High Country News http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 13. Voters shape energy policy by choosing utility regulators 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 Redefining "renewable" to get a clean energy bill through Congress 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 Why should the Arctic Refuge matter to the ski industry? http://www.hcn.org/issues/298/15519 If the United States doesn’t come up with an intelligent energy strategy, global warming could spell the end of the ski industry No publisher Pat O'Donnell Recreation Ski Industry Oil and Gas Ski industry Arctic National Wildlife Refuge global warming climate change fossil fuels energy policy oil and gas drilling drought climatologists weather Bill McKibben Amory Lovins Aspen Skiing Company 2012-03-30T22:14:43Z News Article Reborn http://www.hcn.org/issues/329/16509 With global warming an increasing threat, some are urging a return to nuclear energy, but the industry’s own checkered past reminds us that a nuclear renaissance will be neither easy nor cheap No publisher Jonathan Thompson coal power radioactive waste Greenpeace Uranium Uravan Three Mile Island fossil fuels Clean and Mining Safe Energy Coalition uranium Nuclear energy Science Chernobyl Ukraine mining Climate Change Patrick Moore greenhouse gases global warming Energy Policy Department of Energy Energy Nuclear Energy George W. Bush 2011-12-09T18:04:52Z News Article In Washington, a broad-based effort aims to kick the oil habit http://www.hcn.org/issues/321/16283 The Set America Free Coalition is a new organization that brings together liberals and conservatives to try to reduce America’s dependency on imported fossil fuels No publisher Jon Margolis Oil and Gas Set America Free Coalition Syriana movie screenings George Clooney Matt Damon Frank Gaffney Deron Lovaas Natural resources Defense Council Bracken Hendricks Apollo Alliance fossil fuels Arab world terrorism oil dependence global warming gre 2011-11-12T01:03:02Z News Article Famous or obscure, our rivers are priceless http://www.hcn.org/wotr/famous-or-obscure-our-rivers-are-priceless The oil spill on the Yellowstone River is just one of too many disasters caused by our addiction to petroleum. No publisher Ben Long Gulf oil spill fossil fuels energy use Exxon Valdez Deepwater Horizon Yellowstone River oil spill 2011-07-20T14:59:23Z News Article Me and my SUV http://www.hcn.org/wotr/me-and-my-suv An environmentalist loves driving her SUV but welcomes the prospect of higher gas prices. No publisher Carla Wise SUVs transportation climate change energy efficiency gas prices fossil fuels 2011-05-17T23:24:46Z News Article A political speech the West needs to hear http://www.hcn.org/issues/362/17451 High Country News imagines – and delivers – the kind of speech about our energy future that the West needs to hear from its next president. No publisher Ray Ring Jimmy Carter renewable energy energy Presidential candidates election 2008 fossil fuels 2011-02-14T23:04:25Z News Article Climate of denial http://www.hcn.org/wotr/climate-of-denial An Alaskan wilderness ranger wonders how tourists can look at melting glaciers and not believe in climate change. No publisher Tim Lydon climate change skeptics Climate change fossil fuels Alaskan tour boats Alaska glaciers 2010-10-12T19:21:15Z News Article Thank you, Utah, for leading the way http://www.hcn.org/wotr/thank-you-utah-for-leading-the-way Utah's Legislature has brilliant plans to cut education, eliminate jobs in sustainable energy and create an ideal workforce of ignorant, unambitious peasants. No publisher Jane Goetze renewable energy Utah gun laws Utah Legislature Utah education system Chris Buttars fossil fuels 2010-03-02T23:42:43Z News Article Retooling for the next mission http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.12/retooling-for-the-next-mission Iraq war veterans find a new life in Colorado, this time fighting for the environment with the help of Veterans Green Jobs. No publisher Florence Williams energy conservation U.S. military Veterans Green Jobs energy efficiency Iraq war fossil fuels 2010-02-05T09:14:46Z News Article You can’t stop nature http://www.hcn.org/wotr/17413 Pepper Trail warns us that we continue to tinker with nature at our peril. No publisher Pepper Trail Pepper Trail global warming fossil fuels climate change forest fires energy 2010-02-05T09:45:27Z News Article Living Within Our Means: Beyond the Fossil Fuel Credit Card http://www.hcn.org/issues/312/15991 Engineer and city councilman Kamyar Enshayan considers the inevitable end of the fossil fuel joyride No publisher Staff Oil and Gas Kamyar Enshayan fossil fuels alternative energy renewable energy oil and gas petroleum peak oil hydrogen ethanol transportation sustainability 2010-02-05T08:56:18Z News Article