Southern lawmakers demonstrated considerable hostility to the Waxman-Markey climate act in Friday's vote approving the measure. Is that simply a reflection of the conservative region's partisan bent, or is something else going on here? More...
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A Senate hearing on the destructive mining practice suggests a consensus is developing that it needs to stop. More...
As the vote nears for the Waxman-Markey bill, opponents spread questionable information about its economic impact. What will the bill really cost Americans -- and how does that compare to the cost of inaction? More...
A protest yesterday at a Massey Energy mountaintop removal mine in West Virginia drew big names including NASA climate scientist James Hansen and actress Darryl Hannah as well as scores of counter-protesters, and it reportedly turned violent at moments. On Thursday, the Senate will hold a hearing on the impact of the destructive mining practice -- but will elected leaders take action to stop it? More...
The North Carolina-based utility recently signed a deal to dramatically cut energy demand at a cost of 2.3 cents per kilowatt-hour. So why did it then announce plans to build a dangerous and polluting new nuclear plant that will cost upwards of 12 cents per kilowatt-hour? More...
A new federal report documents the changes the U.S. South has already experienced because of global warming and warns of more dangerous disruption to come if we fail to rein in carbon emissions. Are we doing enough to address the problem? More...
In a victory for environmentalists working to halt the destruction of Appalachia, Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee resigned his position with Massey Energy of Virginia. He was the target of a letter-writing campaign that charged the association undermined his credibility as a clean-energy advocate. More...
If the federal government is serious about cutting greenhouse gas emissions and promoting renewable energy, why is it giving such generous exemptions to a federally owned company? More...
A state task force is holding a public hearing today on permitting offshore drilling for oil and gas. But what about offshore wind power? More...
A spokesperson for the North Carolina company recently called a sustainable energy advocate a "lying son of a bitch." Will CEO Jim Rogers keep his composure when he goes up against leading NASA climate scientist Jim Hansen on "60 Minutes" this Sunday? More...
Renewable energy projects are booming in one Florida city after leaders borrowed a simple policy innovation from Europe. Could the feed-in tariff cure America's dirty energy addiction? More...
As the industry demands billions more dollars from customers and taxpayers, evidence builds showing what a poor investment nuclear power really is. More...
Outraged by the decision, environmental advocates plan civil disobedience over the company's Cliffside plant next month. More...
MARCH 2009 | The federal agency charged with protecting the public from pollution is accused of suppressing research suggesting a possible link between waste-coal-burning power plants and blood cancer. More...
The rural Tennessee native who helped found the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Color of Change and Green For All will advise President Obama on green jobs creation. More...
FEBRUARY 2009 - An organization financed by the largest private oil and gas corporation in the country played a key role in the fight against the Congressional timulus plan. Why? More...
Following a massive outpouring of public opposition, a provision that would have provided taxpayer subsidies for new nuclear and high-tech coal plants was stripped from the compromise version of the economic stimulus bill. More...
The Interior Secretary yesterday announced that he was taking a more careful approach to plans for expanded offshore drilling, but apparently not when it comes to Virginia. More...
Following in the footsteps of Martin Luther King Jr., climate activists are planning mass civil disobedience in the nation's capital next month to demand U.S. action on global warming. More...
CLEAN, a national coalition of groups and individuals seeking a more environmentally friendly national energy policy, is asking citizens to pick up the phone today and ask President Obama to spend $500 billion on renewable energy over the next three years. More...
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