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Visions of a sustainable future: Q&A with Jamais Cascio

Jamais Cascio, who will make an appearance in Minneapolis tonight, describes paths to a sustainable world, the nature of world-changing ideas, and why talking about the apocalypse is boring.

By Dan Ferber . 14 March 2013
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Can the grid handle distributed renewable energy?

As solar panels and electric cars catch on among consumers, managing the grid becomes an increasingly vexing challenge for utilities.

By Dan Ferber . 5 March 2013
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Commentary: Ending the energy 'Stone Age,' and other lessons from ARPA-E

Keynotes at this year's ARPA-E conference, highlighted dramatic changes going on across the energy landscape, and the excitement over new and potentially game-changing technologies and the hurdles they face.

By Dan Ferber . 5 March 2013
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Group says U.S. energy policy 'like an orchestra without a conductor'

To achieve true energy security, the United States badly needs a single federal energy policy and a new White House council to make it happen, the Bipartisan Policy Center recommended this week.

By Dan Ferber . 1 March 2013
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The long road to building a clean-energy company

What does it take for an early-stage company with a potentially game-changing technology to snag the investments they need to make it in today’s clean-energy marketplace?

By Dan Ferber . 28 February 2013
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New England offshore wind planning offers lessons for Great Lakes

As offshore wind lurches forward, better technical and policy tools are needed, offshore wind experts said recently at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston.

By Dan Ferber . 26 February 2013
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Research finds additional harm from coal dust exposure

For years, many miners who breathed in too much coal dust got sick and died of black lung disease. But coal dust can cause serious health problems above ground as well, according to recent studies.

By Dan Ferber . 20 February 2013
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In Indiana, seeking to ramp up wind without state mandates

A wind-energy coalition thinks they’ve found a way to expand renewable energy in Indiana, without government mandates.

By Dan Ferber . 14 February 2013
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Illinois town deals setback to controversial coal mine plan

Plans for a controversial coal mine in Eastern Illinois farm country ground to an unexpected halt Monday evening when the village of Homer, Illinois, voted not to provide the coal company with water it needs to operate the mine.

By Dan Ferber . 13 February 2013
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Ohio State's carbon-capture breakthrough still has long road to adoption

An Ohio State researcher's clean-coal technology that captures more than 99 percent of coal’s carbon dioxide emissions has passed an early but important milestone on the long path to commercial use.

By Dan Ferber . 11 February 2013