Energy
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Writers on the Range
Clinging to coal on the reservation is looking backward
Buying a 50-year old coal mine is a bad idea for the Navajo.
by Sarah Jane White, Jun 18, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
It’s too soon to end Arizona’s solar incentives
Net metering is under attack in one of the nation's sunniest states
by Jonathan Thompson, Jun 11, 2013 -
Feature
The power grid may determine whether we can kick our carbon habit
How the huge and fragile network of wires intertwined into our very existence may determine whether we can kick our carbon habit.
by Jonathan Thompson, Jun 03, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
Bighorn needn’t lose out to oil and gas trucks
North Dakota's Fish and Game Department needs to stand up and protect wildlife
by Brian Horejsi, May 29, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
No thanks, Estonia
Estonia can keep its Stone Age, oil-shale technology, along with its air pollution.
by Randy Udall, May 28, 2013 -
Multimedia
Jonathan Thompson on the grid
KDNK's Nelson Harvey talks with Jonathan Thompson about our stressed and complicated transmission system.
by Nelson Harvey, May 28, 2013 -
Editor's Note
A spark leads to a story
A primer on the inner workings of the electric grid.
by Paul Larmer, May 27, 2013 -
Sidebar
The Western Grid in maps and graphs
A map of the West's electric grid and graphs of weather related disturbances, the balance between regional systems, and the impact of geographic smoothing on renewable energy.
by Staff, May 27, 2013 -
Current
Alaska’s populist, Sarah Palin-era oil tax gets the ax
The Alaska Legislature cut the industry’s taxes to boost declining production in the North Slope. But the rollbacks don’t seem likely to have the desired effect.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, May 27, 2013 -
Letters
California cap and trade's dirty secret
by Jeff Shellito, May 13, 2013 -
Letters
Put the public before profits
by Robert Luce, May 13, 2013 -
Letters
Sacrifice zones: A regrettable inevitability
by David J. Robertson, May 13, 2013 -
Letters
Contemplating the future
by John Good, Apr 29, 2013 -
Current
The latest: Mixed messages about nuclear power safety
Ex-nuclear regulatory commission chief says no U.S. nuclear plants are safe, while California's San Onofre plant plans to restart
by Sarah Jane Keller, Apr 29, 2013 -
Current
Aspen, Colo. environmental community split over small hydro
Reviving a small hydroelectric plant on Castle Creek was supposed to help the city's utility get closer to providing 100 percent carbon free electricity as part of an effort to fight climate change. Instead, it's kicked up a furor.
by Allen Best, Apr 24, 2013






