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Coal to Liquid Plan Means a Kentucky Fried Earth

Kevin Grandia | Posted 07.15.2008 | Green


Kevin Grandia

At a time when we need to cut our emissions by at least 80 percent to curtail destructive climate change, the idea of nearly doubling global warming pollution from liquid coal ought to be tossed aside.

Study: If You Want Smarter Kids, Shut Coal Plants

Joseph Romm | Posted 07.15.2008 | Green


Joseph Romm

The study, which uses molecular markers to directly track exposure to coal plant emissions, provides yet more evidence -- if any were needed -- to ban traditional coal plants.

What's Not The Matter With Kansas: Kate Sheppard Talks To Governor Kathleen Sebelius

Kate Sheppard | Posted 07.11.2008 | Green


Kate Sheppard

Governor Kathleen Sebelius has advocated for a major increase in the amount of wind power generated in Kansas, and pushed for massive reforms to the state's energy plan.

Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius Discusses The Fight Against Coal

Grist Mill | Kate Sheppard | Posted 07.10.2008 | Green


Among the many names swirling in the Obama VP buzz is that of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. A second-term Democratic governor in what's traditionally...

The New, Less Pungent Scent of Green

David Hall | Posted 07.09.2008 | Green


David Hall

Years ago, in a time of plentiful cheap food, energy and fuel, a green lifestyle was seen as a superfluous luxury. That was then, this is now.

Obama: A Mighty Wind Awaits You on Coal River Mountain

Jeff Biggers | Posted 07.09.2008 | Green


Jeff Biggers

The Coal River Wind Project is the first community-based full scale assessment to directly counter the nightmare of mountaintop removal with a renewable energy alternative prior to the actual mining.

With Gas Pump Crunch, Is Oil Shale to the 'Rescue'?

Bill Chameides | Posted 07.02.2008 | Green


Bill Chameides

U.S. shale deposits are enormous. But we should take a long, hard look at environmental costs before going down the road of harnessing those deposits.

Reid: "Coal Makes Us Sick ..."

A. Siegel | Posted 07.02.2008 | Green


A. Siegel

Give 'em Hell Harry Reid is turning up the heat and speaking truth to an audience that isn't used to hearing it.

Harry Reid: "Coal Makes Us Sick, Oil Makes Us Sick"

Huffington Post | Posted 07.01.2008 | Green


Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, on a recent appearance on Fox Business, said that as fuel costs rise, the most major costs are the hidden ones. He ...

Virginia is For Coal Lovers

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 06.30.2008 | Green


Glenn Hurowitz

Virginia decided that what the world really needs is another coal-fired power plant with no controls on release of carbon dioxide, and so gave the Dominion Company the go-ahead to build one.

Clean Energy Cost Comparisons Looking Better and Better

Clint Wilder | Posted 06.28.2008 | Business


Clint Wilder

The global run-up in oil and gasoline prices may be the big story of the year so far. But guess what else is going up, in some cases dramatically? The cost of electricity.

"No, I'm Not From Here, But I Got Here Just as Soon as I Could"

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 06.24.2008 | Green


Glenn Hurowitz

It's Eden in the Mountains here in Appalachian Virginia -- miles and miles of green, forested mountains in every direction. But these natural wonders are being devoured by the coal industry.

Why Do Republicans Like Fossil Fuels and Not Care That Much for the Environment?

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 06.20.2008 | Green


Patrick Takahashi

McCain and Obama are at polar opposites on the matter of energy; the issue of fossil / nuclear energy versus green energy could well be the uniquely different determining factor in November.

The REAL McCain: Big Oil Fuels the Straight Talk Express

Robert Greenwald | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics


Robert Greenwald

Will McCain hold the corporate leaders of the energy industry accountable when he addresses them today in Houston? Probably not, considering they are some of his biggest fund-raisers.

Calamity Kaine: Virginia Gov, Possible Veep, Trembles at Big Coal

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 06.16.2008 | Green


Glenn Hurowitz

Virginia governor Tim Kaine set a new standard for politician mealy- mouthedness with a letter to his Air Board. The situation is clear to most Virginia watchers: Kaine is terrified of Big Coal.

Innovative Solar Power Outfit eSolar Signs First Deal for Utility-Scale Solar Plants

David Roberts | Posted 06.10.2008 | Green


David Roberts

In the transition to a clean, green economy, one milestone promises to be symbolically powerful -- Google's target to create renewable energy cheaper than coal.

Truthiness Into the Inbox ...

A. Siegel | Posted 06.04.2008 | Green


A. Siegel

My in-box just was filled with truthiness and deception from the astroturfing Americans for Balanced Energy Choices. Let's take a brief look at this material from America's coal power purveyors.

Leaving Behind Coal Codependence

David Roberts | Posted 05.30.2008 | Green


David Roberts

The health and environmental costs of coal are real costs. Subtract them from the societal value of coal and you get a negative sum.

Obama's Audacity in Appalachia

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics


Jeff Biggers

The mountaintop removal issue transcends any narrow debate of jobs vs. trees by clearly showing that the environmental devastation has gone hand-in-hand with economic decline.

Unearthed: News of the Week the Mainstream Media Forgot to Report

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.23.2008 | Media


Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle

Karl Rove faces possible arrest; sea of plastic threatens aquatic life; corporate espionage continues; deficit off by trillions, and more...

Hey Media: Lay Off Appalachia

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.22.2008 | Media


Jeff Biggers

Pundits missed the two best kept secrets about Appalachia: it is far from homogeneous and has been a burning ground of change for the past 250 years.

As Oil Rises, Nations Revive Coal Mining

NY Times | Posted 05.22.2008 | Business


These rugged green mountains, once home to one of Asia's most productive coal regions, are littered with abandoned mines and decaying towns -- backwat...

Something's Chafing Lincoln

David Roberts | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics


David Roberts

grist.orgThe former Senator from Rhode Island, Lincoln Chafee, plants his boot on the ass of his one-time Congressional colleagues:Indeed, "here we go...

Thomas Friedman's Green Pie in the Sky

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.12.2008 | Media


Jeff Biggers

There are some hard questions from the green movement -- especially on his disingenuous touting of "clean coal" -- that Thomas Friedman has been ducking for too long.

What Should Obama Do In West Virginia and Kentucky?

David Roberts | Posted 05.11.2008 | Politics


David Roberts

He could defy conventional wisdom by treating rural white voters like adults, helping them plan a real path to economic health and sustainability rather than telling them fairy tales about coal.