On AlterNet: grid

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "grid"

Why a Likely Natural Event Could Cause Nuclear Reactors to Melt Down and Our Grid to Crash

Matthew Stein, AlterNet. January 20, 2012.

Unless we take significant protective measures, this apocalyptic scenario is actually possible.

More Space, Less Government and True Independence -- Wouldn't You Go Off the Grid for That?

Nick Rosen, Penguin Books. October 20, 2010.

Whether they're right-wing survivalists, environmentalists or foreclosure victims, these folks are united by one thing: The grid, and everything it represents, has let them down.

Congress, Think Small: We Don't Need a National Supergrid, We Need Microgrids

Kurt Yeager, AlterNet. June 25, 2009.

Congress is fast-tracking legislation for a national grid that does little to improve energy efficiency or reliability.

Why Obama's Plan to Help Renewable Energy May Backfire and Aid Big Coal

David Morris, AlterNet. February 6, 2009.

Obama's plan for a "national smart" grid needs closer examination. An expanded national grid would be anything but smart.