managed to put just 612 electric mail trucks on the road. That’s not a typo. Three billion dollars. Six hundred twelve vehicles. The Post summed it up bluntly: “The US Postal Service has spent more than $3 billion in tax dollars on a brand-new all-electric fleet of mail trucks — and gotten just 612 vehicles for its money.” The rest of the fleet? A mess. More than 6,700…

AI Leadership Requires Energy Dominance

December 9, 2025

Artificial intelligence could be the next major frontier of American innovation, but behind the excitement lies a growing issue. AI data centers are straining local resources and increasing energy costs — and politicians don’t want to talk about it.  Power The Future’s Executive Director, Daniel Turner, recently spoke with Shawn Fleetwood at The Federalist about the growth of AI and data centers and what it means for American energy. “The surge in electricity consumption is like nothing we have ever seen before,” Turner said. “We have just begun to scratch the surface.” AI data centers use about 8 times as much electricity…

Mike Dunleavy: Energy Champion of the Month

December 5, 2025

At Power The Future, we believe the leaders who fight for energy, jobs, and American resource dominance deserve recognition. This month, we are proud to name Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy as our Energy Champion of the Month for November 2025. Governor Dunleavy isn’t just talking about energy; he’s delivering policies and infrastructure that could reshape not only Alaska’s economy but America’s energy security for decades to come. He’s cutting bureaucracy and clearing the path for energy and infrastructure development. In August 2025, Alaska signed a Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council MOU under Dunleavy’s leadership, giving the state direct access to…

Trump Resets Fuel Standards, Delivering Major Savings and Common Sense for American Drivers

December 5, 2025

This week, President Trump announced a major course correction, officially ending the Biden administration’s aggressive Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The regulations, the auto industry said, were unaffordable and intended to push drivers into electric vehicles they don’t want. Fox Business reports, “Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE standards, first enacted in 1975, are government regulations for the average fuel efficiency of a vehicle fleet that aim to lower emissions.  Trump rolled back aggressive standards put forth by the Obama administration under his first term in office, with Biden subsequently resetting and tightening the CAFE standards under his administration.  The Biden…