Dan Gearino
Reporter, Clean Energy
Dan Gearino covers the business and policy of renewable energy and utilities, often with an emphasis on the midwestern United States. He is the main author of 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.
On the Streets of Berlin, Bicycles Have Enriched City Life — and Stoked Backlash
By Dan Gearino
Behind the Scenes in the Senate, This Scientist Never Gave Up on Passing the Inflation Reduction Act. Now He’s Come Home to Minnesota
By Dan Gearino
Labor and Environmental Groups Have Learned to Get Along. Here’s the Organization in the Middle
By Dan Gearino
EV Sales Continue to Soar, But a Surge in Production Could Lead to a Glut for Some Models
By Dan Gearino
The Financial Sector Is Failing to Estimate Climate Risk, Say Two Groups in the UK
By Dan Gearino
The Solar Industry Gained Jobs Last Year. But Are Those Good Jobs, and Could They Be Better?
By Dan Gearino
New Research Rooted in Behavioral Science Shows How to Dramatically Increase Reach of Low-Income Solar Programs
By Dan Gearino
An Ohio College Town Wants to Lead on Fighting Climate Change. It Also Has a 1940s-Era, Diesel-Burning Power Plant
By Dan Gearino
Carbon Capture Faces a Major Test in North Dakota
By Dan Gearino
Virtual Power Plants Are Coming to Save the Grid, Sooner Than You Might Think
By Dan Gearino
Inexpensive Solar Panels Are Essential for the Energy Transition. Here’s What’s Happening With Prices Right Now
By Dan Gearino
It’s the Features, Stupid: EV Market Share Is Growing Because the Vehicles Keep Getting Better
By Dan Gearino
Regardless of What Mr. Bean Says, EVs Are Much Better for the Environment than Gasoline Vehicles
By Dan Gearino
Cities Stand to Win Big With the Inflation Reduction Act. How Do They Turn This Opportunity Into Results?
By Dan Gearino
Students and Faculty at Ohio State Respond to a Bill That Would Restrict College Discussions of Climate Policies
By Dan Gearino
How Dueling PDFs Explain a Fight Over the Future of the Grid
By Dan Gearino