Transmission lines run along towers over a grassy field.
Transmission lines run along towers over a grassy field.
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Why is it so hard to green the grid?

Author and anthropologist Gretchen Bakke explains the 20th century hang-ups preventing a cleaner energy future.

Vanessa Quirk
Nov 6 · 11 min read

America’s aging energy infrastructure is increasingly fragile, and it almost only ever makes the headlines when things go wrong. That was the case earlier this month, when fear of wildfires caused California’s utility…

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