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Pope Francis And Coal Country Catholics
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Pope Francis’ visit to the US is sure to touch on his recent calls for serious action on climate change. Is that something coal country Catholics want to hear?
Blackout: Reinventing The Grid
Military Marches Forward With Microgrids
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The aging United States electricity grid is facing an increasing number of threats, ranging from severe weather events to solar flares to cyber terrorism. It’s something the U.S. military is taking seriously, helping lead the way in the development of smaller and more secure grids – known as microgrids.
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Bishop Of Top Coal State Calls The Pope’s Climate Encyclical A “Call To Action”
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Wyoming Bishop Paul Etienne says many residents of his state are likely to be disturbed by recent calls from Pope Francis to lower use of fossil fuels in an effort to reduce the effects of climate change.
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In Oilfield Towns, A Boom In Flame Resistant Clothing
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The massive expansion of domestic oil and gas production over the last five or so years is rippling across the economies where that drilling is taking place. More oil workers need more welders, more restaurants, and…more clothes.
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Managing Sage Grouse: Portraits Of Conservation And Industry
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Once thought to number in the millions, greater sage grouse numbers have dwindled across the west due to loss of critical sage brush habitat. This piece profiles some of the stakeholders trying to protect the sage grouse while allowing for the region’s traditional industries.
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Fort Collins: The Utility Of The Future?
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Fort Collins Utilities is working against a deadline to build the utility of the future: a utility that offers choice, efficiency, and smart meter data. (Blackout: Reinventing the Grid 5)
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Why EPA’s Alleged ‘War on Coal’ May Actually Be A War On Wasting Energy
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If the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan is implemented, the United States will burn less coal over time. Yet, Chris Mooney’s article in the Washington Post argues that states may comply with the plan through implementing energy efficiency programs rather than just cutting back on coal-fired electricity.
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Our Electric Grid, So Misunderstood
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Public knowledge about the grid is pretty limited and that limits the possibilities for modernization. (Blackout: Reinventing the Grid #2)
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WY Team Working To Save Both Sage Grouse And Industry
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A listing of the greater sage grouse under the endangered species act could deeply affect the industries making up the backbone of the Western economy like agriculture, oil and gas and mining. An unprecedented collection of stakeholders across 11 states are working to save the bird’s population before the federal government steps in.
