http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/wotr/17187 Dennis Hinkamp says that even though wind power – like everything else – is bound to have a downside, it’s the right way for us to go. No publisher Dennis Hinkamp Dennis Hinkamp wind power alternative energy renewable energy electricity power generation 2010-02-05T09:41:34Z 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/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/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 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/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/44.6/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/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/41.5/innovate-part-iii Westerners have a knack for new and innovative thinking, such as: Redefining rancher politics, A rediscovered renewable, Creating public nooks and crannies and more. No publisher Marty Durlin, Ray Ring, Sandra Tassel, Sarah Gilman, Terray Sylvester, Jennifer Anderson Bill Bullard ranchers mountain communities passive cooling artists nuclear power house calls Platte Valley Medical Clinic NuScale camping electricity urban youth hydropower alternative energy No Child Left Inside cattlemen's groups Mickey Fearn R-CALF microhydro power Diane Noton nuclear waste small-scale nuclear reactors rural health care Outdoor Opportunities Eric Jacobson urban parks Hyperion Power Generation doctors general practitioners corporate meatpackers outdoor recreation Green Justice big ag public art Portland City Repair Artists country of origin labeling Chris Radcliffe Marci Macfarlane 2010-02-05T09:12:51Z 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/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/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/286/15104 Election results will be in the next issue; Auden Schendler makes electricity in Snowmass, Colo.; visitors No publisher Staff High Country News Dear Friends 2004 election Auden Schendler Aspen Skiing Company electricity hydroelectric power Holy Cross Electric Co-op Devin Odell Maria Fernandez-Gimenez Donald Sullivan geomorphology climate change Grand Mes Permacultu 2010-02-05T09:21:52Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/287/15140 The board member of a small electric utility opines that the wind power mandate of Colorado's Amendment 37 is good for the energy industry, despite the utilities' resistance No publisher Ed Marston Renewable Energy Colorado Amendment 37 renewable energy wind power electricity power plants coal-fired power plants coal mining wind turbines election 2004 utilities Delta-Montrose Electric Association Electric Power Research Institute Enron Ken Lay dereg 2010-02-05T09:22:05Z News Article