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Despite New Obstacles, Germans Still Aim for Future Without Nukes or Fossil Fuels
Is the advanced discussion happening there now part of the future for American voters and lawmakers?
BERLIN—The grand old building in downtown Berlin has seen some of the worst of German history:...
By Peter Friederici
Jun 13, 2013 | Read More
Renewable energy advocates protest against Xcel Energy
Boulder Likely to Adopt Its Own Green Utility—and Risks of Going Solo
Boulder could soon be on a long-fought path to break from utility Xcel Energy, control its own electricity and ramp up clean power. But obstacles await.
For the past decade, the people of Boulder, Colo., have pursued an elusive goal: getting more clean...
By Maria Gallucci
Jan 23, 2013 | Read More
Electric car outside of EWS, Germany's first green power cooperative utility.
Can the U.S. Create Its Own Clean Energy Revolution?
Clean Break: Chapter 6 in the story of Germany's switch to renewables
Phoenix, Arizona—From a block away, the house was hardly visible, hidden by a dense stand of native...
By Osha Gray Davidson
Nov 20, 2012 | Read More
Electric trolley in Vauban, a car-free, energy-efficient zone in Freiburg.
Germany's Clean Energy Shift Transformed Industrial City of Hamburg
Clean Break: Chapter 5 in the story of Germany's switch to renewables
Hamburg, Germany—It was late morning when I stepped out of my hotel lobby and into the jostle of...
By Osha Gray Davidson
Nov 19, 2012 | Read More
Anti-nuclear protest in Freiburg, Germany, in March 2011.
So Far So Good for Germany's Nuclear Phase-Out, Despite Dire Predictions
Clean Break: Chapter 4 in the story of Germany's switch to renewables
Bonn, Germany—On the afternoon of April 29, 1986, West Germany's Interior Minister Friedrich...
By Osha Gray Davidson
Nov 16, 2012 | Read More
Panel discussion on InsideClimate News book Clean Break
Panel at National Press Club Discusses Clean Break
'To people who say it can't be done here, it worked in Germany. If they can do it there, we can do it here,' says Clean Break author Osha Gray Davidson.
How can the United States turn its clean energy economy into one as robust as Germany's, where 26...
By Jason Plautz
Nov 14, 2012 | Read More
Wind farm in Germany.
German Law Gave Ordinary Citizens a Stake in Switch to Clean Energy
Clean Break: Chapter 2 in the story of Germany's switch to renewables
Zingst, Germany—"What an eyesore, huh?" the man standing next to me on the beach said, nodding in...
By Osha Gray Davidson
Nov 14, 2012 | Read More
A German farming village with rooftop solar panels.
Germany Has Built Clean Energy Economy That U.S. Rejected 30 Years Ago
Clean Break: Chapter 1 in the story of Germany's switch to renewables
Berlin, Germany—The view from the Reichstag roof on a sun-drenched spring afternoon is spectacular...
By Osha Gray Davidson
Nov 13, 2012 | Read More