Results for keyword: fossil fuels
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Voters shape energy policy by choosing utility regulators
Races for seats on state commissions that oversee utilities are among the most important elections you’ve never heard of. They could decide the future of renewable energy in Montana and Arizona this year.
by Ray Ring, Nov 02, 2012 -
Redefining "renewable" to get a clean energy bill through Congress
As his retirement looms, Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., pushes a "clean energy" bill, one that broadens the energy mix beyond traditional "renewable" sources.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Apr 15, 2012 -
Famous or obscure, our rivers are priceless
The oil spill on the Yellowstone River is just one of too many disasters caused by our addiction to petroleum.
by Ben Long, Jul 18, 2011 -
Me and my SUV
An environmentalist loves driving her SUV but welcomes the prospect of higher gas prices.
by Carla Wise, May 16, 2011 -
Climate of denial
An Alaskan wilderness ranger wonders how tourists can look at melting glaciers and not believe in climate change.
by Tim Lydon, Oct 07, 2010 -
Thank you, Utah, for leading the way
Utah's Legislature has brilliant plans to cut education, eliminate jobs in sustainable energy and create an ideal workforce of ignorant, unambitious peasants.
by Jane Goetze, Feb 23, 2010 -
Retooling for the next mission
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 -
A political speech the West needs to hear
High Country News imagines – and delivers – the kind of speech about our energy future that the West needs to hear from its next president.
by Ray Ring, Jan 21, 2008 -
You can’t stop nature
Pepper Trail warns us that we continue to tinker with nature at our peril.
by Pepper Trail, Dec 10, 2007 -
Reborn
With global warming an increasing threat, some are urging a return to nuclear energy, but the industry’s own checkered past reminds us that a nuclear renaissance will be neither easy nor cheap
by Jonathan Thompson, Sep 04, 2006






