The Radical Middle

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Discover an approach to our global energy challenge that rejects extreme ideologies.</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Fossil fuels far from being relics of the past are a critical component of the energy transition in today's fast-paced technology-driven world. Most people don't realize that energy demand is surging with the rise of big data and innovative tech-and it threatens our way of life and the USA's global standing. Instead of succumbing to polarized debate </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Radical Middle</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> offers a playbook: one that champions thoughtful dialogue acknowledges hard trade-offs and calls for collaborative solutions.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Instantaneous decarbonization is incredibly disruptive not to fossil fuel companies but to the millions of citizens that rely on it. Contrary to popular belief the answer is not to instantaneously decarbonize the energy industry-that would be more disruptive than most people think. To maintain standard of living and our global position as a nation the energy industry needs to provide reliable affordable energy while mitigating negative externalities like environmental issues and geopolitical skirmishes (or worse-outright war).</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>We need to thoughtfully work together on the energy transition. A Radical Middle Mindset shifts us from judgment to curiosity so that we might engage in collaborative problem-solving. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Radical Middle</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> you'll learn: </span></p><ul><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Why the energy business is hard to survive in </span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The very public legal case that cemented the villain-hero dynamic between fossil fuel companies and environmentalists</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What each energy stakeholder-energy companies environmentalists and policymakers-cares about most and how that affects their ideologies</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Middle Guys and how policy changes have outsized effects on them</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Where electricity comes from (hint: not electricity)</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>How to ask better questions of each stakeholder to work toward more collaborative solutions</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The most frustrating interactions I've ever had in the energy space</span></li></ul><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>By encouraging productive dialogue acknowledging trade-offs and avoiding ideological rigidity <em>The Radical Middle</em> offers a path to a more efficient and collaborative energy future.</strong></p><p></p>