Results for keyword: renewable energy
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Burning questions about biomass
Getting energy from biomass is more complicated -- and perhaps less green -- than it seems.
by Jodi Peterson, Nov 07, 2010 -
Coal reality check
The coal industry may be wounded, but it’s certainly not dead.
by Cally Carswell, Nov 08, 2010 -
Solar spree
New solar energy projects are coming to California and Nevada.
by Cally Carswell, Oct 24, 2010 -
Limbo land: Brownfields for green energy
Across the West, contaminated landscapes are becoming home to renewable energy projects.
by Cally Carswell, Jun 04, 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 -
Cross(border) winds
Facing tough opposition in the Southern California desert, companies look to build renewable energy plants in Mexico.
by Matthew Fleischer, Feb 14, 2010 -
Watts of water
Not all environmentalists believe that pumped hydroelectric storage projects are a good way to achieve more renewable energy.
by Judith Lewis, Oct 21, 2009 -
Solar salvation?
Timber companies and unemployed workers are looking to renewable energy for an economic boost.
by Arla Shephard, Aug 27, 2009 -
The Renewable Energy Landscape
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 -
Renewables: The Final Frontier
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






