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“Clean” Just Didn’t Cut It

By Tommaso Boggia - Oct 28th, 2008 at 1:29 pm

Our generation knows it: coal is not “clean,” it’s dangerous. Nonetheless, King Coal and Big Oil are not giving up. Realizing that people aren’t buying…

Chevron Taken to Court in Landmark Case

By Jamie Henn - Oct 28th, 2008 at 11:21 am

The US imports more oil from Nigeria than it does from Iraq. Yet Nigeria, and the myriad human rights and environmental abuses associated with oil…

Condominiums Should Be the New “House With a Picket Fence”

By Daniel Strauss - Oct 27th, 2008 at 10:06 am

As I write this I’m watching a mother and her daughter walk into our condominium building. Like me, the building is their home, but unlike…

Clean Coal a.k.a. the New Healthy Cigarettes

By Tommaso Boggia - Oct 27th, 2008 at 9:31 am

Just in case you were wondering, coal is still not clean, despite the $40 million dollars spent by King Coal to convince you otherwise.
Check…

Climate Justice Makes NYT Bestseller List

By Tommaso Boggia - Oct 20th, 2008 at 10:07 am

Van Jones’ The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems just became the first bestseller on the environment written by…

“Enlightened” Europe Bows Down to Dirty Coal

By Tommaso Boggia - Oct 16th, 2008 at 9:28 am

Want a pre-Halloween scare? Check out yesterday’s Open Europe Press Summary Archive. To people who are already worried to death about the climate crisis, the…

The Energy, Economic, and Employment Problems May Have a Common Solution

By Daniel Strauss - Oct 3rd, 2008 at 3:29 pm

Like Matt, I’ve been reading a lot about the grim state of the economy today. There is, however, a bit of good news (but only…

What Was Missing from Sarah Palin’s Focus on “Energy Independence”

By Jesse Singal - Oct 3rd, 2008 at 12:04 pm

Sarah Palin talked a lot about energy independence during last night’s debate. This is admirable, as the United States’ runaway consumption of oil brings with…

Youth Care About the Economy, 13% Still Undecided

By Kay Steiger - Sep 24th, 2008 at 11:35 am

Rock the Vote released a new poll of young voters for the month of September. It seems that young people are just as concerned about…

The Difference Offshore Drilling Makes

By Kay Steiger - Sep 11th, 2008 at 5:51 pm

Via Grist, this graph shows that the proposed offshore drilling doesn’t really do a whole lot to address the energy crisis.

Drill Here, Drill Now: The Song

By Tommaso Boggia - Sep 11th, 2008 at 4:22 pm

The same week that oily Department of Interior officials were caught with their pants down, their nostrils flaring, and their blood alcohol content inflated with…

Gingrich, Hannity: Tire Inflation Benefits “Big Oil”

By Kay Steiger - Aug 20th, 2008 at 11:39 am

Via Steve Benen, here’s Newt Gingrich on Sean Hannity’s show giggling about Barack Obama’s suggestion that properly inflating your tires can help you save gas:…

All Electric, All the Time

By Jamie Henn - Aug 20th, 2008 at 10:11 am

Wired has a great cover feature this month on Shai Agassi and his innovative plan to get electric cars on the road. First off, it’s…

Politics Requires Compromise

By Matt Zeitlin - Aug 18th, 2008 at 5:35 pm

I’m a bit less disappointed than Jessica with Nancy Pelosi considering the Gang of Ten energy legislation. Although we’d all like to see Democrats being…

So Much for Saving the Planet

By Jessica Hillyard - Aug 18th, 2008 at 2:35 pm

On Saturday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi outlined the Democratic congressional leadership’s new approach toward energy. On the Democrats’ weekly radio address Sunday morning, Pelosi previewed…