http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.9/the-fading-arizona-town-of-gila-bend-bets-big-on-solar At last -- a place to put utility scale plants that won't ruin the desert. But will politics and the economy get in the way? No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit renewable energy Amargosa Farm Road project desert tortoises Frederick Buss industrial solar Debbie Lesko environmental movement insolation Abengoa Gila Bend, Arizona Solana California electricity supply Sonoran Desert housing crisis endangered species economic recovery Solar Millennium real estate bust irrigation, Solar Field BrightSource Energy endangered desert plants Eric Fitzer utility-scale solar projects water supply global warming photovoltaic panels Jan Brewer BLM lad energy transmission lines solar energy Arizona politics Big Solar Overlay Zone Arizona Public Service agricultural lan Mojave Desert Arizona Legislature Sempra Energy climate change Gila Bend, Arizona, 2012-06-04T15:10:14Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.9/whats-the-best-place-for-big-solar Environmentalists have been too busy squabbling over proposed solar plants to pay much attention to one of the most promising sites: Gila Bend, Ariz. No publisher Sarah Gilman energy transmission lines Solar energy geothermal power Ivanpah Solar renewable energy Big Solar climate change Arizona desert tortoises endangered desert plants industrial solar Judith Lewis Mernit Mojave Desert Gila Bend utility-scale solar projects global warming endangered species coal power Green Path North environmental movement 2012-05-25T01:39:48Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/fracking-is-the-big-new-gun Hydraulic fracturing is changing the energy industry -- and the entire nation -- in ways we’re only beginning to understand. No publisher Randy Udall black shales new energy technology petroleum geology energy industry fracking Hydraulic fracturing oil and gas drilling BLM leases Niobrara play Bakken formation environmental movement 2012-03-29T17:55:58Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/when-all-else-fails-go-to-court Obama could give environmental causes a push in the right direction with his choices for new judges, especially in the West. No publisher Ray Ring Obama administration federal judgeships environmental lawsuits court cases judicial nominations environmental movement 2011-05-09T17:16:48Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.7/the-most-influential-conservationist-youve-never-heard-of/profile-corey-shott-national-wildlife-federation Corey Shott still misses the mountains, but has made politics her career. No publisher Ray Ring Corey Shott Washington, D.C. environmental politics environmental movement National Wildlife Federation 2011-04-26T20:39:11Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.7/the-most-influential-conservationist-youve-never-heard-of/profile-rodger-schlickeisen-defenders-of-wildlife Rodger Schlickeisen has a long history of fighting for the West. No publisher Ray Ring Washington, D.C. environmental politics Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund Rodger Schlickeisen Defenders of Wildlife environmental movement 2011-04-26T20:39:20Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/this-earth-day-its-all-about-the-air If you can take a nice deep breath and enjoy a clear blue sky, thank the Clean Air Act. No publisher Tim Lydon Clean Air Act Republicans air pollution climate change Earth Day greenhouse gases Democrats environmental movement EPA 2011-04-19T18:10:13Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.12/who-can-capture-the-forest-service The national forests are in such terrible shape that it's worth trying a few experiments in collaborative restoration work. No publisher Paul Larmer logging industry Forest Service Beaverhead-Deerlodge Partnership national forests Ray Ring environmental movement 2010-10-06T17:21:45Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.15/doomster-chorus A number of recent books warn of the deadly consequences of climate change. No publisher Ray Ring Fred Pearce climate change John Michael Greer books Eugene Linden Bill McKibben environmental movement James Lovelock 2012-04-05T21:47:11Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.15/a-hell-of-an-anniversary High Country News' founder, Tom Bell, marks our 40th anniversary with a grim prediction: The West -- and the world -- are doomed. No publisher Ray Ring Wyoming Outdoor Council climate change Tom Bell environmental movement High Country News conservation activists 2013-01-28T17:09:48Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.15/our-founder-the-man-and-the-myth Tom Bell still inspires a young Westerner. No publisher Paul Larmer Zachary Larmer Wyoming Outdoor Council climate change Tom Bell Paul Larmer environmental movement High Country News 2010-08-30T13:45:05Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.11/the-oil-spills-upshot The tragic BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could help the environmental movement, if greens act wisely. No publisher Ray Ring gulf oil spill climate change Greenpeace Exxon Valdez fracking oil and gas industry BP environmental movement energy policy 2010-06-18T12:05:03Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.1/the-genesis-of-the-west Douglas Brinkley's magisterial The Wilderness Warrior describes how Teddy Roosevelt created the American West we love today. No publisher Ed Marston David Brinkley American presidents The Wilderness Warrior Theodore Roosevelt American West environmental movement biography history 2010-02-09T21:28:47Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.11/the-renewable-energy-landscape Maps, charts and text locate the nation's major renewable energy resources and some big projects on Western public land. No publisher Terray Sylvester climate change wind power Sierra Club renewable energy Carl Zichella environmental movement solar power 2010-02-05T09:58:31Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.11/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 No publisher Sarah Gilman climate change wind power Sierra Club renewable energy Carl Zichella environmental movement solar power 2010-02-05T09:36:29Z News Article