A forest in north-central Minnesota. (Photo by Faruk Ates via Creative Commons)
Can state harvesting guidelines keep biomass sustainable?
As a Midwest biomass group promotes a goal of drawing 10 percent of the region's heating energy from wood fuels by 2025, more questions are sure to arise about whether that amount of fuel could be harvested sustainably.
Fix for Illinois renewable energy law faces utility opposition
Support in the Illinois legislature is slowly growing for a proposal that backers say will save ratepayers millions while freeing up state renewable energy funds currently sitting unspent.
Are utilities moving quickly enough to cut CO2 emissions?
A Minnesota utility is taking ambitious steps to reduce its dependence on coal and curb emissions. But climate activists worry these steps may not go far enough.
Business groups cut emissions, without mentioning climate
Out-of-the-ordinary energy pursuits by local business associations are increasingly being used in regions where the politics of climate change might not fly, but profits from clean energy do.
Evaluation gives high marks to Wisconsin efficiency program
A new report suggests that Wisconsin's energy efficiency incentives are back on track following an administrative shake-up two years ago that brought major changes to the program.
North Dakota drilling boom leads to tensions over water
Optimism tempers over Ohio oil and gas potential • Still no timeline for restarting pipeline that ruptured in Arkansas • Goldman Sachs to pump $500 million in to rooftop solar • Nebraska utility plans to triple wind power purchases
