http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.6/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. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit renewable energy legislation Obama energy policy natural gas electricity climate change Hot Times Republicans tidal power biomass hydropower geothermal Clean Energy Standards Act of 2012 Democrats energy efficiency nuclear power solar power fossil fuels wind power Jeff Bingaman methane 2012-07-16T17:53:57Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/solar-power-works-best-when-it-stays-small-and-local Industrial-style, large-scale solar developments on Western public lands are simply not the right way to go. No publisher Janine Blaeloch Ken Salazar public lands development Solar Done Right Big Solar public utilities industrial solar Energy Department Interior Department Call to Action for Energy Democracy small-scale solar electricity grassroots movements Natural Resources Defense Council The Wilderness Society solar power 2012-04-12T16:39:04Z 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/43.9/blm-shields-renewable-projects-from-mining-speculation New rule clears the way for solar and wind projects on public land. No publisher Emilene Ostlind Renewable energy development mining claims 1872 Mining Act BLM wind farms solar power 2011-06-10T14:59:51Z 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/wotr/energy-exporters-stay-out-of-the-san-luis-valley Xcel and Tri-State have overly ambitious plans for massive solar energy development in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. No publisher Ceal Smith Tri-State Generation and Transmission Xcel Energy San Luis Valley power transmission lines microgrid small-scale solar energy development San Luis Valley Renewable Communities Alliance solar power 2010-06-17T15:41:06Z 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 http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.15/solar-salvation Timber companies and unemployed workers are looking to renewable energy for an economic boost. No publisher Arla Shephard renewable energy Northwestern economy Plum Creek Timber Co. timber companies Teanaway Solar Reserve American Forest Land Co. solar power 2010-02-05T08:56:03Z 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/from-pickups-to-pv Utility brings solar power to far-flung Navajos No publisher Daniel Kraker Navajo Reservation Navajo Tribal Utility Authority electricity renewable energy Fred Logg coal-fired power plants solar power 2010-02-05T09:18:09Z 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 http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.11/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. No publisher Susan Moran Tri-State Generation and Transmission renewable energy rural electric co-ops Delta-Montrose Electric Association coal wind power solar power Kit Carson Rural Electric Cooperative 2010-02-05T09:31:53Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.11/modern-day-la-mancha Are wind-turbine-fighting environmentalists re-enacting Don Quixote's crusade against windmills -- while ignoring the real monster of climate change? No publisher Jonathan Thompson wind turbines climate change Hot Times wind farms renewable energy Don Quixote solar power 2011-10-10T18:59:54Z News Article