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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 16, 2012
Boulder, Colo., votes for energy independence -- from its utility

After a hard-fought political campaign the town of Boulder passed a ballot initiative allowing it to create its own municipal utility in order to help reach its ambitious environmental goals.

by Nathan Rice, Dec 28, 2011
Feds attempt to speed complicated process of building power lines

The Obama administration's electrical transmission permitting agencies are cooperating to speed grid updates and fast track clean energy projects, as demand for power grows.

by Sarah Gilman, Nov 16, 2011
Rural Oregon timber county seeks economic revival through renewables

Rural Lake County, Ore., has gone from a timber economy to one based on producing - and exporting - renewable energy.

by Lee van der Voo, Mar 27, 2011
Power struggle

The economic numbers behind coal and wind energy -- and energy efficiency -- are compared in Montana.

by Joan Melcher, May 24, 2010
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
Thinking Past the Moment

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
Growing Away from Big Coal

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
For the love of wastelands

Is it possible to develop large-scale solar projects and transmission lines without sacrificing the West’s wide-open landscapes and deserts?

by Sarah Gilman , May 15, 2009
Would you want to live near a wind farm?

Everybody believes in alternative energy, but very few people want to live next to giant wind turbines.

by Marty Durlin, Mar 12, 2009