Dan Gearino
Clean Energy Reporter, Midwest, National Environment Reporting Network
Dan Gearino covers the midwestern United States, part of ICN’s National Environment Reporting Network. His coverage deals with the business side of the clean-energy transition and he writes ICN’s Inside Clean Energy newsletter. He came to ICN in 2018 after a nine-year tenure at The Columbus Dispatch, where he covered the business of energy. Before that, he covered politics and business in Iowa and in New Hampshire. He grew up in Warren County, Iowa, just south of Des Moines, and lives in Columbus, Ohio.
When Will We Hit Peak Fossil Fuels? Maybe We Already Have
By Dan Gearino
Renewables Projected to Soon Be One-Fourth of US Electricity Generation. Really Soon
By Dan Gearino
In the Race to Develop the Best Solar Power Materials, What If the Key Ingredient Is Effort?
By Dan Gearino
Four Big Things to Expect in Clean Energy in 2023
By Dan Gearino
In the End, Solar Power Opponents Prevail in Williamsport, Ohio
By Dan Gearino
One Farmer Set Off a Solar Energy Boom in Rural Minnesota; 10 Years Later, Here’s How It Worked Out
By Dan Gearino
Illinois Clean Energy Law’s Failed Promises: No New Jobs or Job-Training
By Brett Chase, Dan Gearino
Finally, Some Good Climate News: The Biggest Wins in Clean Energy in 2022
By Dan Gearino
Car Companies Are Now Bundling EVs With Home Solar Panels. Are Customers Going to Buy?
By Dan Gearino
One Man’s Determined Fight for Solar Power in Rural Ohio
By Dan Gearino
Rooftop Solar Is Becoming More Accessible to People with Lower Incomes, But Not Fast Enough
By Dan Gearino
Four States Just Got a ‘Trifecta’ of Democratic Control, Paving the Way for Climate and Clean Energy Legislation
By Dan Gearino, Aman Azhar, Aydali Campa
Why the Feared Wave of Solar Panel Waste May Be Smaller and Arrive Later Than We Expected
By Dan Gearino
The EV Battery Boom Is Here, With Manufacturers Investing Billions in Midwest Factories
By Dan Gearino
Once Cheap, Wind and Solar Prices Are Up 34%. What’s the Outlook?
By Dan Gearino
Ohio Senate Contest Features Two Candidates Who Profess Love for Natural Gas
By Dan Gearino
