The U.S. Supreme Court is considering Suncor v. Boulder, a case that centers on whether local governments can pursue state-law claims seeking damages from oil companies for the global effects of “climate change.” This week, House Republicans, led by Majority Leader Steve Scalise, are urging the Court to reject efforts by local governments to use state courts to impose large financial penalties on energy producers. These climate lawsuits aim to achieve through litigation what activists have repeatedly failed to accomplish. Fox News reports, The GOP lawmakers have characterized Boulder County’s lawsuit as a “dangerous overreach” that could leave major fossil fuel…

A new report from the Odessa American makes clear what America’s energy workers already know: the Permian Basin is one of the most important forces in the global energy system. Waco economist Ray Perryman explained that advanced economies are seeing “explosive demand for energy” because of AI infrastructure, while emerging nations will need enormous amounts of power as they continue to develop and lift people out of poverty. That demand will be met by production, infrastructure, investment, and innovation. That is where the Permian Basin comes in. Odessa oilman Kirk Edwards put it plainly: “The Permian Basin sits at the center of that…

The climate movement has never had a money problem. It has had a reality problem. According to Bloomberg, the Bezos Earth Fund is falling far behind its pledge to spend $10 billion on climate causes by 2030. With just four years left, the fund has allocated only 28 percent of that promised total, leaving more than $7 billion still unspent. That is a remarkable slowdown from one of the largest climate philanthropy efforts in the world. It is also a sign that the green agenda is running into the same problem everywhere: big promises, weak results, and growing skepticism from the…

Louisiana lawmakers are moving to protect their state’s energy industry from climate lawfare, but a last-minute amendment threatens to preserve a major loophole for trial lawyers and activists seeking to punish oil and gas companies through the courts. According to the Daily Caller News Foundation, the Louisiana State Senate passed an amendment to the proposed Louisiana Energy Protection Act that would maintain a carveout for existing coastal litigation. The bill was designed to preempt lawsuits based on alleged climate-change-related damages and give businesses legal certainty in one of America’s most important energy states. Louisiana is a critical hub for natural gas,…

For more than a decade, Americans were told that climate catastrophe was not just possible, but inevitable. The media ran with the most extreme projections. Politicians used them to justify sweeping restrictions on American energy. Activists demanded massive changes to the economy, transportation, housing, and daily life. Anyone who questioned the assumptions behind the alarmism was dismissed as unserious or worse. Now, even The New York Times is acknowledging that one of the climate movement’s favorite doomsday scenarios may have gone too far. According to the Daily Caller News Foundation, the Times addressed the rollback of Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5,…

For years, the left treated high energy prices as the cost of doing business. Under President Biden, Americans were told that climate action required sacrifice. Gas prices surged, federal oil and gas leasing was restricted, EV mandates were pushed, gas stove bans became serious policy, and the American people were expected to accept higher costs in the name of the green agenda. Now, with instability in the Middle East putting pressure on global oil markets, the same Democrats who cheered costly climate policies are suddenly pretending to be champions of affordable energy. Power The Future Founder and Executive Director Daniel…

The federal government may finally be taking steps to address one of the biggest obstacles to American energy development: permitting delays. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has proposed reforms to streamline approvals for natural gas pipeline projects, potentially speeding up projects that have long been delayed by regulatory bottlenecks. The proposal would broaden the types of projects eligible for blanket certificates, allowing certain interstate natural gas facilities to proceed without lengthy, case-by-case approvals from FERC. The commission is also proposing higher cost limits for projects that qualify under blanket authorization and broader updates to reduce delays in pipeline construction and upgrades….

This week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its 2026 Atlantic hurricane season outlook. Power The Future has warned policymakers not to turn seasonal storm predictions into another excuse for costly climate mandates. Hurricane outlooks can help communities prepare, but they are not a blank check for politicians to impose higher costs or Green New Deal-style policies on American families. “These forecasts are tools for preparation, not political weapons for pushing expensive climate mandates that punish working families. There is never justification for turning a six-month weather forecast into permanent energy policies that raise costs on Americans. Last…

For years, climate activists have tried to use Congress to force their anti-energy agenda on the American people. They failed. Now, they are trying to weaponize state courts to bankrupt American energy producers instead. A new report from the Washington Free Beacon details how Democrat-led states and cities are increasingly filing lawsuits seeking billions of dollars from oil and gas companies over alleged climate damages. As the article notes: “Through meritless lawsuits, they’re seeking to bankrupt our energy industry, kill good-paying jobs, and drive up the cost of electricity and gasoline for hardworking families,” Sen. Ted Cruz said. That’s exactly what these…