1. EFFICIENCY:
'Boom time' for energy efficiency leaves some states behind

When it comes to talk about ways to cope with climate change, energy efficiency has a pocketful of aliases: It's "the low-hanging fruit," "the invisible power" or "the first fuel," depending upon who the phrasemaker is. Yet for all its zesty nicknames, the growing trend toward energy efficiency is a brand that not every state is rushing to embrace. Go to story #1