Posted by Rob Perks in Solving Global Warming
Dirty energy special interests are desperate to defeat efforts in Congress to pass legislation that would put our country on the road to a clean energy economy. So desperate, in fact, that the oil and coal industries together spent a record $115 million last year on...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Solving Global Warming
The New York Times' Green Inc. blog, citing a flurry of news stories around the country, called this "a tough week for coal." In the words of Tom Zeller: "The coal industry -- which suffers from an image problem to begin with...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Solving Global Warming
Move over Big Oil, and make room for America's new profiteers: Big Coal. Hey you, Exxon, why not take a breather and let Peabody enjoy the spotlight for a while? Peabody Energy is the world's largest private-sector coal company. Its coal products...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Solving Global Warming
With gas prices soaring, the clamor for liquid coal is growing. While coal companies lustily eye the prospect of converting coal to liquid transportation fuel as a boon for industry, everyone else should see liquid coal for what it really...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Solving Global Warming
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you have no doubt heard about Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC). This corporate front group’s lust for coal is demonstrated by its $30 million dollar advertising blitz on television, newspapers, subways and...continued→
