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Time to reform and repair
Paul Larmer reminds us that it will take more than a single environmental hero – like Tim DeChristopher, who cleverly sabotaged a BLM energy-lease auction – to reform the agency.
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A tale of heartbreakin' and asskickin'
Walt Gasson deeply loved a mule, but that mule tragically broke his heart – not to mention several of his bones.
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Trashing the earth, and the truth
Hal Herring relates the ugly story of how the Bush administration used its influence to try to kill a story about the impacts of energy development.
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As Interior Turns
During the last eight years, Bush’s Interior Department has been embroiled in enough corruption, sex and scandal to fuel several soap operas.
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The sick and tired West
The EPA under George Bush has put the health of Westerners at risk in order to make life easier for big industry.
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Nonprofitable times
Many conservation groups are feeling the pinch.
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Results for keyword: coal
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Wyoming hits a green roadblock
by Bill Sniffin Jan 21, 2008 01:00 PMBill Sniffin says the state called the “Saudi Arabia of coal” may find its product less desirable in the face of global warming.
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Two weeks in the West
by Jonathan Thompson Aug 20, 2007 12:00 PMCoal-fired power plants don’t get no respect; nuclear is nudging its way in; resort real estate is hot as plutonium
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The hidden costs of our coal habit
by Allen Best Apr 16, 2007 12:00 PMIn Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America’s Energy Future, Jeff Goodell reveals how the sausage is made when it comes to the primary source of America’s electricity.
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Two weeks in the West
by Jonathan Thompson Mar 19, 2007 01:00 PMWestern governors go green; King Coal gets hammered; Divine Strake strikes out; Colorado cons on the North Forty; Mother Nature’s bodyguards; Western wagering data; and energy use and Bush approval: a case of eerie symmetry.
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Magic Valley Uprising
by Ray Ring May 01, 2006 12:00 PMAn unusual grassroots coalition of citizen activists stops a coal-fired merchant power plant from being built in Idaho’s Magic Valley
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Congress touts 'green energy,' but bill is black and blue
by Laura Paskus May 16, 2005 12:00 PMThe House of Representatives passes an energy bill with even more industrial pork than the Bush administration requested.
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The Winds of Change
by Laura Paskus May 02, 2005 12:00 PMColorado citizens voted last November to increase their state’s reliance on power from the wind and sun, but King Coal still rules the state, and the White House seems determined to keep it on the throne
