Germany Has Built Clean Energy Economy That U.S. Rejected 30 Years Ago
Clean Break: Chapter 1 in the story of Germany's switch to renewables By Osha Gray DavidsonBerlin, Germany—The view from the Reichstag roof on a sun-drenched spring afternoon is spectacular. Looking...
View ArticleGerman Law Gave Ordinary Citizens a Stake in Switch to Clean Energy
Clean Break: Chapter 2 in the story of Germany's switch to renewables By Osha Gray DavidsonZingst, Germany—"What an eyesore, huh?" the man standing next to me on the beach said, nodding in the...
View ArticlePanel at National Press Club Discusses Clean Break
'To people who say it can't be done here, it worked in Germany. If they can do it there, we can do it here,' says Clean Break author Osha Gray Davidson. By Jason PlautzHow can the United States turn...
View ArticleSo Far So Good for Germany's Nuclear Phase-Out, Despite Dire Predictions
Clean Break: Chapter 4 in the story of Germany's switch to renewables By Osha Gray DavidsonBonn, Germany—On the afternoon of April 29, 1986, West Germany's Interior Minister Friedrich Zimmermann...
View ArticleGermany's Clean Energy Shift Transformed Industrial City of Hamburg
Clean Break: Chapter 5 in the story of Germany's switch to renewables By Osha Gray DavidsonHamburg, Germany—It was late morning when I stepped out of my hotel lobby and into the jostle of Kirchenallee...
View ArticleCan the U.S. Create Its Own Clean Energy Revolution?
Clean Break: Chapter 6 in the story of Germany's switch to renewables By Osha Gray DavidsonPhoenix, Arizona—From a block away, the house was hardly visible, hidden by a dense stand of native mesquite...
View ArticleBoulder Likely to Adopt Its Own Green Utility—and Risks of Going Solo
Boulder could soon be on a long-fought path to break from utility Xcel Energy, control its own electricity and ramp up clean power. But obstacles await. By Maria GallucciFor the past decade, the...
View ArticleDespite New Obstacles, Germans Still Aim for Future Without Nukes or Fossil...
Is the advanced discussion happening there now part of the future for American voters and lawmakers? By Peter FriedericiBERLIN—The grand old building in downtown Berlin has seen some of the worst of...
View ArticleWhy Is Germany's Greenest City Building a Coal-Fired Power Plant?
Is the massive plant a misstep that will derail Germany’s clean energy shift—or a bridge that will let Hamburg thrive until enough renewables come on line? By Peter FriedericiHAMBURG—If you stand on...
View ArticleWW II-Era Law Keeps Germany Hooked on 'Brown Coal' Despite Renewables Shift
The law, passed in 1937, allows mining firms to relocate residents, even entire villages, to gain access to shallow lignite seams. By Peter FriedericiIf one can believe a recent BBC poll, Germany is...
View ArticleBerliners Still Fighting to Pull the Plug on Coal-Fired Utility
Citizens in Berlin are fighting to democratize and decentralize the city's energy system, and they've found an unlikely model—in Sacramento, Calif. By Joel StoningtonBERLIN, Germany—A decision 90...
View ArticleGermans Line Up Against Fracking, Spurred by Fears of a U.S.-Style Boom
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 StuppBERLIN—In Germany debate is...
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German Law Gave Ordinary Citizens a Stake in Switch to Clean Energy
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So Far So Good for Germany's Nuclear Phase-Out, Despite Dire Predictions
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Germany's Clean Energy Shift Transformed Industrial City of Hamburg
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