http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.9/haywired How the huge and fragile network of wires intertwined into our very existence may determine whether we can kick our carbon habit. No publisher Jonathan Thompson power electricity renewable energy energy San Diego grid blackout 2013-06-07T18:57:13Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.19/costly-new-geothermal-technology-could-edge-out-fossil-fuels A new form of geothermal energy has the potential to revolutionize U.S. power production, if costs come down. No publisher Nate Seltenrich Department of Energy renewable energy Hot Times geothermal Calpine the Geysers 2012-11-21T16:13:51Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.18/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. No publisher Ray Ring Arizona Corporation Commission Public utilities Montana Public Regulation Commission renewable energy Hot Times fossil fuels 2012-11-09T15:25:10Z News Article 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/issues/44.3/obama-praises-natural-gas-but-is-there-enough-to-satisfy-us-demand In his State of the Union speech, President Obama tried to please everyone, but even his renewable energy proposals rely on finding more natural gas than may exist. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit natural gas fracking chemicals renewable energy Obama environmental policy hydraulic fracturing Obama State of the Union speech Obama in the West Obama energy policy U.S. natural gas supply solar power 2012-02-20T19:57:21Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.22/boulder-colo-votes-for-energy-independence-from-its-corporate-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. No publisher Nathan Rice Xcel Energy 2011 election climate change political campaigns community choice aggregation electrical rates corporate utilities urban sustainability electricity power lines natural gas Colorado ballot initiatives Kyoto Protocol renewable energy public utilities power plants coal power Boulder politics municipal utilities global warming power transmission solar power power municipalization wind power Boulder Measure 2C 2012-08-14T16:05:30Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.19/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. No publisher Sarah Gilman Western transmission projects FERC electrical grid Ken Salazar Rapid Response Team for Transmission electricity power lines Obama environmental policy Gateway West greater sage grouse Obama and the West BLM wind power Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Paul Christensen renewable energy Cassia County Commission transmission lines Obama energy policy Western power line projects solar power 2011-11-16T15:17:31Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.5/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. No publisher Lee van der Voo renewable energy Lake County Resources Initiative biomass small towns geothermal wind power rural communities solar power 2011-03-28T15:04:10Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.4/montana-transmission-lines-draw-opposition-from-all-sides Republicans battle Republicans, environmentalists battle environmentalists, over power lines for wind and solar energy. No publisher Brad Tyer Concerned Citizens Montana eminent domain renewable energy Power transmission lines NorthWestern Energy MSTI wind farms climate change Debra Hanneman MATL 2011-03-21T06:27:31Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/high-country-views-big-solar-marches-on Cally Carswell talks with HCN contributing editor Judith Lewis about the muscle the feds are putting behind solar energy development on public land. No publisher Cally Carswell BLM renewable energy High Country Views California solar 2011-01-20T15:27:16Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.19/coal-reality-check The coal industry may be wounded, but it’s certainly not dead. No publisher Cally Carswell Coal mines renewable energy coal energy economics Wyoming Mining Association coal-fired power plants 2010-11-19T21:23:53Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.19/burning-questions-about-biomass Getting energy from biomass is more complicated -- and perhaps less green -- than it seems. No publisher Jodi Peterson Boardman power plant renewable energy biomass coal torrefaction Portland General Electric Arundo donax 2010-11-08T15:17:53Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.18/solar-spree New solar energy projects are coming to California and Nevada. No publisher Cally Carswell solar energy SunCatcher solar dishes renewable energy flat-tailed horned lizard Mojave Desert BLM land 2010-10-26T22:57:02Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.10/limbo-land Across the West, contaminated landscapes are becoming home to renewable energy projects. No publisher Cally Carswell mine tailings renewable energy contaminated lands BLM Rocky Mountain Power wind farms brownfields EPA solar power 2010-06-03T17:04:38Z News Article