By Joe Romm on May 29, 2014
We are as certain humans are changing the climate as we are that smoking causes cancer. A leading journalist calls out the New York Times for its lame phrasing: "Coal plants are the nation’s largest source of the greenhouse gases that scientists say are the chief cause of global warming."
By Emily Atkin on May 29, 2014
"What if we asked 'Senator: should I place my head in the jaws of this lion?' Would the response still be be 'I don't know, I'm not a scientist'?"
By Katie Valentine on May 29, 2014
"Nobody really pays attention to the constant pollution that we're dealing with, especially in Kentucky. Our state is ground zero for this.”
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By Mari Hernandez, Guest Contributor on May 29, 2014
Middle-class households are a major force in driving rooftop solar installations in emerging residential solar markets.
By Joanna M. Foster on May 29, 2014
On Wednesday, the Republican-controlled North Carolina House of Representatives, voted 63-52 in a preliminary vote to allow fracking for natural gas to begin in the state next summer.
Clusters of severe storms rolling through the Southeast since Memorial Day have caused widespread flash flooding in Texas and Louisiana.
By Ryan Koronowski on May 28, 2014
FirstEnergy, the utility pushing for legislation to gut the clean energy and efficiency standards, isn't trumpeting that the law has helped customers save $2 for every $1 they spend on efficiency projects.
By Emily Atkin on May 28, 2014
A government spokesman said the scientists are not qualified to weigh in on the issue.
By Jeff Spross on May 28, 2014
The Chamber's analysis is likely the latest in a long history of "doom and gloom" predictions that overstate the costs and vastly lowball the benefits of cutting carbon dioxide and other pollutants.
By Matt Lee-Ashley on May 28, 2014
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy has gained a new set of allies in his fight against the federal government.
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