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Clean Break

Germans Line Up Against Fracking

To try to distance itself from U.S. fracking policies, the German government has proposed a ban on fracking for shale gas, but not fracking for tight gas.

By Catherine Stupp

Lignite mining machine in Germany

Germany: A Black Eye From Brown Coal

By Peter Friederici

For Green Germany, an Uneasy Embrace of Coal

By Peter Friederici

Solar-Fabrik, a solar panel manufacturer

Germany: Heading Toward 80% Clean Power

By Peter Friederici

Renewable energy advocates protest against Xcel Energy

Boulder Likely to Pursue Its Own Green Utility

By Maria Gallucci

Electric car outside of EWS, Germany's first green power cooperative utility.

Clean Break, Chap. 6: A U.S.-Made Clean Energy Revolution?

By Osha Gray Davidson

Electric trolley in Vauban, a car-free, energy-efficient zone in Freiburg.

Clean Break, Chap. 5: Renewables Shift Transforms Hamburg

By Osha Gray Davidson

Anti-nuclear protest in Freiburg, Germany, in March 2011.

Clean Break, Chap. 4: Truth of Germany's Nuke Phase-Out

By Osha Gray Davidson

Panel discussion on InsideClimate News book Clean Break

Panel at Nat'l Press Club Discusses Clean Break

By Jason Plautz

Wind farm in Germany.

Clean Break, Chap. 2: Citizens' Stake in Clean Power

By Osha Gray Davidson

Germany Has Built Clean Energy Economy That U.S. Rejected 30 Years Ago

By Osha Gray Davidson

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