# energy dominance (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover energy dominance. Page: Feed: --- ## [Senator Budd Secures F-15EX Aircraft for Seymour Johnson Air Force Base](https://www.budd.senate.gov/2026/08/20/senator-budd-secures-f-15ex-aircraft-for-seymour-johnson-air-force-base/) _2026-08-20 · ashlynp · U.S. Senator Ted Budd_ Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after receiving notice from Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink that Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (AFB) will be the recipient of modernized F-15EX aircraft procured through the Fiscal Year 2027 budget. In a statement following confirmation \[…\] ## [ICYMI: Budd Calls on Colleagues to Permanently Stop Dangerous Hemp Loophole Targeting American Children](https://www.budd.senate.gov/2026/08/05/icymi-budd-calls-on-colleagues-to-permanently-stop-dangerous-hemp-loophole-targeting-american-children/) _2026-08-05 · ashlynp · U.S. Senator Ted Budd_ “Our children should never be the testing ground for an industry willing to exploit a loophole in federal law for profit.” Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) today delivered remarks on the Senate floor calling for his Senate Colleagues to join his effort to permanently close the dangerous “hemp loophole” that has allowed the intoxicating \[…\] ## [Budd, Welch Bill to Crack Down on Foreign Robocall Scammers Targeting Americans Passes the Senate with Unanimous Support](https://www.budd.senate.gov/2026/08/04/budd-welch-bill-to-crack-down-on-foreign-robocall-scammers/) _2026-08-04 · ashlynp · U.S. Senator Ted Budd_ Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statements after their Foreign Robocall Elimination Act passed the Senate floor with unanimous support. The bill brings together government and private sector experts to eliminate unlawful robocalls originating abroad and… ## [ICYMI: In New Op-Ed, Budd Explains How AI Could Help American Farmers Address Labor Shortages & Financial Pressures](https://www.budd.senate.gov/2026/07/27/icymi-in-new-op-ed-budd-explains-how-ai-could-help-american-farmers/) _2026-07-27 · ashlynp · U.S. Senator Ted Budd_ Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, The Washington Times published an op-ed authored by U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) in a special issue on Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy and emerging technology, where he outlined the case for deploying AI solutions to help farmers address the labor shortages and financial pressures facing American agriculture. Read the op-ed HERE or below: Put AI to work \[…\] ## [Budd, Welch Bipartisan Bill Supporting the Next Generation of American Aviation Advances Out of Committee](https://www.budd.senate.gov/2026/07/23/budd-welch-bipartisan-bill-supporting-the-next-generation-of-american-aviation-advances-out-of-committee/) _2026-07-23 · ashlynp · U.S. Senator Ted Budd_ Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statements after an amended version of their bipartisan Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act passed out of committee. The Senators’ legislation would improve the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) type… ## [Budd, Coons Lead Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S. International Leadership in Civil Nuclear Energy](https://www.budd.senate.gov/2026/07/22/budd-coons-lead-bipartisan-bill-to-strengthen-u-s-international-leadership-in-civil-nuclear-energy/) _2026-07-22 · ashlynp · U.S. Senator Ted Budd_ Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) today introduced the Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology (FIRST) Act to codify the U.S. State Department’s FIRST program advocating for the responsible deployment of civil nuclear energy around the world. The bipartisan bill would ensure that U.S. economic and national… ## [Budd’s Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act Clears Committee and Heads to Senate Floor](https://www.budd.senate.gov/2026/07/22/budds-supersonic-aviation-modernization-act-clears-committee-and-heads-to-senate-floor/) _2026-07-22 · ashlynp · U.S. Senator Ted Budd_ Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after his Supersonic Aviation Modernization (SAM) Act received bipartisan support and passed out of the committee. The bill is now headed to the Senate floor. “If we want to maintain America’s global leadership in technological innovation,… ## [Budd Chairs Subcommittee Hearing to Examine U.S. Competition with China in Race for Global Leadership in Science and Technology](https://www.budd.senate.gov/2026/07/22/budd-chairs-subcommittee-hearing-to-examine-u-s-competition-with-china-in-race-for-global-leadership-in-science-and-technology/) _2026-07-22 · ashlynp · U.S. Senator Ted Budd_ Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) chaired a hearing in the Senate Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness yesterday entitled Measuring What Matters: Science, Standards, and Strategic Competition to discuss how the U.S. can more strategically align our scientific research, federal science agencies and assets, and the private sector to compete with China. In his… ## [Budd Makes Case for Disaster Relief Funding for Western North Carolina Before Senate Appropriations Committee](https://www.budd.senate.gov/2026/07/21/budd-makes-case-for-disaster-relief-funding-for-western-north-carolina-before-senate-appropriations-committee/) _2026-07-21 · ashlynp · U.S. Senator Ted Budd_ Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee to highlight how additional disaster relief funding would benefit Western North Carolina as the region continues to rebuild twenty-one months after Hurricane Helene. Senator Budd was invited to appear at the hearing, which was convened to review President Trump’s Supplemental Funding \[…\] ## [Budd Returns from Leading European CODEL to Examine Regional Security Challenges Tied to Russian Threats](https://www.budd.senate.gov/2026/07/20/budd-returns-from-leading-european-codel-to-examine-regional-security-challenges-tied-to-russian-threats/) _2026-07-20 · ashlynp · U.S. Senator Ted Budd_ Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, returned earlier this month from leading a bipartisan Congressional Delegation (CODEL) to Belgium, Moldova, Ukraine, Sweden, and Austria. CODEL Budd, which occurred prior to the 2026 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit, met with Heads of State… ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/4hTfgqAxfz3V) _2026-07-20 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [The Real Winner of the War in the Middle East? China](https://francescosyloslabini.info/2026/07/15/the-real-winner-of-the-war-in-the-middle-east-china/) _2026-07-15 · fsyloslab · Francesco sylos labini_ A recent article in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, focusing on global energy policy, reaches a surprising conclusion: the main strategic beneficiary of the war in the Middle East initiated by the Trump administration may well be China. At first glance, this seems paradoxical. China is the world’s largest importer of oil and would therefore \[ \] ## [Nella guerra all’Iran alla fine vince Pechino](https://francescosyloslabini.info/2026/07/14/nella-guerra-alliran-alla-fine-vince-pechino/) _2026-07-14 · fsyloslab · Francesco sylos labini_ In recente articolo del Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, attento alle politiche energetiche, arriva a una conclusione sorprendente: il principale beneficiario strategico della guerra in Medio Oriente avviata dall’amministrazione Trump sarebbe la Cina. A prima vista sembra un paradosso. La Cina è infatti il maggiore importatore di petrolio e dovrebbe essere uno dei paesi più vulnerabili \[ \] ## [The Challenge of European Research](https://francescosyloslabini.info/2026/07/08/the-challenge-of-european-research/) _2026-07-08 · fsyloslab · Francesco sylos labini_ A recent Nature article captures the current debate very well: can Europe take advantage of the crisis affecting research in the United States and become a scientific superpower? The author’s answer is perhaps—but only under certain conditions. The article begins by discussing the European Commission’s Choose Europe initiative, launched in response to funding cuts and political interference in… ## [Constraining the Geometry of Galactic Dark Matter with Gaia Data Release 3](https://francescosyloslabini.info/2026/07/07/constraining-the-geometry-of-galactic-dark-matter-with-gaia-data-release-3/) _2026-07-07 · fsyloslab · Francesco sylos labini_ In this work we have constrained the geometry of the dark matter distribution in the Milky Way using the latest GAIA data. by Francesco Sylos Labini and Roberto Capuzzo-Dolcetta Published 2026 July 7 • © 2026. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 1005, Number 2 DOI: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ae7be7 Citation… ## [Il problema della ricerca Europea](https://francescosyloslabini.info/2026/07/06/il-problema-della-ricerca-europea/) _2026-07-06 · fsyloslab · Francesco sylos labini_ Un recente articolo di Nature fotografa molto bene il dibattito attuale: l’Europa può approfittare della crisi della ricerca negli Stati Uniti per diventare una superpotenza scientifica? La risposta dell’autrice è forse, ma solo a determinate condizioni. \[ \] l’articolo assume implicitamente che più ricerca ⇒ più innovazione, mentre il problema è molto più profondo: riguarda l’assenza di una… ## [The New Cold War Between the Fossil State and the Electric State](https://francescosyloslabini.info/2026/07/02/the-new-cold-war-between-the-fossil-state-and-the-electric-state/) _2026-07-02 · fsyloslab · Francesco sylos labini_ The energy transition has emerged as one of the defining battlegrounds of twenty-first-century geopolitics. Whereas the United States continues to base its strategy on fossil fuels, the petrodollar, and the doctrine of “energy dominance,” China has built its approach around industrial planning, green technologies, and technological self-sufficiency. Continues on My Substack ## [La nuova guerra fredda tra Stato fossile e Stato elettrico](https://francescosyloslabini.info/2026/07/02/la-nuova-guerra-fredda-tra-stato-fossile-e-stato-elettrico/) _2026-07-02 · fsyloslab · Francesco sylos labini_ La transizione energetica si pone come terreno decisivo della competizione geopolitica. Se la strategia americana è centrata su fonti fossili, petrodollaro e “energy dominance”, quella cinese è fondata su pianificazione industriale, tecnologie verdi e autonomia tecnologica. Il National Security Strategy (NSS) è il principale documento strategico con cui il Presidente degli Stati Uniti definisce la… ## [The universe is less uniform than we thought – cosmology may need a radical rethink](https://francescosyloslabini.info/2026/07/01/the-universe-is-less-uniform-than-we-thought-cosmology-may-need-a-radical-rethink/) _2026-07-01 · fsyloslab · Francesco sylos labini_ View Post(opens in a new tab) Modern cosmology rests on a simple assumption: if we look on large enough scales, matter should be distributed evenly, with no preferred direction within the cosmos. This is known as the cosmological principle. Now, as new telescopes both on Earth and in space, such as the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument \[ \] ## [¿Y si el universo no fuera tan uniforme como creemos?](https://francescosyloslabini.info/2026/07/01/y-si-el-universo-no-fuera-tan-uniforme-como-creemos/) _2026-07-01 · fsyloslab · Francesco sylos labini_ Un estudio basado en 47 millones de galaxias encontró que la red cósmica conserva patrones a escalas gigantescas, lo que podría obligar a revisar un pilar de la cosmología, si futuros estudios lo confirman. Uno de los pilares sobre los que se construye la cosmología moderna podría empezar a tambalearse. Un estudio publicado en Nature encontró evidencia \[ \] ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6FSXeJ8MPvhc) _2026-07-01 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [Technology: Europe Is Now Marked by Decline](https://francescosyloslabini.info/2026/06/30/technology-europe-is-now-marked-by-decline/) _2026-06-30 · fsyloslab · Francesco sylos labini_ Europe’s renewed militarism is the other side of the coin of its technological decline. Europe has remained largely absent from almost every strategic technology sector of the twenty-first century. It does not produce advanced semiconductors on any significant scale. It has failed to create smartphones capable of competing globally. It does not control the major \[ \]