Edward Ring is the director of energy and water policy with the California Policy Center, which he co-founded in 2013 and served as its first president. He is also a senior fellow with the Center for American Greatness, and a regular contributor to the National Review and the California Globe. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Orange County Register, and other media outlets.
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Why Data Centers Will Create Electricity Abundance
/by Edward RingThere is concern that the energy requirements of data centers will consume so much electricity that demand will overwhelm supply. While this is certainly a possible outcome, the actual impact may have the opposite effect. For starters, while the total consumption of electricity by data centers is significant and growing, credible estimates point to manageable […]
California’s Future – Matt Mahan, the Bogus Conservative Whisperer
/by Edward RingIn less than two months, voting by mail will begin in California’s midterm primary election. The actual Election Day of June 2 is illusory. By May 4, hordes of ballot harvesters will hit the streets from San Diego to Crescent City, armed with the finest microtargeting tools ever deployed. They will scour every neighborhood and […]
Building the Abundant Water Coalition
/by Edward RingIf enough people in California agreed on a state water strategy, the political obstacles would be overcome. If every major water agency, every farming association, and a critical mass of environmental groups were all committed to a specific set of policies and projects, then elected politicians would be bound to adhere to those priorities. Regulatory […]
The Asymmetric Advantages of Environmentalist Zealotry
/by Edward RingWith the world anxiously watching the conflict in Iran, it was no surprise that the first segment in the March 1 edition of CBS’s 60 Minutes featured an interview with Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last Shah. The second segment, however, returned to a staple theme of the CBS news team. It presented […]
Can Energy and Water Interests Find a Common Agenda?
/by Edward RingIt’s a risk to promote an agenda that calls for practical water projects, and at the same time, calls for practical energy projects. To begin with, the word “practical,” in both cases, is a matter of bitter debate. Equally challenging is the fact that even within each of these communities, water, and energy, there is […]