Initiative on American Energy Security

Sailor mechanics filling a plane with gasoline at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, in August 1942. (Universal History Archive via Getty Images)

(Charged Conversations logo)

(Charged Conversations logo)

Electric car in a charging bay. (Photo via Pexels)

Aerial view of the Diablo Canyon the only operational nuclear plant left in California due to be shutdown in 2024 on December 1, 2021, Avila Beach, California. (George Rose via Getty Images)

(Screenshot via Centerpoint)

A worker on an oil rig drilling into the Bakken shale formation on July 28, 2013, outside Watford City, North Dakota. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Electric automobile plugged into charging station. (Photo via Getty Images)

Joe Biden being welcomed by Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Alsalam Royal Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 15, 2022. (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

(Getty Images)