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This June 13, 2014, file photo shows construction on a new nuclear reactor at Plant Vogtle power plant in Waynesboro, Ga.
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The era of conventional nuclear power may be ending

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Throughout his first year in office, President Trump promised to make the U.S. the dominant producer of oil and natural gas in the world. His new tariffs could derail that. (iStock)
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Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs could seriously derail his “Energy Dominance” agenda

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Divestment in energy companies will not curb carbon emissions. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
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The futility (and worse) of divestment from oil and gas

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Public pension managers are increasingly using the funds entrusted to them for their own political agendas, with dangerous financial consequences for entire generations of workers. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)
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Financial performance, not politics, matters most to America’s pension holders

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Using politics to avoid competition would have a negative impact on the U.S. economy and the travel and tourism industry more broadly. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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American, United, and Delta airlines should compete instead of crying to Uncle Sam for help

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If the U.S. expects to compete in the global LNG market, Congress should pass legislation to create a more certain regulatory process for processing and issuing LNG export permits. (AP Photo/Matt Houston)
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A new energy milestone, thanks to natural gas

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This photo shows steam escaping from Exelon's nuclear plant in Byron, Ill.
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Why are some governments giving taxpayer handouts to nuclear power plants?

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As floodwaters rose, major refineries were shut down (Mark Moran/The Citizens' Voice via AP)
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Don’t blame big oil for gas price hikes in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma

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If small, low-cost reactors catch on in the electricity markets, that would lower the global growth curve for carbon emissions and keep nuclear power alive. In the meantime, forgoing the use of subsidies to save financially-distressed nuclear plants would not only benefit consumers and other electricity producers, but would be in nuclear power's best interests. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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How to manage the implosion of nuclear power

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An oil refinery. If foreign vessels were able to ship U.S.-produced oil from Gulf Coast ports to East Coast refineries, it would save U.S. consumers about $1 billion annually. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
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Meet the Jones Act: A 97-year-old regulatory law that’s costing you money

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