Emmet Penney

Chicago

Contributing Editor at Compact

Contributing editor: @compactmag_ Host: Nuclear Barbarians Novak Fellow '24 - '25 writing about electric reliability.

Articles

Prairie power: Why Illinois needs nuclear energy now

2 days ago | dailyherald.com | Emmet Penney |Michael McLean

Emmet Penney Michael McLean On Tuesday, March 18, a bill advanced out of committee in Springfield that would fully repeal the ban on construction of new nuclear plants in Illinois. It passed on a unanimous vote, 20-0, signaling significant support for the state’s largest source of electricity. The timing couldn't be better. Power demand is surging due to the electrification of heating and vehicles as well as the AI-boom.
Big Nuke Country

1 month ago | nuclearbarbarians.substack.com | Emmet Penney

Last week, Montana took a step forward in nuclear power development when left committee. The bill allows nuclear power plants to store their waste on-site, aligning the state’s regulations with the majority of the country. Without this bill, potential nuclear developers and operators would find themselves left in the lurch, waiting for the federal government to develop a national waste disposal site.
Nuclear Barbarians

2 months ago | nuclearbarbarians.substack.com | Emmet Penney

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To Win A.I., Go Nuclear

2 months ago | compactmag.com | Emmet Penney

Last week, OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank announced Stargate, a massive data center to power artificial intelligence. It promises to be one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in American history. With a price tag as high as half a trillion dollars, it might also be the biggest data center the world has ever seen.
Trump leads the US toward energy abundance with a slew of executive orders

Jan 22, 2025 | lucianne.com | Emmet Penney

Original ArticlePosted By: Imright, 1/22/2025 6:28:59 AMOn Monday, Donald Trump jolted America out of decades of bad energy policy with the stroke of his pen. "Climate extremism has exploded inflation and overburdened businesses with regulation," he declared in one of his myriad executive orders. "To commence the policies that will make our Nation united, fair, safe, and prosperous again . . .
Trump leads the US toward energy abundance with a slew of executive orders

Jan 21, 2025 | nypost.com | Emmet Penney

President Trump revoked many Biden-era policies on Monday. REUTERS On Monday, Donald Trump jolted America out of decades of bad energy policy with the stroke of his pen. “Climate extremism has exploded inflation and overburdened businesses with regulation,” he declared in one of his myriad executive orders.
An Energy-Abundance Agenda for Trump

Jan 15, 2025 | compactmag.com | Emmet Penney

Of all the policy areas in which Donald Trump’s return to the White House will mark a dramatic shift, energy is arguably the most crucial for the nation’s prosperity and security. Trump campaigned on making America an energy powerhouse, and promised massively expanded oil and gas output and abundant electricity at rock-bottom prices.
The Esoteric Origins of the Enlightenment

Sep 27, 2024 | nuclearbarbarians.substack.com | Emmet Penney

Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. John and I are back with our new series. This time we’re working through Wouter Hanegraaff’s Esotericism and the Academy: Rejected Knowledge in Western Culture. Hanegraff’s project looks at the debates over the recovery of ancient texts and their impact on Christian life and thought and what that means for us today, especially when it comes to our weird world of scientism on the one hand and woo-woo New Age-y stuff on the other.
RFK’s War on Energy Abundance

Aug 29, 2024 | compactmag.com | Emmet Penney

After suspending his campaign and endorsing Donald Trump last week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced he will be joining the Trump-Vance transition team. In that role, he told Tucker Carlson on Tuesday, he will “help pick the people who will be running the government” in a second Trump term.
The Gospel of the Industrial Cathedral

Jul 18, 2024 | nuclearbarbarians.substack.com | Emmet Penney |Angelica Oung

Change is underway. Last week, at the National Conservatism Conference, I spent the evening gobsmacked as I listened to Sen. Josh Hawley give a barn-burning pro-labor speech that extolled the virtue of private sector unions and industrial policy. Then, Trump nominated a man of similar sympathies—JD Vance—as his running mate. And to top it all off, the President of the Teamsters Union, Sean O’Brien, gave a speech at the RNC convention.