Now that is something to write home about.
One of the big promises that President Donald Trump made along the campaign trail was his desire to increase American energy independence.
And, despite the obstacles he has had to deal with over the last several months, it would appear that the nation is one step closer to establishing even more energy independence in a big way.
After his inauguration, Trump passed an executive order titled “Establishing the National Energy Dominance Council,” which further underscored this commitment.
“By utilizing our amazing national assets, including our crude oil, natural gas, lease condensates, natural gas liquids, refined petroleum products, uranium, coal, biofuels, geothermal heat, the kinetic movement of flowing water, and critical minerals, we will preserve and protect our most beautiful places, reduce our dependency on foreign imports, and grow our economy — thereby enabling the reduction of our deficits and our debt,” the order detailed.
And, sure enough, this executive order has began to play out in real time.
According to a report from Fox News, the Department of Energy (DOE) is facilitating the hopefully imminent restarting of the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan.
This restarting, as detailed by the news network, aligns with President Donald Trump’s plans “to thaw American energy sources.”
“In advancing President Trump’s commitment to meet our growing demand for affordable, reliable and secure electricity, America needs to utilize all forms of energy that grow our economy, create new jobs, and secure energy independence,” said U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright in the announcement. “With projects like the Palisades Nuclear Plant, the Energy Department is working to ensure America’s nuclear renaissance is just around the corner,” the DOE declared.
Holtec International will reportedly help facilitate this transition, asserting that the plant will be focused on “clean” power … thereby ironically aligning with Green Deal objectives.
“This marks another major step forward in our effort to return Palisades to service later this year – bringing 800 megawatts of safe, reliable baseload power back to the grid and supporting hundreds of high-paying, highly skilled American jobs. It further underscores the critical role nuclear plays in meeting our domestic energy needs, strengthening U.S. energy security, and reaffirming America’s position as the global energy leader,” Holtec International tweeted.
Though, to be fair, a cleaner environment is a reasonably desirable outcome for virtually all individuals.
That aside, the nation is definitely increasing its security through insulating itself from potential international shortages, or any other challenges that may arise and complicate the nation’s ability to defend itself.
Naturally, a number of online users are thrilled with this development, noting that it addresses realistic energy needs of the future.
“Like it or not, nuclear, NG, and even coal on demand power will be a requirement in the future. We have painted ourselves into a corner with expensive, unreliable, environmentally destructive renewables,” one individual declared.
Without a doubt.
Author: Jane Jones
