John Hickenlooper: “the United States is in an energy boom. Our Nation has never produced more electricity or oil and gas than we are…”

“the United States is in an energy boom. Our Nation has never produced more electricity or oil and gas than we are producing right now. This ``all of the above'' approach to energy using everything--including solar, wind, and geothermal--is keeping energy prices as low as possible for working families but at the same time is recognizing that climate change is real and moving toward a clean energy future. Excluding coal, the United States produced more energy than any other country in the history of the world in 2023. It appears that some in this administration are determined to undo that progress. Despite American leadership in energy, the President signed an Executive order on his first day declaring a national energy emergency. That sounds dramatic, almost theatrical, because it is meant to be. Let's call this political theater for what it is--an attempt to accelerate oil and gas projects while at the same time holding back our renewable energy. Of course, there are things that we need to be doing to keep energy cleaner, prices lower, and to cement American energy independence. For starters, we need to increase energy production. We need to meet our energy future by streamlining the permitting of our new energy projects--of all of our energy projects--while at the same time being mindful of the environmental impacts and giving impacted communities a public forum. We need to upgrade our grid. We need to increase clean, domestic, critical mineral production.…”