This week on the reading list we look at GDP growth by metro, wind and solar bans, battery material consumption, carmaker struggles, Norway and startups, and much more.| www.construction-physics.com
A USA TODAY analysis shows that America’s power grid has a growing gap between what we need and what we’ll allow| USA TODAY
The clock is ticking toward a deadline to meet renewable-energy standards. But USA TODAY's analysis finds local governments banning wind turbines, solar plants.| USA TODAY
The reasons for local opposition vary. The motives behind them can be murky. But they often boil down to one idea: Renewables are fine, but we don’t want them here.| USA TODAY