High Country News http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. The windy West gains influential support http://www.hcn.org/wotr/16070 The writer sees wind power gaining ground with smart businesses No publisher Auden Schendler Renewable Energy 2010-02-05T09:28:30Z News Article Surprise: Easterners balk at a giant wind farm http://www.hcn.org/wotr/15285 The writer says Easterners display a NIMBY attitude toward windpower that’s hard for Westerners to understand No publisher Josh Zaffos Renewable Energy 2010-02-05T09:44:59Z News Article Colorado snubs coal for all things renewable http://www.hcn.org/wotr/15126 The writer cheers Colorado voters who pushed renewable energy onto the stodgy producers of electricity No publisher Ed Marston Renewable Energy 2010-02-05T09:44:12Z News Article A cheer for runaway bison and their glorious home http://www.hcn.org/wotr/14417 Ben Long writes of his love for the wild Rocky Mountain Front, an area targeted for energy development No publisher Ben Long Renewable Energy 2010-02-05T09:40:44Z News Article Soakin’ in southwestern Colorado http://www.hcn.org/articles/17324 In the town of Ouray, geothermal energy is an irreplaceable asset. No publisher James Yearling Renewable Energy geothermal renewable energy hot springs Ouray 2010-02-05T09:40:26Z News Article From poo to power http://www.hcn.org/articles/17589 Biofuel partnerships help fuel local communities No publisher Evelyn Schlatter Renewable Energy biofuel methane 2010-02-05T09:27:37Z News Article Renewable law leaves the gate http://www.hcn.org/issues/314/16043 The Colorado Public Utilities Commission finally releases rules for implementing Amendment 37, the state’s renewable standards law No publisher Laura Paskus Renewable Energy Renewable energy solar energy wind power Amendment 37 Colorado Public Utilities Commission Xcel Energy Aquila Intermountain Rural Electric Association United Power Heidi Stortz Ken Regelson Colorado Springs Utilities photovoltaic systems ener 2010-02-05T08:56:33Z News Article Organics and biofuels bring independence http://www.hcn.org/issues/313/16013 More Montana farmers are starting to raise oilseed crops and produce their own biofuels to save on energy costs No publisher Sam Western Agriculture Crops Renewable Energy Biofuel biodiesel energy costs organic agriculture conventional agriculture farming tilling Peggy Springer nitrogen fertilizer green manure Montana Agricultural Statistic Service Bob Quinn organic farmers Charles Holt Camelina Tad W. Patzek 2010-02-05T08:56:27Z News Article Forget idealism http://www.hcn.org/issues/312/15979 With the demand for renewable energy growing and the costs falling, solar and wind power have moved out of the realm of idealism into that of the marketplace No publisher Laura Paskus Renewable Energy Solar power wind power renewable energy Bernard Stuart Matrix Solar Albuquerque renewable energy initiative tax breaks energy prices Ben Luce Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy Xcel Energy Prairie Winds Energy Bill Richardson geothermal r 2010-02-05T08:56:15Z News Article Renewable Energy Standards: How do states match up? http://www.hcn.org/issues/297/15485 Six Western states now have renewable energy standards No publisher Laura Paskus Renewable Energy renewable energy standards alternative energy wind power solar power electric utilities 2010-02-05T09:24:35Z News Article Blades, birds and bats: Wind energy and wildlife not a cut-and-dried issue http://www.hcn.org/issues/297/15484 Wind farms are working to make their turbines less hazardous to birds and bats No publisher Hilary Watts Wildlife Birds Renewable Energy wind power wind energy wind farms birds and wind turbines bats raptors bird mortality Bat Conservation International Ed Arnett Center for Biological Diversity Jeff Miller Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area raptor killings Laurie Jodziewicz Ame 2010-02-05T09:24:35Z News Article Los Angeles dumps coal deal http://www.hcn.org/issues/291/15265 Los Angeles has decided to pull out of a deal to expand a coal-fired power plant in Delta, Utah, using the money for renewable energy instead No publisher Deanna Belch Renewable Energy Los Angeles City Council Mayor James Hahn renewable energy coal-fired power plants wind energy biogas hydroelectric 2010-02-05T09:23:12Z News Article Colorado voters snub coal for all things renewable http://www.hcn.org/issues/287/15140 The 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 No publisher Ed Marston Renewable Energy Colorado Amendment 37 renewable energy wind power electricity power plants coal-fired power plants coal mining wind turbines election 2004 utilities Delta-Montrose Electric Association Electric Power Research Institute Enron Ken Lay dereg 2010-02-05T09:22:05Z News Article Colorado voters hold the cards on renewable energy http://www.hcn.org/issues/282/14990 In November, Coloradans will have the chance to vote on a citizen-proposed renewable-energy initiative, but the utilities are working hard to defeat it No publisher Laura Paskus Politics Elections Renewable Energy Renewable energy Lola Spradley Mark Udall Randy Udall Colorado Rural Electric Association rural electric cooperatives biomass wind energy solar energy Environment Colorado Coloradans for Clean Energy Citizens for Sensible Energy Choices Xce 2010-02-05T09:21:05Z News Article Ethanol takes off in the West http://www.hcn.org/issues/268/14558 Critics say a new push for producing ethanol from corn is actually a waste of both energy and money No publisher Samuel Western Renewable Energy Ethanol 1990 Clean Air Act MTBE grain fuel corn fuel fossil fuel alternative energy Archer Daniels Midland David Pimental bioenergy 2010-02-05T09:56:13Z News Article