What Lego—Yes, Lego—Can Teach Us About Avoiding Energy Project Boondoggles A new book looks at why big projects fail and finds that solar, wind and transmission lines are some of the best kinds of big projects, while nuclear power is among the worst. By Dan Gearino
The Energy Department Hails a Breakthrough in Fusion Energy, Achieving a Net Energy Gain With Livermore’s Vast Laser Array By Marianne Lavelle
This Next-Generation Nuclear Power Plant Is Pitched for Washington State. Can it ‘Change the World’? By Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times
Nuclear Energy Industry Angles for Bigger Role in Washington State and US as Climate Change Accelerates By Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times
Inside Clean Energy: In Illinois, an Energy Bill Passes That Illustrates the Battle Lines of the Broader Energy Debate By Dan Gearino
How Pay-to-Play Politics and an Uneasy Coalition of Nuclear and Renewable Energy Led to a Flawed Illinois Law By Dan Gearino, Brett Chase
After Fukushima, a Fundamental Renewable Energy Shift in Japan Never Happened. Could Global Climate Concerns Bring it Today? By James Simms
Inside Clean Energy: 10 Years After Fukushima, Safety Is Not the Biggest Problem for the US Nuclear Industry By Dan Gearino
How Dying Forests and a Swedish Teenager Helped Revive Germany's Clean Energy Revolution By Dan Gearino