The Dispatch Podcast Abundance Democrats Are Turning Right | Interview: Philip Rossetti
Oct 6, 2025
In this episode, Philip Rossetti, a contributor to Dispatch Energy and a fellow at the R Street Institute, joins to explore the 'Abundance' movement reshaping energy policy. He discusses how some Democrats are shifting right and seeking common ground with free-market advocates. Rossetti highlights the bureaucratic hurdles in permitting clean energy projects, the unique challenges facing nuclear power, and the implications of litigation on both fossil and renewable energy. He argues that bipartisan reform could lower energy costs and enhance investor confidence.
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Regulation, Not Scarcity, Limits Supply
- The 'abundance' movement unites left and right by focusing on removing regulatory barriers to building things people need.
- Philip Rossetti argues supply constraints are often regulatory, not resource-based, and fixing permits unlocks competition and lower costs.
NEPA's Vagueness Fuels Permitting Delays
- NEPA and vague procedural requirements create litigation opportunities that slow every type of energy project.
- Rossetti explains litigation and vague 'hard look' standards let opponents challenge both fossil and clean projects equally.
Clean Energy Also Faces Legal Hurdles
- Renewables face significant litigation too because of large land footprints and impacts like bird migration.
- Rossetti notes environmental groups now challenge many clean projects, shifting traditional alignments.