http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.19/economics-not-environmental-regs-are-battering-coal-power If King Coal wants a boost, it should go after "Drill Baby Drill." No publisher Jonathan Thompson mining natural gas electricity Hot Times King Coal coal War on Coal 2012-11-27T16:36:53Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.9/the-fading-arizona-town-of-gila-bend-bets-big-on-solar/california-clean-energy-rules-may-impede-imports-from-rest-of-west Renewable energy developers have long relied on selling to California, but recent changes make it harder for outsiders to access the market. No publisher Steve Ernst Iberdrola Renewables transmission grids Pacific Gas and Electric electricity dynamic transfer California renewable energy California energy market renewable portfolio standards Interstate Commerce clause Columbia Gorge wind farms solar power, wind power 2012-05-25T23:50:43Z News Article 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/wotr/las-vegas-needs-to-let-the-market-decide-where-the-water-goes The only reason Las Vegas has managed to thrive in the scorching desert is that its water is subsidized and its use is disconnected from the real cost. No publisher Andrew B. Wilson lawn planting Bureau of Reclamation Southern Nevada Water Authority water police Las Vegas Valley Water District electricity Hoover Dam Lake Mead water regulations water use fountains Las Vegas water usage car wash regulations Nevada groundwater Las Vegas water cops Colorado River grass planting Las Vegas water supply Nevada sprinkler watering 2012-01-03T20:44:22Z 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/wotr/tips-for-a-bright-and-efficient-christmas LED light bulbs will light up your life -- and reduce the need for new, polluting coal power plants. No publisher Russ Doty and Holly Wilde coal pollution power plant construction LEDs Christmas lights LED savings energy use electricity climate change light bulbs stocking stuffers Energy Department incandescent light bulbs energy efficiency practical Christmas presents coal power plants light emitting diodes unusual Christmas gifts 2011-12-16T13:55:43Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/328/16476 An ambitious plan to create new corridors for power lines and pipelines will make it easier for utility companies to tap into the West’s energy boom No publisher Allison Gerfin Energy Policy Power transmission Energy Policy Act of 2005 power lines pipelines power corridors electricity utilities public lands Bureau of Land Management Energy Department Geary Hund Wilderness Society wildlife migration wilderness Scott Powers Natio 2011-11-29T23:51:12Z 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/333/16661 Mark Sardella’s nonprofit group Local Energy is determined to heat local communities with biomass energy, created by burning logging slash and millwaste from New Mexican forests No publisher Peter Friederici millwaste biomass Forest Service alternative energy sources Logging electricity Santa Clara Pueblo Payne bioenergy Mark Sardella Community College logging slash Jerry Center for woodchips Biological Todd Schulke heating costs Energy Biomass Local Energy Santa Fe 2010-09-14T22:52:45Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/344/16956 In Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America’s Energy Future, Jeff Goodell reveals how the sausage is made when it comes to the primary source of America’s electricity. No publisher Allen Best mercury Bush administration power energy use electricity pollution coal mines greenhouse gases global warming Coal America’s Energy Future Jeff Goodell coal appliances carbon dioxide climate change Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind power plants 2010-08-06T22:44:57Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/347/17029 Chefs fight for salmon, and uranium gets hotter; electricity usage and generation in the West; data on park fees and visitors No publisher Jonathan Thompson use national park entrance fees electricity generation uranium mining electricity Klamath River dams Utah Salmon PacifiCorp Victims of Mill Tailings Exposure uranium mills Monticello 2010-08-06T19:40:56Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/370/17690 Wind and solar energy projects ramp up across the West; Conservation Reserve Program ramps down; the West’s volcanic history; potatoes are good for you. No publisher Sarah Gilman Western geology volcanoes electricity energy alternative energy Wind power Mount St. Helens Conservation Reserve Program renewable solar power 2010-07-26T22:22:21Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/370/17701 Shane Bondi seeks to understand the connection between a lump of coal, a power plant and that first cup of coffee in the morning. No publisher Shane Bondi plants coal-fired power energy use electricity mines Powder River Basin coal Rawhide Energy Plant Shane Bondi 2010-07-26T22:02:59Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/297/15466 Colorado citizens voted last November to increase their state’s reliance on power from the wind and sun, but King Coal still rules the state, and the White House seems determined to keep it on the throne No publisher Laura Paskus Delta-Montrose renewable energy Matt Baker Environment Colorado Lamar Light and Wind energy Lamar Power electricity power plants Shell WindEnergy Elec power Renewable Energy Dan McClendon PPM Energy Rick Rigel Coal solar energy Colorado coal electric utilities 2010-02-05T09:24:28Z News Article