Renewable Energy
Getting Pumped: How LA Uses Two Big Lakes to Store Energy like a Giant Battery
By Sharon McNary | Tuesday, May 14, 2019
This battery-like combination - pumps and turbines - can power tens of thousands of homes. And it uses the most reliable force on Earth: gravity.
Coming Clean: An Elemental Special Interactive Series
By Elemental Staff | Friday, April 26, 2019
Elemental: Covering Sustainability examines the traditions of the oil and gas industry and the transitions toward renewable energy in the west, as part of a multimedia collaboration with our public media partners in California, Arizona & Colorado.
Colorado’s Oil and Gas Regulators Must Now Consider Public Health and Safety
By Grace Hood | Friday, April 19, 2019
After years of tension over expanded oil and gas drilling, including a deadly explosion that galvanized critics, Colorado is moving to tighten regulations on the booming industry.
Tribes Break Away from Coal Tradition, Embrace the Future of Renewable Energy
By Laurel Morales | Tuesday, April 9, 2019
The Navajo Nation has long been dependent on coal for good jobs, but its leaders now are embracing renewable energy sources.
Navajo Nation President Proclaims Renewable Energy Its Top Priority
By Laurel Morales | Wednesday, April 3, 2019
The Navajo Sunrise Proclamation says the tribe will provide off-grid solar to the 15,000 or so households still without electricity.
The Irony of an Electric Car Named ‘Tesla’
By Frani Halperin | Tuesday, April 2, 2019
A little history lesson on the "War of the Currents" can go a long way in understanding the current energy grid and the future of electric cars (including those named Tesla).
Colorado’s Oil and Gas ‘Forced Pooling’ Laws May Get a Major Overhaul
By Matt Bloom | Monday, March 11, 2019
The long-standing practice is facing fresh criticism as Colorado's population balloons and oil and gas development creeps closer to neighborhoods.
As Relicensing Looms, Aging Dams Face a Reckoning
By Felicity Barringer | Thursday, March 7, 2019
Green power source or fish killer? As older dams around the West come up for relicensing, owners must spend heavily to fix problems, while new energy sources are getting cheaper.