"Now, more than ever, it is abundantly clear that this climate crisis demands urgent action."
"Thank you, Chairman Stauber. Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you to all of our witnesses who are here today."
"Climate change is a job killer, and a budget killer."
"Geothermal provides consistent baseload power, which is available 24/7 with minimal emissions."
"Geothermal energy is a critical part of that mix."
"I must say I am encouraged by and grateful for the Majority's openness to geothermal development."
"H.R. 2925 is the worst so-called 'reform' of the Mining Law we have ever seen."
"The approach of this legislation is to simply make all mining claims valid--with or without the discovery of a valuable mineral deposit."
"This 'Clarity Act' is such a mischievous giveaway of a 'right to occupy public land' that it ought to be called the 'Mining Charity Act.'"
"Thank you. And Dr. Feldgus, if I decided I wanted to prevent a new solar farm, a wind project, or a transmission line, and I filed a mining claim in the path of a project before the renewable energy p..."
"Interesting. You see, this bill includes extremely broad definitions of what it means to 'use and occupy land' for 'mining-related activities.'"