Prestigious colleges and universities like Washington University have the potential, capacity and responsibility to lead the nation when it comes to making the right choices.

A goal of the Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization is “to distort public understanding of a clean energy future,” at least according to a parody Web site aimed at the consortium.

If approved, Proposition C on this year’s ballot–the Clean Energy Initiative–will require utility companies to incrementally increase their use of renewable energy annually until it reaches 15 percent of the energy used in the state, without increasing electricity rates by more than one percent annually.   The necessity of developing alternate energy sources, reducing our [...]