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The Future Of Car Design, From Future Car Designers

HuffingtonPost.com | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 01.10.2012

At an event where all eyes are on new cars from world-class designers, budding automotive designers are getting their feet wet with an exhibition of t...

Earthquake Denial? Why Is Peabody Building a Massive Coal-Fired Plant in the New Madrid Seismic Zone?

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Biggers

Peabody's 1,600-megawatt pulverized-coal plant is being built in Lively Grove, where the the "Big Shake" of 1811, in nearby New Madrid, Missouri, altered the very waterways that will feed into the Peabody mine-mouth operation.

'Clean Coal' Bottom Feeders: Chu Hands Out $1 Billion in Big Coal Welfare, Durbin Hands Out Cigars

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Biggers

Why does the normally liberal Democrat Durbin turn into such a snake oil salesman when it comes to dirty coal?

Coal Execs Taken to Task On Capitol Hill

Bruce Nilles | Posted 05.25.2011

Bruce Nilles

Reps. Markey and Inslee did a phenomenal job taking the coal industry to task for their global warming doubts and for the industry's accusations that the government is assaulting them via regulation.

Grill Ripped Out Of Nashville Prisoner Anthony McCoy's Mouth By Sheriff's Lieutenant Tanya Mayhew

AP | SHEILA BURKE | Posted 05.25.2011

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When a Tennessee jailer ripped the gold grill from a new inmate's teeth two days before Thanksgiving last year, it left the 3...

The Clean Coal Con

John DeCock | Posted 05.25.2011

John DeCock

"Clean coal" may be a swell marketing label, but there are many other aspects of the fuel cycle of coal which make it dirty, destructive and harmful to health and the environment.

An Open Letter to President Obama: No More "Clean" Coal

Gillian Caldwell | Posted 05.25.2011

Gillian Caldwell

Thursday, February 11, 2010 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama, Thank you ...

The Big Shake: Is Chicago Earthquake a Wake Up Call for Clean Coal?

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Biggers

Some experts openly question whether injecting carbon dioxide back into underground storage areas might actually trigger earthquakes.

An Old Prayer for Clean Coal: Strip-Mining Jesus

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Biggers

"And upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Matthew: 16:13-18. Declaring his intent to chart a p...

Carbon Management: A Call to Action for the U.S. and China

Scott Daniels | Posted 05.25.2011

Scott Daniels

As President Obama prepares to set foot on Chinese soil for the first time today, the United States and China, the globe's leading greenhouse gas producers, are engaged in a classic standoff.

Daring Protest at Niagra Falls

Michael Brune | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Brune

Tar sands oil production is the fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada and was recently cited as one of the most important reasons Canada will miss its Kyoto targets by over 30%.

Waxman-Markey: Three Tough, Unanswered Questions

Steve Kirsch | Posted 05.25.2011

Steve Kirsch

I thought it would be fun to speculate at how Waxman and Markey might have responded if they were required to answer each question directly, without being "politically correct."

NBC Confirms That "Clean Coal" is an Oxymoron

Josh Dorner | Posted 05.25.2011

Josh Dorner

It is stunning to see an accurate and honest assessment of what our continued reliance on coal would mean: a crime against the climate. And clean coal? A 50 percent increase in electricity rates.

Even a Top Coal CEO Isn't Buying the "Clean Coal" Spin

Kevin Grandia | Posted 05.25.2011

Kevin Grandia

The coal industry accounts for 25% of greenhouse gases in the US. If they don't clean up, coal will be one of the biggest industries penalized under a new cap and trade program proposed by both presidential candidates.