Show Notes
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Jack welcomes Power Hour alum, Nick Loris, President, C3 Solutions, to the program this week to discuss the many energy and environment policy victories that the conservative movement has achieved in recent months. From tackling efficiency mandates to increasing energy production to limiting subsidies—Jack and Nick discuss why American families and businesses are much better at finding solutions to the nation’s energy and environmental challenges than Washington politicians and bureaucrats could ever be. They end the conversation with a recognition that more need to be done so stay tuned for part 2 of the conversation in the weeks to come when Jack and Nick will talk about what the next steps are to secure good energy policy for years to come.
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