Bank Curbs Won’t Slow Coal’s Comeback

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Aug 1, 2013 World coal use is growing and set to grow much more, despite the announcement by several large banks of more stringent conditions on lending to coal-burning power plants. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Train Safety

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Jul 22, 2013 Dig deeper

Era of Extreme Weather

Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News May 24, 2013 Dig deeper

Terracide and the Terrarists: Destroying the Planet for Record Profits

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch May 23, 2013 We have a word for the conscious slaughter of a racial or ethnic group, and one for the conscious destruction of aspects of the environment. But we don’t have one for the conscious act of destroying the planet we live on. “Terracide,” from the Latin word for earth, has the right ring, given its similarity to the commonplace danger word of our era: terrorist. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Gas Prices Suck

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune May 18, 2013 Dig deeper

Mother’s Day

Milt Priggee, Cagle Cartoons, www.miltpriggee.com May 13, 2013 Dig deeper

Misogynist Much? Politico Attacks Times Editor Jill Abramson

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2013 Politico's piece on New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson implied she was a "bitchy woman character"; fossil fuels may never be depleted and this could be the best and worst thing to happen; meanwhile, violence is less rampant on YouTube than on television programs. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Financial Crisis Looms From Carbon, Experts Say

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 19, 2013 The next global economic shock could come from the carbon markets as an investment bubble in fossil fuels grows to the tune of trillions of dollars. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fossil Fuels ‘May Prove Worthless’

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Feb 15, 2013 As concern grows about how much fossil fuel the world can afford to burn, a British university launches a program to research what to do about "stranded assets" such as coal and oil that may have to be left unexploited. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

World Energy Report 2012: The Good, the Bad, and the Really, Truly Ugly

By Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch Nov 28, 2012 The “good news” of the World Energy Outlook 2012 is really the bad news: The energy industry’s ability to boost production of oil, coal, and natural gas in North America is feeding a global surge in demand for these commodities, ensuring ever higher levels of carbon emissions. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

How Germany Is Getting to 100 Percent Renewable Energy

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Nov 15, 2012 There is no debate on climate change in Germany, where architects of the clean energy movement estimate that from 80 percent to 100 percent of the country's electricity will come from renewable sources by 2050. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jill Stein Arrested During Keystone XL Pipeline Protest

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Nov 1, 2012 The Green Party candidate was detained by authorities and charged with criminal trespassing Wednesday after she tried to deliver supplies to demonstrators in Texas. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )