Coal Lobby

Bomb Appalachia (and Face the Music)

Michael Gould-Wartofsky | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


Michael Gould-Wartofsky

Theirs is a coast-to-coast campaign to save Appalachia's mountains and streams -- and Appalachians' homes, jobs, and culture -- from the devastating coal mining practice known as mountaintop removal.

Exposed: The Worldwide Efforts Of The Global Energy Lobby To Kill Progress On Climate Change

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green


The Center For Public Integrity just released a blockbuster investigative report that details the intense corporate pressure to block an effective glo...

Stephen Colbert Takes On Coal Lobby And Bonner And Associates (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green


Thursday night on the Colbert Report, Stephen weighed in on the allegations that Bonner and Associates, a lobby group for the coal industry had sent f...

Natural Gas Hits A Roadblock In Energy Bill: Coal Lobby

The New York Times | CLIFFORD KRAUSS | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics


For all its pronouncements that gas could be used to replace aging, inefficient coal-fired power plants -- and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the ...

Bonner & Associates Never Contacted Rep. Perriello and Several Charities Defrauded In Forged Letter Scandal

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green


Brendan DeMelle

This latest evidence of insincerity and misinformation adds to a growing heap of scandals plaguing the coal industry's attempts to weaken action on climate and energy security.

Maddow on Bonner and Adfero's Astroturfing for Coal

Kevin Grandia | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green


Kevin Grandia

Maddow should be congratulated for keeping on the astroturf story while most of her peers at other major TV outlets have ignored it.

New "Grassroots" Pro-Coal Group Backed by K-Street PR Firm

James Hoggan | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green


James Hoggan

Once again, it's time Washington created a legal requirement for these groups to come clean on their funding.

This Week In Green: Jon Stewart's Pie Face, Congressman Skydiving, Organic Food Rocking, And The Human-Powered Monorail (PHOTOS)

Katherine Goldstein | Posted 08.24.2009 | Green


Katherine Goldstein

Welcome to the inaugural edition of This Week In Green, which is a roundup of my favorite HuffPost Green Stories from this week. Check out the ones yo...

Rep. Nick Rahall Jumps Out Of A Plane For The Coal Lobby

Posted 08.20.2009 | Green


In an eye-opening story on the influence of special interests on our elected officials, The Washington Independent has the dirt on West Virginia Congr...