Distinguished Fellow, Energy Policy Research Foundation @EPRINC_DC, @GWU economics professor. Former roles @USDOT, @USTreasury, @USDOL, and @WhiteHouseCEA.
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Russia can barely fulfill its own domestic requirements, let alone engage in diesel exports. Russia banned product exports through the end of October. Official statements indicate that 30% of Russian 5.5 million barrels per day capacity is impaired. Other sources indicate that it is more like 50%. Whether Russia can even export diesel is another matter. @EPRINC_DC
What an absolute mess, @NateSibley.
When Trump instructed @SecScottBessent to greenlight Russian diesel imports without the authority to do so, he put @USTreasury and @CBP in an impossible legal bind.
An @OFAC license cannot override a federal statute, because Congress took that power away from Treasury in this case. PL 117-109 enacted a blanket statutory ban on all Russian HTS Chapter 27 energy imports (including diesel) with zero administrative waiver authority.
And you're spot on about CAATSA. Even if Treasury claims it can (somehow) license around it, any move significantly altering Russia policy requires a mandatory 30-day notice to Congress and a statutory freeze before taking effect.
The end result? If a Russian tanker soon arrives at a U.S. port, CBP is legally barred from clearing the cargo.
What’s true for telecommunications technology is also true for energy technology. @EPRINC_DC
There is nothing more backward-looking than declaring a technology “future-proof.”
For 250 years of 🇺🇸 communications history, disruptive innovation has repeatedly overturned conventional wisdom. That’s the message I shared today at @AEI’s "From Silicon to Signal" event. 🧵1/6
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And you thought the #Hormuz Crisis was over.
@EPRINC_DC Distinguished Fellow Diana Furchtgott-Roth warned you in her June 18th @Telegraph OpEd
@realDonaldTrump|s #Iran ‘peace’ deal won’t hold:
#Tehran hasn’t given up its #nuclear ambitions. Washington should use this time to double down on #energy dominance and prepare again for war
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#OOTT #ONGT #EnergySecurity #Electricity #NaturalGas #Coal
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Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Distinguished Fellow, Energy Policy Research Foundation, (@DFR_Economics and @EPRINC_DC) on America's AI race with China:
"We are right now in an AI race with China to get to AI advanced manufacturing — we want to win, and in order to do that, we have to have energy. In order to have that, NEPA reform would be really useful. And we can be leapfrogging the current state of manufacturing, both by the way in the United States and in countries in the global south, to get to the new type of manufacturing that will create jobs. But we're in this race with China.”
When reality bites UK should use its natural gas. On @GBNEWS with @MartinDaubney to discuss my article in @dailytelegraph telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03…
'Solar and wind don't work for stable and strong economies.'
Diana Furchtgott-Roth warns the UK against its pursuit of Net Zero.
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NEW @WSJopinion piece:
How two hours, snow boots, & basic oversight turned a $4M broadband project into $0.
D.C. asked @NTIAgov for $4M to connect just 55 “unserved” locations.
That’s $70K each in one of the most broadband-dense cities in America.🚩
Something didn’t add up.🧵
😢@NextNav wants free spectrum from @FCC despite negative effects on toll systems, home security systems, and our military. @IBTTA @NationalSheriff
A costly spectrum power-play would put consumers last thehill.com/opinion/technolo…
In #SOTU @realDonaldTrump should issue executive order preventing Congress from funding international groups opposing his environmental policies.
World Bank, #IMF and others still get money from US even though their anti-greenhouse gas agenda keeps poor people in poverty.
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Instead of ditching his climate regs, @GavinNewsom wants a renewable energy deal with the UK, where unemployment just hit Covid levels. Joint misery?
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Thanks @politico for promoting me to another term as @USDOT DAS, but I'm now Distinguished Fellow, Energy Policy Research Foundation @EPRINC_DC. @samogozalek @ChrisMarquette_ @Oriana0214 @jonathan_miller
We’re all cold and we’re not using wind and solar to clear New York and DC streets or heat our homes. @dailytelegraph telegraph.co.uk/gift/34aa4a5…
😲Terrible no good deal: Canada importing 49K Chinese electric vehicles almost duty free
😭70K EVs by 2030!
🕵️♂️Chinese EVs = Chinese spy drones, except on land
🇨🇦🚗Canadian autoworkers lose jobs
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President Trump’s restoration of influence over Venezuelan oil sends clear signal to Cuba, Russia, China, and Iran: America is reclaiming strategic ground.
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Researchers find that prosperous nations use more fossil fuels. No nation has prospered without them. @Heritage
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$21 billion saved by @ArielleRoth on broadband investment. Enough for taxpayer refunds or 500 high schools or dozens of hospitals,
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UK and Germany are sounding alarms: offshore wind turbines interfere with radar and maritime security. U.S. pause is right call.
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Early Warning Radar protects America from missile threats. Offshore wind farms could compromise that system. National defense must come first.
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Offshore wind isn’t just an energy issue—it’s a national security risk. Radar interference, cyber vulnerabilities, and grid instability demand urgent attention. @Interior Dept’s pause is essential.
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⛔️Offshore wind plants interfere with radar by sending out vibrations and acoustic signals.
✅Pausing offshore wind makes perfect sense.
😇Renewable energy goals must never come at the expense of national defense or economic stability.
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It was a privilege to host @UKLabour and @Conservatives members of @UKParliament , @BritAmBusiness, @BABADC , @BritishAmerican, @BritainLeads, and @UKinUSA for a trade and economics roundtable to work towards seamless transatlantic trade and address solutions for the public debt crisis.
