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Powering Rural Economic Development with Renewables
Despite serving only 13 percent of US electricity load, electric cooperatives loom large in conversations about the US energy system’s past, present, and future. The…
Colorado Passes Embodied Carbon Legislation
It is unlikely that you know how much carbon was produced by making your driveway. But if you did, you might think about ways to build it better.
How Congress Can Accelerate Zero-Emissions Homes
The Biden administration has set an ambitious goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030 to help avoid the worst impacts of climate disruption. As a result, 2021 may…
Getting Climate Policy Right in the Infrastructure Bills
The current infrastructure bills being crafted and debated in Washington, D.C. could not come at a more dramatic time. Across the United States we are…
The Untapped Potential of Public Utility Commissions
The United States is at a defining moment in its response to the climate crisis. At the national level, President Biden has recommitted to…
