Coal Industry

This Climate Victory Was Buried in Obama’s State of the Union

This Climate Victory Was Buried in Obama’s State of the Union This Climate Victory Was Buried in Obama’s State of the Union

President Obama said he’ll ‘‘push to change the way we manage our oil and coal resources, so that they better reflect the costs they impose on taxpayers and our planet.”

Jan 13, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

After Paris, There Is Some Room for Hope

After Paris, There Is Some Room for Hope After Paris, There Is Some Room for Hope

Good news and climate change are not normally associated with each other, but let’s give a tentative cheer for COP21.

Dec 14, 2015 / Michael T. Klare

Once Again, California Leads the Way

Once Again, California Leads the Way Once Again, California Leads the Way

Governor Jerry Brown leads in tackling catastrophic climate change.

Dec 8, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Princeton Academic Testifying for Ted Cruz’s Climate Hearing Is For-Hire by Fossil-Fuel Corporations

The Princeton Academic Testifying for Ted Cruz’s Climate Hearing Is For-Hire by Fossil-Fuel Corporations The Princeton Academic Testifying for Ted Cruz’s Climate Hearing Is For-Hire by Fossil-Fuel Corporations

A new report reveals ties between dirty-energy interests, a prominent climate denier, and a notorious dark-money group.

Dec 8, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

Coal Baron Don Blankenship Is Convicted of Conspiracy; He Faces the Same Prison Time as Litterers

Coal Baron Don Blankenship Is Convicted of Conspiracy; He Faces the Same Prison Time as Litterers Coal Baron Don Blankenship Is Convicted of Conspiracy; He Faces the Same Prison Time as Litterers

Asked for his response to the verdict, the former Massey Energy CEO just winked. 

Dec 4, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

WANTED: Political Power for Climate Justice

WANTED: Political Power for Climate Justice WANTED: Political Power for Climate Justice

Movement leaders identify their goals as political, but they don’t see the movement as having the political power to achieve those goals.

Nov 16, 2015 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin

New York’s Attorney General Just Won a Settlement With a Coal Giant for Climate Deception. Is Exxon Next?

New York’s Attorney General Just Won a Settlement With a Coal Giant for Climate Deception. Is Exxon Next? New York’s Attorney General Just Won a Settlement With a Coal Giant for Climate Deception. Is Exxon Next?

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has issued a subpoena for nearly four decades’ worth of documents from ExxonMobil.

Nov 10, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

Mountaintop removal

Big Coal Makes Its Move Against the EPA’s Power Plant Rule Big Coal Makes Its Move Against the EPA’s Power Plant Rule

The coal industry and its allies wasted no time initiating legal challenges against the regulations, which were published last week.

Oct 27, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

The Day After Tomorrow

Are Disaster Movies Predicting Our Future? Are Disaster Movies Predicting Our Future?

The latest IPCC report suggests that sudden climate catastrophes with irreversible consequences may not be as improbable as we once thought.

Oct 8, 2015 / Michael T. Klare

Mother and child in Detroit

The Art of Parenting on a Disappearing Planet The Art of Parenting on a Disappearing Planet

From mommy magazines to child-development specialists, we are constantly told how to protect our children—but how do we protect them from climate change?

Oct 6, 2015 / Frida Berrigan

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