Communities like Lincoln County often not getting a piece of the pie A tsunami of federal economic recovery money will soon wash across the nation, but it appears it will mostly flow around Lincoln County and its 16.6 percent unemployment rate, the h...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - In 2005, a coalition of Midwestern corn growers, giant agribusinesses, environmental groups and politicians anxious to assuage public concern over dependence on foreign oil joined together to mandate the addition of ever-increasing ...

There must be a catch. Boasting energy savings between 25 to 70 percent for a unit that can both heat and cool the house, the deal sounds too good to be true. But Barb Strickler and husband John Groom, who installed a geothermal heat exchange system ...

WASHINGTON - Investments in wind and solar energy are a key part of our nation's energy strategy, but now is not the time for Congress to stop investing in ethanol in favor of these alternatives. While wind and solar energy need additional research a...

The city of Bozeman is planning to use $175,500 in federal stimulus money for eco-friendly improvements to city buildings. The money, delivered to the city via the U.S. Department of Energy s Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant, could be ...