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Multimedia
Assistant editor Sarah Gilman explains why we should care about categorical exclusions.
by Marty Durlin,
Nov 04, 2009
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How it Works
Not all environmentalists believe that pumped hydroelectric storage projects are a good way to achieve more renewable energy.
by Judith Lewis,
Oct 21, 2009
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Focus
Timber companies and unemployed workers are looking to renewable energy for an economic boost.
by Arla Shephard,
Aug 28, 2009
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Perspective
With global warming threatening the planet, even environmentalists are looking more kindly at natural gas.
by Randy Udall,
Aug 14, 2009
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Writers on the Range
Why not mine oil shale here in the West, but send it off to be processed somewhere else?
by Ed Quillen ,
Aug 11, 2009
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Current
The push for alternative power could spawn a rush for small hydropower projects in the Northwest.
by Joshua Zaffos,
Jul 31, 2009
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Current
Iraq war veterans find a new life in Colorado, this time fighting for the environment with the help of Veterans Green Jobs.
by Florence Williams,
Jul 20, 2009
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Focus
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, facing a tough re-election campaign, takes a friendlier tack towards the "Drill, Baby, Drill" crowd.
by Charles Ashby,
Jul 18, 2009
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Feature
Maps, charts and text locate the nation's major renewable energy resources and some big projects on Western public land.
by Terray Sylvester,
Jun 29, 2009
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Feature
Vaclav Smil is a historian who exemplifies Vulcan-style logic and skepticism when it comes to easy solutions to energy problems.
by Randy Udall,
Jun 26, 2009
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Multimedia
Fred Logg's small solar system powers some lights, his laptop and a small refrigerator -- but the energy source has its limitations.
by Daniel Kraker,
Jun 25, 2009
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Feature
Utility brings solar power to far-flung Navajos
by Daniel Kraker,
Jun 24, 2009
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Feature
The Sierra Club's Carl Zichella discusses the balancing act involved in finding the best -- and least environmentally sensitive -- places to put big renewable energy projects
by Sarah Gilman,
Jun 22, 2009
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Feature
In Colorado and New Mexico, some rural electric cooperatives are quietly fighting to get more of their power from local and renewable sources.
by Susan Moran ,
Jun 19, 2009
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Two Weeks in the West
Are wind-turbine-fighting environmentalists re-enacting Don Quixote's crusade against windmills -- while ignoring the real monster of climate change?
by Jonathan Thompson ,
Jun 17, 2009
