Climate & Energy: Clean Energy

Sunlight to Spare

By Reed McManus July 25, 2014

In this story: activism, clean energy, dirty energy

Waiting for Light

Will off-grid solar fix India's energy problem?

Text and photographs by Jake Abrahamson July 25, 2014

In this story: solar, international climate policy, activism

Will off-grid solar fix India's energy problem?

Senior Project

How two college students are turning a coal-era relic into a cultural center

By Andrew Nemethy August 25, 2014

In this story: activism, clean energy, cool schools

The carcass of the abandoned Moran Municipal Generation Station, on Burlington's lakefront, inspired Tad Cooke (left) and Erick Crockenberg. Their charge: Turn the cavernous interior into an "innovation space."

Efficiency Angel

By Reed McManus June 4, 2014

In this story: clean energy, energy efficiency, women

The Mayor of Wind

The Tea Party and the Koch brothers are trying to end Texas's wind energy boom. They didn't reckon with Greg Wortham.

By Bruce Selcraig June 3, 2014

In this story: clean energy, dirty energy, wind, green jobs, activism

Sweetwater mayor Greg Wortham-- foe of rattlesnakes, friend of wind.

Kiss Your Gas Goodbye

By Reed McManus June 3, 2014

In this story: electric vehicles, clean energy

How Far Can We Go?

Electric cars are no longer oddities. Now carmakers are working to make them ubiquitous.

By Reed McManus June 3, 2014

In this story: electric vehicles, clean energy,

The Power of Microgrids

By David Ferris July 1, 2013

In this story: clean energy, technology, activism

On the One Hand: Air-Conditioning

By Dashka Slater July 1, 2013

In this story: activism, clean energy

Rise of the Plug-In Hybrids

Sierra looks at electric vehicles that go the extra mile

By Reed McManus July 1, 2013

In this story: electric vehicles, clean energy, lifestyle