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To highlight the importance of modernizing America’s outdated permitting processes, CRES Academy’s second session of 2026 brought together dozens of Congressional staffers, industry leaders and Trump Administration staff to discuss the need to update how our nation plans, develops and builds. With CRES Forum’s Director of Government Affairs Ryan McManus providing opening remarks, the session was kicked […]

To highlight the importance of America’s existing grid technology and the necessary updates to keep up with demand, CRES Academy’s first session of 2026 brought together dozens of staffers and industry leaders to discuss the need to build and expand America’s energy capacity. With CRES Forum’s Director of Government Affairs Tommy Reynolds providing opening remarks, […]

To highlight Congress working to advance an all-of-the-above energy approach, CRES Forum hosted a reception entitled, “Unleashing Energy: Removing Regional Obstacles for Growth,” bringing together Republican members of Congress, senior congressional staff, industry leaders and energy policy experts.   CRES Forum President and CEO Heather Reams opened the evening with brief remarks, touching on the importance of removing obstacles to diversify the nation’s regional energy creation. She also highlighted a recent Member roundtable held by CRES Forum that focused on abundance derived from the unique geological benefits across states.  Reams continued the programming, thanked guests for coming and introduced Chairwoman of the Conservative Climate Caucus Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), who spoke on the need for a true […]

Recently, CRES Forum hosted a panel discussion at the U.S. Capitol featuring several House and Senate communications staffers through their Cool Conservative Communications Collaborating on Climate Change (C6WC) program.   The event drew strong policy and communications engagement from all corners of Washington D.C.— including from industry leaders and U.S. House and Senate Committee staff. Moderated by CRES Forum’s Vice President of Communications Mary Collins Howell, the program included questions regarding permitting reform progress in the House and Senate, and how to communicate in-the-weeds policy questions to constituents.   […]

In tandem with the release of CRES Forum’s latest white paper, The Conservative Case for Next Generation Geothermal Energy, our team partnered with Project InnerSpace to host a daylong event with featured speakers including Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah), Reps. Randy Weber (R-Texas) and August Pfluger (R-Texas), as well as industry leaders.  […]

CRES Forum recently hosted a briefing to educate Republican Congressional staff on the potential of hydrogen as a cornerstone of American energy innovation, as well as on the key role of federal incentives in deploying this versatile energy resource to enable American energy dominance.   The event kicked off with welcoming remarks from CRES President […]

CRES Forum hosted the sixth and final CRES Academy session of 2024, “Nuclear 101: The Role of Nuclear Technologies in Powering the Future.” The session explored the vital importance of nuclear assets for the future of energy in the U.S., including the different regulatory environments that nuclear utilities operate in, the deployment challenges that nuclear […]

CRES Forum hosted the fifth CRES Academy session of 2024, “Biofuels 101: Driving a Cleaner Future with American Resources.” The session explored the role of biofuels in the U.S. transportation sector and provided an in-depth look at how biofuels—such as ethanol, biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) — can meet transportation needs while supporting energy […]

CRES Forum recently convened experts from Congress and industry to answer the multi-billion-dollar question in today’s energy space: Are clean energy tax credits working? (Spoiler alert: the answer is yes.)  

To celebrate the release of CRES Forum’s newest white paper, “Growing an Industry for Clean Hydrogen,” our team hosted a briefing and networking event, “Will Hydrogen Have its Moment?,” to convene industry leaders, congressional staff and key stakeholders to discuss the potential of hydrogen to reduce global emissions, as well as the challenges and opportunities […]