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While Democratic governors across the country are stepping up on cutting emissions, Colorado’s John Hickenlooper is stepping back. Ben Storrow, a reporter with E&E News, discusses Hickenlooper’s latest moves.
Inside Energy and The Allegheny Front teamed up to look at how the American coal industry is dealing with the latest crisis.
Answering an energy question from Wellington Middle School, our Inside Energy team shines a light on power wasted in electricity generation. Can it be reused? Recycled? Turned into energy?
What do new regulations on carbon emissions from power plants mean for Colorado? Data journalist Jordan Wirfs-Brock explains, with charts!
The Obama Administration announced final rules Monday for its plan to limit carbon emissions from U.S. power plants. While some concessions were made to critics, the final rules actually increase the carbon cuts demanded from states and will have long-lasting impacts on the way power is produced.
Remember the 90s action movie Speed? The electric grid, our country’s biggest machine, is basically the bus from the movie. The grid runs at a specific speed – its frequency – and if it gets too high or too low, the system wants to explode. Luckily, the electric grid has its own Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, built right in, to keep it vibrating at the right speed.
So, what exactly is inertia? And what role does it play in electricity generation? We answer these questions, with help from a giraffe, a llama, a hamster and an elephant.
North Dakota has to cut its carbon dioxide emissions less than any other state under the EPA’s proposed rules for existing power plants. How come?
