Partisan energy gridlock is holding the US back from much-needed ‘all of the above’ approach

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In an era of geopolitical turbulence and technological revolution, the U.S.’s energy and economic security stands at a crossroads. Energy policy has become increasingly politicized with political purity tests shaping job prospects and interviews: if you support fossil fuels, you’re a Republican; if renewables, you’re a Democrat.

During the Iraq War, this was not the case — as evidenced in the adoption of two bipartisan energy laws that focused on reducing our dependence on foreign energy through alternative fuels and breakthrough technologies.

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