By Ronald Stein, Olivia Vaughan, and Steve Curtis The recent shift in the national conversation around nuclear-generated electricity is encouraging. After decades of political hesitation, federal and state leaders are once again speaking positively about nuclear power’s role in delivering reliable, abundant electricity. That change in tone matters. However, favorable rhetoric alone will not solve… Continue Reading
By Ronald Stein and Mike Ariza With no pipelines crossing the Sierra Nevada, California is an energy island, separated from the crude oil supplies and refinery infrastructure of the other continental states. As a result, the state’s transportation fuel needs—for airports, cars, trucks, and ships serving three of America’s busiest ports—must be met by in-state… Continue Reading
By Ronald Stein*, Olivia Vaughan, and Steve Curtis Electricity policy, at its core is economic policy. Nations that can produce abundant, reliable, and affordable electricity create the conditions for industrial growth, technological leadership, higher wages, and rising living standards. Those that fail to do so eventually discover that electricity shortages are a direct threat to… Continue Reading
By Ronald Stein and Mike Ariza Russian transportation fuel shortages are caused by Ukraine drone attacks, while California shortages are directly related to political over regulations Worldwide economies run on continuous and uninterruptable electricity AND transportation fuels like the following: Jet fuel for the military and international airports, diesel fuel for trucks and construction equipment,… Continue Reading
By Ronald Stein and Dick Storm To meet the growing demand for continuous, uninterruptable, and emissions-free electricity, the world economies are pursuing Nuclear Power generation. Most California politicians have hated the zero-emissions generated electricity from nuclear generations since 1976 when they passed the moratorium on new nuclear power plants. Nuclear is the cleanest, safest, proven,… Continue Reading
By Ronald Stein and Mike Ariza The 4th largest economy in the world is becoming a National Security Risk for America. With the loss of transportation fuel supplies from Asian refineries resulting from the Iranian War and California’s huge dependency, the 4th largest economy in the world is on the precipice of an unprecedented, self-inflicted… Continue Reading
By Ronald Stein*, Olivia Vaughan, and Steve Curtis When Rwandan President Paul Kagame stood up at the Nuclear Energy Summit in Paris earlier this year, he didn’t talk like a leader hedging his bets on energy policy. He talked like a determined man in a hurry. Kagame told the assembled audience that nuclear generated electricity technology “is… Continue Reading
By Ronald Stein and Mike Ariza With no pipelines over the Sierra Mountains, California is an energy island separated from the crude oil supply and the infrastructure of oil refineries within the other 49 States. Collectively, California, the 4th largest economy in the world, consumes a humongous 61 million gallons of ALL transportation fuels PER DAY… Continue Reading
By Ronald Stein and Lars Schernikau Electricity demands are growing worldwide, and the unpopular questions around what it truly takes to power our modern society beyond JUST electricity, are energy literacy conversations that provoke critical thought. Conversation encourages young minds to challenge assumptions, ask difficult questions, and resist accepting simplistic answers to deeply complex challenges.… Continue Reading
By Ron Stien California is the 4th largest economy in the world and an “ENERGY ISLAND that is isolated from the other 49 States by the Sierra Mountains. There are no pipelines over those majestic mountains to connect the State to the rest of the country. Thus, California’s in-State refineries have been producing ALL the… Continue Reading
4.14.2026
Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz force us to reconsider material benefits of fossil fuels
by Ron Stein Recent calls for a more realistic shift from “decarbonization” to “low carbon” suggest that discomfort with ideology-driven climate policy is finally beginning to surface in public debate. For years, climate discussions in many countries have been dominated by abstract targets, slogans, and numerical commitments. Yet behind these lofty ideals lies a deeper… Continue Reading