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Organizing local support for clean energy projects
Meet the organization helping communities say "yes" to clean energy
Jan 8 • 
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How much can urban land use policy do for the climate?
Urbanists like to say that dense, walkable urban land use is a powerful climate tool. But what kind of emissions can urban land use really reduce? What…
Apr 10, 2024 • 
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The progressive take on the permitting debate
Are progressive The Problem when it comes to the slow pace of clean-energy buildout? Are they so attached to slowing down fossil fuel development that…
Aug 30, 2023 • 
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What's up with Manchin's plan to reform energy permitting?
As part of his price for agreeing to pass the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act, Senator Joe Manchin extracted a promise from Senate Majority Leader…
Sep 7, 2022 • 
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Transmission week: how to start building more big power lines
Today, we walk step-by-step through the process of how high-voltage power lines are planned, financed, permitted, & sited, show how it's f'd up, and…
Jan 27, 2021 • 
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Transmission week: how to start building more big power lines
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