Russ Fulcher: “They’re a friend, they’re another country that’s a friend, and you want to take care of your friends, our friends need…”

Geothermal is a clean, abundant, and dependable energy resource that can help meet America’s rapidly rising power demands.

The data privacy stuff, especially recently with the Flock cameras, that has got a lot of people on edge.

I’m grateful to AARP Idaho for hosting this telephone town hall and giving Idahoans another venue to share their counsel, ask questions, and hear directly from me about the work being done in Washington, D.C., and what’s ahead in Congress.

However, the lack of consistent geothermal lease sales and the slow federal permitting process result in timelines longer than many other energy projects.