
Dan McCue

Say what you will about formal education, it was through the news and reading and, eventually writing, that I dove into and learned about government and politics, the arts, science, the law, energy and the environment, downtown redevelopment and business and even thoroughbred horse racing!
Metaphorically speaking, the doors to the university never close, and the adventures I've had there, accompanied by laughter, inspiration, the stress of a looming deadline, and the inevitable retrenching that occurs in any career in media are adventures I wouldn't trade for the world.
Stanley Walker, city editor for the fabled New York Herald Tribune said way back in the 1930s that, "News is as hard to hold as quicksilver, and it fades more rapidly than any morning glory." But that's the joy of it. Today's scoop remains one for only so long. So it's on to the next. And while, particularly as a beat reporter, there may be slow patches, in truth, if your gathering facts and writing them down for the right reasons, there's never a dull moment.
To quote Walker again, "[the day's news] is cheap and worthless stuff, and it is the sinews of history."
What better job in the world can there be than to hold a mirror to it all?
Along the way, I've also enjoyed winning a number of awards for more in daily and weekly newspapers, and I've garnered considerable experience in radio and television, having appeared as both a guest and program host in both.
You'll find many of those newspapers articles here. I've also done a lot of writing and editor for magazines, newsletters and the Web. You'll see a lot of that work here too.

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Library of Articles

​Recent News Reporting and the 2016 Presidential Campaign
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New York's Cuomo Unveils Massive Clean Energy Effort, Pans Offshore Drilling
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Government Climate Report Warns of Worsening Disasters and Shrinking Economy
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How Did Climate and Clean Energy Programs Fare in the 2018 Federal Budget?
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Colorado Grants Consumers Right to Store Energy from Renewable Sources
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50 Dead in Early Morning Terror Attack on Orlando, Fla. Nightclub
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Britain to Leave European Union; Cameron Resigns; Markets Plunge
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Circuit Strikes Down NC Voter ID Law as Intentional Discrimination
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Hillary Clinton Makes History, Locks Up Democratic Nomination
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Orlando Gunman 'Cool and Calm' Before Shootout Took Him Down
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Trump Seeks to Refocus Campaign with Talk of Economics in Detroit
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Virginia's Top Court Blocks Bid to Restore Felons' Voting Rights
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Sustainability, Climate Change and Renewable Energy
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Interview with famed customizer George Barris on the future of electric/hybrid cars
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Native Americans find capturing the wind a daunting struggle
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Vineyards and wineries embrace renewables, energy efficiency to best climate change
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Why aren't UFOs drawn to renewable energy sites? Or are they?
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Renewable Energy Finance
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Despite Europe's economic woes, hunger for renewables project investment remains
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Policy needs to be 'loud, long and legal' to support renewable investment
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Potential investors in renewables are everywhere, but debt finance is hard nut to crack
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The long and short of it is good projects do get funded, but it's not easy
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Environmental Reporting
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NASA Stories
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A Milestone Mission: Celebrating the Space Shuttle's 100th Launch
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America's Race To Moon Got Boost From Stuart Aerospace Workers
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South Carolina Business
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Green Building
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International Trade and Trade Policy
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Port Security
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Music and Popular Culture Interviews
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