Tax policies that encourage carbon emissions range from subsidies for oil companies to mortgage interest deductions for energy-wasting McMansions, but neither Romney nor Obama has addressed it head-on.

Tim DeChristopher's journey did not start with a single heroic act of disrupting an oil lease sale during the George W. Bush administration, nor will it end inside Barack Obama's prison cell.

The latest maneuvers towards a federal government shutdown are motivated in large part by the demand that the Clean Air Act effectively be repealed, not only for carbon pollution but also for mercury, soot, smog, and sulfur.

Like the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the extreme weather events occurring worldwide offer a teachable moment on the need to address climate cha...

By Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium Blogger President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao touched on energy issues in the bilateral summit between t...

When you hear -- "We have the technology, let's go" -- you might perhaps think the statement came from a stately presidential announcement. As it happens that statement didn't come from any presidential address. It was printed on a Shell ad.

There is so much good news coming out of the western U.S. these days on coal and clean energy, from Colorado to Los Angeles.

Obama should set aspirational goals for America, and then clearly explain his vision to us. He must be unafraid to ask the American people to help build the country's future.

What does $80 billion really mean in the context of the 21st century United States energy system?

The new team faces political urgency to deliver on promises made by Mr. Obama on the campaign trail. One was his pledge to use a cap-and-trade bill fo...