Prior to President Obama's State of the Union Address, Graham Richard published a piece in The Hill's Congress Blog discussing the opportunities of advanced energy. Richard writes: 

As President Obama prepares to deliver his State of the Union address next week, Washington, D.C. seems focused on the politics of conflict. Between a president intent on making full use of his executive authority and Republican leaders in Congress on sending the nation in a different direction, the clash of agendas is obvious. Less obvious is the chance for a different kind of politics – a politics of prosperity.

In the politics of prosperity, the greatest opportunity lies in energy. We could squander it if we’re not careful.

Continue reading the full piece in The Hill.