that's good, gary headed the apples program, but the us department of energy is national renewable energy lab. when you look at, if you think about their existing cargo routes that use small aircraft, their existing communities, that they're only connection is a, as a 9 senior crap unless they take a ferry for or 6 hours type of a situation. and those are real existing route that have to be either subsidized or paid for by by communities. this is the main application so far, and it is significant at ambulances, at taxis and small cargo plans also need only small across the child has ordered 12 plans for low emissions post of deliveries, which can help local noise and equity to a study by the international central and team aviation estimates the electric aircraft called govern 9 percent of the coming to market. so that's flights with more than 19 passengers and distances shorter than 500 kilometers. ready but there's only a constant 0.002 percent of globalization. by 2050, the estimated could be up to 0.2 percent, which is still small. we're not talking about carbon emissions. but this is

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is benjamin schmidt. benjamin was once a europe and energy security advisor at the us state department. he's now a senior fellow at the university of pennsylvania center for energy policy. it's also a member of the council of foreign relations benjamin. it's good to have you back on the show. it's a big week in the baltics of latvia, stoney, lithuanian, or cutting off their electrical grid from their former soviet partners, russia and bella roofs. that's right, brand, it's great to be here. and it is a frankly historic week. right now we're seeing that the baltic states are ready to finally after many years of preparation. and some of this was already being prepared when i was back in the state department of doing diplomacy, energy, diplomacy, directly with those 3 baltic countries. they're trying to get away from the old rail network, the uh, bellows, rush, or lafayette with we need to. sonya network. that was the soviet era electricity grid on, in synchronized, finally with the european grid. and that's really important for cyber and physical security of energy infrastructure. and it's also something that we saw that had to happe

so what the defense department will do, they would introduce us to people like lockheed martin, to raytheon, product into what the defense department, the department of energy booming. they need to obviously have superconductors, chips and the like, and all those are formed from the rare earths that are on our property. it strikes me you're in a really powerful position, for want of a better word, because you could sort of name your price, couldn't you? no—one else has. "don't sell it to them. sell it to us." you could pretty much name whatever price you want, couldn't you? look, um, the interesting thing about mining is other people find... when it does that, all the other explorers go out and find lithium, and it's come back down to $1,000 a tonne. the same thing will happen with rare earths. position. the australian government has never done this before, they gave $1 billion to an australian company the us government under biden had 1.5 billion earmarked the united states. there's two or three up—and—coming ones there. the advantage for us — ours has been drilled. it's relatively cheap to extract. it's relatively... it's very environmentally friendly. a

energy department's it system yesterday by energy secretary chris wright. this despite objections from people in the department of energy, which controls access to information about us nuclear weapons. i don't know if you worry about nuclear weapons, i don't know, i don't know if you worry about the safety of your social security number and your bank account. i mean, everybody has their own, you know, things that keep them up at night, right? do you ever worry about, like, air traffic control, our nation's new transportation secretary, who until a few weeks ago was a weekend host on the fox business channel. he announced today that this crew, operated by elon musk. this is the group to whom he's handing over the national system that we have in the united states for air traffic control. he's letting them, quote, plug in to the system to fix it, because who among us doesn't feel better about having a 19 year old with links to russia and famous criminal hackers, who goes by the online handle big balls, in charge of american air traffic control? anybody want to buy a used tesla? today in washington, people protested against usaid cuts and specifically against cuts for t

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for medicare and medicaid systems, noaa, the department of energy, the faa, and the department of veterans affairs. that's a lot in just a few weeks. joining us now for more on this is power and platforms reporter at wired. victoria elliott. victoria, i was speaking to a source close to all of this who said, elon musk has just been laser focused on this effort. he's been in washington for weeks, which is unusual. and they're really on a mission here. and you have some new reporting about the access that this team has had at the treasury. tell us about that. >> yeah. so initially our reporting found that one of the young doge engineers who had previously worked for x, um, appeared to have access to the treasury's payment systems and to con and to sort of offer some context on that. the treasury is responsible for around 5 trillion plus dollars of payments a year. these specific systems, you know, if you like getting your tax returns on time and things like that, these systems are critical to that. and not only did this person have what's known as read access, where you can actually go in and read the code and sort of do auditing there. they al

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i am honored to have you join us for the 2025 nuclear deterrence summit, sponsored by the exchange monitor in collaboration with the department of energy and the dedicated industry members who support this mission. the summit's goals are clear. to enhance our understanding of nuclear deterrence, to foster collaboration among stakeholders, and most importantly, to develop actionable strategies around global security. additionally, we should take the opportunity to broaden our thinking and discussion and really think about that from a strategic deterrence perspective. if you think about it from the perspective of the nnsa, that encompasses the safety, security and effectiveness of the u.s. nuclear weapons stockpile, reducing the global dangers from weapons of mass destruction, providing the u.s. navy with safe, reliable militarily effective nuclear propulsion, and finally, responding to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the united states. that's a broader concept than just strategic to terrence. strategic deterrence is something we should be thinking about as we carry on this particular summit. what's important is that across all o

department of energy. mr. wright has spoken of the need to build out domestic energy through the use of multiple sources. i subscribe to an all-of-the-above energy philosophy. some people only like all of the above the ground, wind and solar, as an example. others only like all below the ground, like oil and gas. but when i say all of the above, i mean all above the ground an all the energy that can come from below the ground. iowa fits into this philosophy as a leader in alternative energy production. over 60% of iowa oh, electricity comes from wind turbines which also sustains over 4,000 jobs across the state. iowa's the number one state for biofuel production, ethanol and biodiesel contributes nearly $5 billion to the iowa economy, often supporting rural communities. renewable natural gas is also a growing industry in iowa and i'm hopeful to have nuclear energy to join the generation mix as well. i look forward to working with mr. wright to continue supporting america's energy dominance through all of the above the approach. i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer:

i am honored to have you join us for the 2025 nuclear deterrence summit, sponsored by the exchange monitor in collaboration with the department of energy and the dedicated industry members who support this mission. the summit's goals are clear. to enhance our understanding of nuclear deterrence, to foster collaboration among stakeholders, and most importantly, to develop actionable strategies around global security. additionally, we should take the opportunity to broaden our thinking and discussion and really think about that from a strategic deterrence perspective. if you think about it from the perspective of the nnsa, that encompasses the safety, security and effectiveness of the u.s. nuclear weapons stockpile, reducing the global dangers from weapons of mass destruction, providing the u.s. navy with safe, reliable militarily effective nuclear propulsion, and finally, responding to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the united states. that's a broader concept than just strategic to terrence. strategic deterrence is something we should be thinking about as we carry on this particular summit. what's important is that across all o

us. and people that have failed, please, sir, he's made too much money and become too successful. they want me to hire people that have totally failed. to run the department of energyi don't want to do it. but i want to get someone that's so successful and him and chris will be unbelievable, i really believe it. i want to thank you very much for what you've been through. he's gone through a lot but he gave an honest statement and read it and said thank you. but our representatives, benefit klein and jonathan jackson. thank you very much. thank you, fellas. congressman eric burlison and visiting dignitaries from more than 120 countries from the very beginning of our republic, america has always been a nation founded by people of faith and strengthened by the power of prayer and united by four beautiful words, "in god we trust." and there was a movement to get it out. i said don't bring it up, i don't want to hear it. there was a movement. we don't want that. because we shouldn't be mentioning god, there was a strong movement and they didn't want to say merry christmas and remember in 2016, that was a part of my campaign, you can say merry christmas and now they do i

of this month. she's joined us about a year and a half ago and has brought a lot of energy to the department and to our efforts, and she's going to be greatly, greatly missed. also. joey bencini, our vertical development leave. he's not going anywhere, but he is taking a paternity leave beginning on the 21st, as he and his wife are expecting their second son. so he'll be here before we go on. we may. we also say to anne marie that we've really enjoyed your time being here. we expected a longer tenure. there were lots of initiatives that you started, but you did do them with energies, and we had great hopes, you know, for you. but i understand that you are going on to the next phase of your life and some personal goals that you have. so we wish you well as you go forward. thank you very much. it's been a tremendous honor to be a part of the titus staff and to serve for the title board, the work program here and the ambitions of the island are immense, and i've seen so much progress under your leadership, i have no doubt you will continue in the great work that you did long before i got here, happy t

us department of defense has a larger annual carbon footprint than most countries on us. to say the us military emissions are $52000000.00 metric tons annually is to say the united states is the single largest energy user. and the us military is therefore the single largest carbon emitter, looking at it as an institution. 30 percent of those emissions are from races across the world and 70 percent or from operations. you calculate us mandatory emissions. it's more than many, many other countries. so it's really if the elephant in the room that has been ignored so far, that's nic buxton author and research show, but the interested in bass transnational institute. that was just a report showing that the ministry spending globally has reached 2 point one trillion now. and the war and the claim and now in gaza has kind of given that mex tributes. every time industry spending increases, military emissions increases. getting clarity on emissions is a challenge. there are very few industries. let's see any upside in tracking the carbon that they're putting out into the atmosphere. that reluctance seems multiplied many times over when it comes to military's getting accurate emissions. he gets from them as

department of energy. a man who helped fuel america's fracking revolution that made us the energy powerhouse we are today. make no mistake. the green new deal crowd isn't giving up yet. the second they get the chance they'll be right back at it trying to dismantle our oil and gas industry. that's why i proudly support employ good friend's bill to ensure fracking remains protected no matter who sits in the oval office. madam speaker, we all know that energy securing as i said is national security. i hope my friends realize that. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. huffman: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. westerman: madam speaker, i yield one minute to the gentlelady from oklahoma, mrs. bice. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from oklahoma is recognized for one minute. mrs. bice: thank you, madam speaker. i'm proud to support h.r. 26, the protecting american energy production act. the previous administration made it their mission to undercut our energy s

energy department dentist may nuclear a priority. mr. secretary thank you for being with us today. you come in with high compliments from the president oft think anybody thinks nuclear is the primary source of energy for the future of the united states but should it be a much bigger part a bigger piece of our energy pie? >> thanks for having me. absolutely. this is a reliable energy source that works 24/7, 365 independent of the weather or what is going on. you can get a lot of energy out of a small footprint. absolutely we should see nuclear growing in the united states. more energy to come from many different places. >> will: what is the biggest told about nuclear? regulation? the cost of building nuclear plants? i know there is the issue of the public sentiment as well but what is the biggest told the loading up nuclear power in the united states? >> the biggest told up by far has been regulatory. getting the permits to operate. i think there is an unrealistic and bureaucratic system created decades ago that has simply been ineffective. we want to have safe, careful regulation of nuclear plants. we have the ability to do that. but we

musk said the doge might be setting sights on atmospheric energy department or noaa or using endangered species act to attackoi oil and gas by way ofhale. i don't know if it's new or old but was called a brutus whale and lives in gulf of america. what wouldge you recommend to de in records to the whale if and when they look at noaa. >> thank you, we need a biological opinion completed so we ensure that we don't have any interruptions in the gulf of america. that's among the cleanest barrels of oil produced on the planet and benefits consumers here in the united states and benefits allies around the world. >> okay, thank you for your answer. with that, mr. chairman, i yield back. .... tlelady yields back. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from texas' seventh district for 5 minutes for questions. >> thank you to everyone on the subcommittee and the witnesses for your testimony today. it's been incredibly useful and important. i represent the energy capital of the world in houston, and we know firsthand what unleashing american energy looks like. in 2023, texas generated more electricity and produced more oil and gas than any other

likely shut down at end of the year and pg&e is out and california edison is negotiated and ivanpah cannot compete on natural gas neither the energy department or plant's owner telling usl likely exceed $1 billion. back to you. stuart: we hear you, william language necessary, thank you very much. oil giant backed away from major offshore wind farm off the coast of new jersey. madison, who backed away and why? madison: it's shell. shell is the company that backed away, and they cited increased competition, delays and a changing market. shell is abandoned the atlantic shores project and it is a major offshore wind project in new jersey. this is a huge set back for the industry and putting lightly. shell writing off $1 billion in the investment and project promised to power 1 million homes and shell is out but partner, edf offshore development remain committed to the project but without shell's backing, hard to see how that works. supposedly it's happening and skepticism there. the impact of trump's executive order is bearing fruit with the announcement. on the first day in office, trump signed an executive order singling out offshore wind and halt on all lease sales and

the energy departmen nor the plants operator would tell us exactly how much taxpayers lost, but experts say it is likely to exceed $1 billion. >> bret: thank you. up next, the panel of the departmentox eight in new orleans were security preparations for sunday's super bowl are in full force already. in the control center with the nfl holds it security operations . here is alive look from voxel have been our affiliate out there. the pacific coast highway partially reopens nearly a mont after the palisades fire forced it to close down. traffic began moving along one lane in each direction, and officials are encouraging essential traffic only as crews worked to clean up the area and prepare utilities that's tonight 's life looked look very way from special report. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ patients who have sensitive teeth but also want whiter teeth they have to make a choice one versus the other. sensodyne clinical white provides two shades whiter teeth as well as providing 24/7 sensitivity protection. patients are going to love to see sensodyne on the shelf. ♪ empower ♪ i got her a little something. a little something, dad? hold up. walt rolled his 401k accounts into an empower ir

us. it's no wonder we have a 4.9 out of 5 client satisfaction rating. ameriprise financial. paul: president trump's energy team is now in place after the senate this week confirm chris right to lead the department support behind his nomination. former liberty energy ceo doug fox on wednesday the solution to climate change is more innovation and production. >> climate change is a real thing. it's not at all what is represented to be. it's nowstill work near the wors biggest problem. it is a slow moving problem the only solution is new and better energy technology pretreating it as a political football, spending trillions of dollars and less effective energy it makes energy more expensive for it makes pupils live charter lid displaces jobs to other countries. spieth. paul: we are back with kyle pearson and kempster also spoke with an entry secretary this week. so kim, i suppose energy is the sharpest area of change more than any other policy shift between abiding and trump administrations. what did the entry secretary ty who is going to unleash u.s. energy production? propped up the most amazing and interesting thing about chris right. he is intent on completely changing the discussion that we ha

eliminate the requirement for the department of energy to review whether lng exports serve the public interest, even though the public interest standard has been used for over a century for just about every energy project ever done. and so, i want to ask mr. o'connor if you could explain the importance of the natural gas act's requirement for the department of energy to ensure that lng exports are in the public interest. mr. o'connor: sure, thank you for the question. so as you noted, the natural gas act requires the department of energy to evaluate whether an lng export application is in the public interest. it's my personal view, and i think something that's probably consistent with mr. mccown's view that lng exports to nato allies, for instance, is in the national interest because we're supporting critical allies. i think at the same time it's also important to evaluate the impacts to domestic to americans and domestic gas prices. and i think the public interest test that's performed or public interest analysis that's performed, i think reasonably credits the national security benefits and the investment benefits that lng exports might bring to

energy efficiencies as well. he supports the san francisco department of the environment's diversity and equity goals. additionally, he has recognized us as the commission's champion for urban forestry reining true expert on trees and the only tree author. for these reasons it's my pleasure to nominate him for a second term. >> thank you. thank you very much for the nomination and the kind words. i joined this commission shortly after president trump took the country out of the paris accord and i guess that was 2017. and i just thought i needed to do something to contribute. and now here we are again some years later. so this is going to be a year where it's more important than ever to double down on environmental goals and especially climate goals. so i'm very happy to be able to do my part for that in the year ahead. >> thank you. vice president sullivan is there any other discussion to open up the public comment? are there any members of the public who wish to comment on the nomination of commissioner sullivan as vice president? madam president, we have no speakers pick public comments now closed. please call the roll. president one

energy. and that will help us to tame inflation. and on the other side of the coin here with the work of elon musk and others on the department of government efficiency, prices can go down if we're not doing so much massive spending and sucking up all the credit and currency out there by government action. that's a pretty good recipe. why don't we allow success to happen on that. the american people are clamoring for it. as they've had their eyes open on what's been going on, where their tax dollars are going, i'd say to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, you might slow down a little bit and look and see what's really happening here. and how people are feeling about that. how they're thinking about it. how they felt it for several years in their wallets. with inflation. and wondering why is -- i no longer have any money left over to do things i want. at the same time there's mandates come do you think the pike in my home state of california, affecting things even nationally here like, you can't buy gas-powered vehicle anymore, diesel-powered pickup in a few years. we want to ban them because of co-2. well, that's taking away cho

used for corrupt purposes. here's the list of the inspectors general or inspector generals. the inspector general at the state department, the inspect general at the department of energy, at the interior department, defense department, department of veteran affairs, at the department of transportation, at the environmental protection agency, at the small business administration, the inspect general over social security, the inspector general over the department of labor, over health and human services, of the department of agriculture and the inspector general over of housing and urban development. they are gone and being replaced with no one because the complaint wasn't that these inspector generals weren't good enough watchdogs over the federal tax dollar. the complaint was that they were watchdogs. the complaint was that somebody was looking and watching. all of these inspectors, all of these inspector generals were fired and replaced with no one for the purpose of darkness descending. elon musk got access today to the entire medicare and medicaid payment system. why we do not know. but it is certainly plausible to believe that there are nefarious purposes afoot. that his

will you be using to move forward with monica cojocaru energy department staff i may ask zoning administrator teague to correct me on this but i believe that historically we have allowed sort oflation space that's associated with active use to count toward active use but i can let him speak to that. as for your action today, it's actually a resolution not a motion because there's not an entitlement before you and again i do i mean i said this earlier so i don't want to repeat myself too much but it is true that this is a very unorthodox sort of regulatory situation mostly because when an applicant is requesting one of these waivers there's also a larger entitlement and it's just a finding within your larger entitlement that you're approving. >> and today it's truly just that waiver. so we have it as a resolution rather than a motion if that's helpful. >> this is really helpful. so later on this project will come back for an entitlement. no, there's no entitlement required. okay. >> well so how are we going to reconcile this because clearly these drawings are little but you know, inconsistent and i'm going to go another layer deeper as i can't help myself as an architect. but