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Energy Realism

When it comes to energy, Americans deserve better than a false choice between green fantasies and “drill baby drill.” PPI’s strategy for energy realism recognizes that we will have to tap all fuels – fossil, nuclear, renewable – to meet growing energy demands. A balanced national energy portfolio must also reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions over time, either by shifting out fuel mix away from the most carbon-intensive, or by adopting new carbon storage techniques, or some combination of both.

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05/10/2012 Policy Memo By Raymond A. Smith
The Fine Art of Cabinet-Making: Five Ways to Build a Stronger Executive Team

The job of the presidency has grown so large, so overwhelming in its power and responsibility, that no one human being can excel in all…

04/12/2012 Policy Memo By Brian Martin
How E-planning for Retirement Can Help Lower-Income Savers

The 2012 Retirement Confidence Survey recently released by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) confirms that many U.S. workers know that they are not saving…

03/16/2012 Policy Brief By Anne Kim
When Paperwork Attacks! Five Ideas for Smarter Government

In the minds of many Americans, “government” is synonymous with “red tape,” “bureaucracy” and “paperwork.” And no wonder. According to the government’s own estimates, American…

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02/09/2012 Blog By Will Marshall
Ending the Nuclear Drought

America’s long nuclear energy drought is officially over. For the first time in 33 years, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved a construction and…

07/22/2011 Blog By Bill Budinger
Gas vs. Gasoline

America has a serious oil deficit. We consume almost three times as much oil as we produce. As a result, we send more than $250…

07/22/2011 Blog By The Progressive Policy Institute
Watch Replay of PPI Natural Gas Event

Part I Watch live streaming video from progressivepolicyinstitute at livestream.com Part II Watch live streaming video from progressivepolicyinstitute at livestream.com

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