More than 150 years after the pioneers saddled their horses and sharpened their pickaxes for the frontier, the land of the American West is being rushed again—but this time it’s not for gold (or Manifest Destiny). After Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced in late June federal initiatives to [...]

Freshman Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) has introduced his first bill to the Senate, an RES calling for 25% of utilities’ power to come from renewable sources by the year 2025.