High Country News http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. No thanks, Estonia http://www.hcn.org/wotr/no-thanks-estonia Estonia can keep its Stone Age, oil-shale technology, along with its air pollution. No publisher Randy Udall 2013-05-29T00:17:54Z News Article High Noon for solar http://www.hcn.org/wotr/high-noon-for-solar Why does solar power development lag in the United States when it has taken off all over Europe? No publisher Randy Udall 2012-07-02T22:29:52Z News Article Fracking is the big new gun 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 The big bonfire http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.22/the-big-bonfire The economy is stuck in a ditch, but on climate change the U.S. is finally moving in the right direction. No publisher Randy Udall Copenhagen climate change summit development economic crisis Hot Times global warming carbon emissions U.S. energy policy 2011-10-10T18:56:06Z News Article Mission critical http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.14/mission-critical-can-natural-gas-save-the-world With global warming threatening the planet, even environmentalists are looking more kindly at natural gas. No publisher Randy Udall greenhouse gases natural gas climate change Bill Ritter coal energy industry carbon emissions 2010-02-05T08:50:33Z News Article Renewables: The Final Frontier http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.11/renewables-the-final-frontier Vaclav Smil is a historian who exemplifies Vulcan-style logic and skepticism when it comes to easy solutions to energy problems. No publisher Randy Udall climate change Vulcans Star Trek Vaclav Smil renewable energy scientists 2010-02-05T09:19:16Z News Article Chill, baby, chill http://www.hcn.org/wotr/a-new-mantra-for-the-oil-patch The largest drilling boom in Western history is ending as new technologies make it easier to get shale gas from other parts of the country. No publisher Randy Udall Powder River Basin hydraulic fracturing shale gas geologists natural gas 2010-02-05T09:19:33Z News Article The little island that could http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.4/the-little-island-that-could The small Danish island of Samso runs entirely on renewable energy. The West could do the same. No publisher Randy Udall Soren Hermansen Renewable energy Alternative energy Wind power Energy independence Samso Solar power 2010-02-05T08:43:45Z News Article Drilling with Charlie http://www.hcn.org/issues/40.14/drilling-with-charlie-1 Randy Udall’s friend Charlie has spent his life drilling for oil and natural gas. No publisher Randy Udall Petroleum geologists Natural gas Energy industry Drill rigs Gas and oil 2010-02-05T09:27:15Z News Article The energy we take for granted is becoming scarce http://www.hcn.org/wotr/17594 Randy Udall hopes this year’s cold and snowy winter reminds Rocky Mountain Westerners that the best way to stay warm is by conserving energy. No publisher Randy Udall Weather Energy conservation Rocky Mountain winter snowmobile accidents extreme weather survival heat and cold Randy Udall 2010-02-05T09:46:02Z News Article Falling off the heat ladder http://www.hcn.org/issues/366/17584 In the Rocky Mountains, a cold and snowy winter reminds Westerners that the best way to stay warm is by conserving energy. No publisher Randy Udall Energy conservation extreme weather survival heat and cold snowmobile accidents Rocky Mountain winter 2010-10-27T20:00:38Z News Article It’s time to call the gas industry’s bluff http://www.hcn.org/wotr/17507 Randy Udall says it’s high time the gas industry paid its fair share of severance taxes in Colorado. No publisher Randy Udall Randy Udall Colorado tax code oil prices energy companies severance tax 2010-02-05T09:46:12Z News Article Time to call the gas industry’s bluff http://www.hcn.org/issues/363/17498 Randy Udall says Colorado needs to act now to collect severance taxes from the natural gas companies that are making a fortune from the state. No publisher Randy Udall natural gas severance tax Randy Udall energy companies oil and gas industry 2011-02-14T22:48:25Z News Article Oil shale is still a pig in a poke http://www.hcn.org/wotr/16197 The writer can’t believe oil shale is back No publisher Randy Udall Oil Shale 2010-02-05T09:28:56Z News Article An ode to the Marstons http://www.hcn.org/issues/241/13621 An ode to the Marstons No publisher Randy Udall Western Culture 2008-07-16T23:36:15Z Letter to the Editor