Doug Burgum

And he understood that the strength of that balance sheet, whether it was having an actual timber industry, a paper industry, as opposed to importing all of our timber from other countries, he understood that. And when we do things like that, like be smart about how we're doing timber harvesting from mature forest, we also reduce forest fires.

And he understood that the strength of that balance sheet, whether it was having an actual timber industry, a paper industry, as opposed to importing all of our timber from other countries, he understood that. And when we do things like that, like be smart about how we're doing timber harvesting from mature forest, we also reduce forest fires.

So there's many, many win-win opportunities across our land use, which is great for the environment, great for the public, and it gives us an opportunity. The Interior is a money-making department. Our efforts can help pay down the debt, and we can help fund better experiences in our national parks. We can use those money to help protect our last best places.

So there's many, many win-win opportunities across our land use, which is great for the environment, great for the public, and it gives us an opportunity. The Interior is a money-making department. Our efforts can help pay down the debt, and we can help fund better experiences in our national parks. We can use those money to help protect our last best places.

We can do all of that, but we've got to manage it smartly and manage it according to the law the way that it was intended.

We can do all of that, but we've got to manage it smartly and manage it according to the law the way that it was intended.

Mid to long term, nuclear is essential for our country and both the Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and I agree on that. There's some big changes coming. We have to change our approach. We've basically choked this industry in our country for the last 30 years with red tape. It's been an incredibly safe industry. There's been zero deaths from the nuclear industry in our country.

Mid to long term, nuclear is essential for our country and both the Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and I agree on that. There's some big changes coming. We have to change our approach. We've basically choked this industry in our country for the last 30 years with red tape. It's been an incredibly safe industry. There's been zero deaths from the nuclear industry in our country.

Matter of fact, as I was checking, more people have died from being frustrated with vending machines and then shaking vending machines, then having the vending machine tip over on them. More people have died from that in America than from nuclear. Is that a real statistic? Yeah, go look it up. It's a real deal. But anyway, it's sad but true.

Matter of fact, as I was checking, more people have died from being frustrated with vending machines and then shaking vending machines, then having the vending machine tip over on them. More people have died from that in America than from nuclear. Is that a real statistic? Yeah, go look it up. It's a real deal. But anyway, it's sad but true.

We have a big opportunity in what's coming with the innovation around small modular nuclear. These are smaller units. Think of these being manufactured in a factory and then being assembled on site so that the regulations could approve a design. And then as long as the design is inspected and it's gone in and they've got... less pressure, less temperature, less water, less waste.

We have a big opportunity in what's coming with the innovation around small modular nuclear. These are smaller units. Think of these being manufactured in a factory and then being assembled on site so that the regulations could approve a design. And then as long as the design is inspected and it's gone in and they've got... less pressure, less temperature, less water, less waste.

It's just a whole new approach to how we would create electricity. And they're not as massive as the way we think about it right now. We have 93 operating nuclear sites in America today and just recently opened one, but I think it's the first new one that's opened in 30 years. We are in an electricity race against China. And we're in an electricity race because electricity is what powers

It's just a whole new approach to how we would create electricity. And they're not as massive as the way we think about it right now. We have 93 operating nuclear sites in America today and just recently opened one, but I think it's the first new one that's opened in 30 years. We are in an electricity race against China. And we're in an electricity race because electricity is what powers

AI data centers. And an AI data center is not, it's not like, hey, we're doing Blue Cross Blue Shield medical claims, or we're processing somebody's online shopping request. I mean, those are essential data center activities. But in an AI plant, you're actually manufacturing intelligence. And that base intelligence that they're manufacturing

AI data centers. And an AI data center is not, it's not like, hey, we're doing Blue Cross Blue Shield medical claims, or we're processing somebody's online shopping request. I mean, those are essential data center activities. But in an AI plant, you're actually manufacturing intelligence. And that base intelligence that they're manufacturing

could be being used by every employee of every company in the country. I mean, it'll touch every job, every teacher, every student, every doctor, every patient. I mean, everybody is going to get lifted up by the productivity of artificial intelligence. And the demand for that is going to be very high, but it takes a lot of power. It can also be used for nefarious purposes.

could be being used by every employee of every company in the country. I mean, it'll touch every job, every teacher, every student, every doctor, every patient. I mean, everybody is going to get lifted up by the productivity of artificial intelligence. And the demand for that is going to be very high, but it takes a lot of power. It can also be used for nefarious purposes.

And China, they're building 30 nuclear plants. They've added 100 gigawatts of coal in the last year. That's enough to power 100 Denvers. A gigawatt is 1,000 megawatts. So we're talking about 100,000 megawatts of coal they've added. They're building huge hydro plants.

And China, they're building 30 nuclear plants. They've added 100 gigawatts of coal in the last year. That's enough to power 100 Denvers. A gigawatt is 1,000 megawatts. So we're talking about 100,000 megawatts of coal they've added. They're building huge hydro plants.