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Report: Ohio renewable energy law cuts costs, emissions

Five years after Ohio's renewable-energy standard took effect – and a few months before it will be challenged again in the state legislature - an economist with the state's utility regulator tried to assess how the renewable standard was working out.

By Karen Uhlenhuth . 5 September 2013
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Pro-coal school curriculum on the rocks in Illinois

A grinning cartoon character in a hard hat and safety goggles is part of an Illinois school curriculum program that critics say amounts to taxpayer-funded propaganda for the coal industry.

By Kari Lydersen . 4 September 2013
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Tres Amigas seeks to break U.S. grids out of isolation

The U.S. power grid appears to be on the verge of breaking open, with the result that at least some electrons will be free to flow as the market dictates.

By Karen Uhlenhuth . 3 September 2013
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Q&A: Designing more energy-efficient suburbs

A Minnesota planner attempts to reduce energy use in his subdivisions while making them have much more curb appeal.

By Frank Jossi . 29 August 2013
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Will smart glass ever be more than a boutique product?

Just as solar cells were once confined to calculators and space missions, smart glass is now seeing wider adoption.

By Greentech Media . 28 August 2013
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Midwest Energy News reader survey results

Last week, we conducted a formal survey of our readers just to check in and see how we're doing. Here are the results.

By Ken Paulman . 28 August 2013
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In Nebraska, farmers hope to take control of wind production

A group of farmers hopes to become the first local owner-producers in Nebraska to generate electricity with wind turbines on their land.

By Karen Uhlenhuth . 27 August 2013
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Could natural gas fuel commercial flights of the future?

An MIT-trained aircraft designer thinks the liquified natural gas could be the biggest innovation to hit aviation since the development of the jet engine more than a half-century ago.

By EnergyWire . 26 August 2013
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Report: Carbon capture won't save Midwest, East Coast coal plants

While federal and state governments are providing incentives to promote carbon capture technologies for coal plants, those efforts won't be cost-effective, according to a Department of Energy study.

By Greenwire . 23 August 2013
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Lawsuit: Missouri defying voters on renewable energy law

Environmental groups in Missouri have sued the state government, alleging interference with a voter-approved renewable energy standard passed in 2008.

By Karen Uhlenhuth . 22 August 2013