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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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Coffeepots and climate
by Shane Bondi Jul 16, 2008 03:43 PMShane Bondi seeks to understand the connection between a lump of coal, a power plant and that first cup of coffee in the morning.
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Two weeks in the West
by Sarah Gilman May 12, 2008 12:00 PMWind and solar energy projects ramp up across the West; Conservation Reserve Program ramps down; the West’s volcanic history; potatoes are good for you.
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Wind power will blow your mind
by Dennis Hinkamp Aug 13, 2007 12:00 PMDennis Hinkamp says that even though wind power – like everything else – is bound to have a downside, it’s the right way for us to go.
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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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Biomass: What to do with all that wood
by Peter Friederici Oct 30, 2006 01:00 PMMark Sardella’s nonprofit group Local Energy is determined to heat local communities with biomass energy, created by burning logging slash and millwaste from New Mexican forests
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Clearing a path for power
by Allison Gerfin Aug 21, 2006 12:00 PMAn ambitious plan to create new corridors for power lines and pipelines will make it easier for utility companies to tap into the West’s energy boom
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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
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Colorado voters snub coal for all things renewable
by Ed Marston Nov 22, 2004 01:00 PMThe board member of a small electric utility opines that the wind power mandate of Colorado's Amendment 37 is good for the energy industry, despite the utilities' resistance
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Dear friends
by Staff Nov 08, 2004 01:00 PMElection results will be in the next issue; Auden Schendler makes electricity in Snowmass, Colo.; visitors
