by Ari Phillips Posted on November 13, 2014
Don Blankenship, the former chief executive of Massey Energy, was indicted on Thursday afternoon for charges relating to the April 2010 Upper Big Branch mine explosion that killed 29 miners. The worst mining disaster in decades, the methane-fueled blast killed miners over a mile away.
by Katie Valentine Posted on November 13, 2014
The Pope’s warning has been backed up by numerous reports on consumerism's impact on climate change and the environment.
by Joe Romm Posted on November 13, 2014
The U.S.-China deal makes a global climate treaty in 2015 “very likely,” the UK government says. That makes the Keystone XL pipeline a much worse idea.
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As world leaders gather this weekend in an overheated Brisbane for the G20 meeting, there is hope that the U.S.-China climate pact could spur action, especially from host nation Australia.
by Emily Atkin Posted on November 13, 2014
The oil giant has long been accused of trying to downplay and cover up its oil spills in the Niger Delta region.
by Jeff Spross Posted on November 13, 2014
Support for fracking fell from 48 percent in March of 2013 to 41 percent as of November 2014, with 47 percent now opposing it. Support for the Keystone XL pipeline, while still in the majority, has also slipped.
by Jeff Spross Posted on November 12, 2014
Because the economy is running below capacity, meeting the deal's requirements could actually mean employing workers and capital that would otherwise be lying idle.
by Tom Kenworthy Posted on November 12, 2014 Updated: November 12, 2014
China is the 800-pound gorilla in the international market for thermal coal, and its pledge to get 20 percent of its electrical power from renewable sources by 2030 and to hit its peak greenhouse gas emissions the same year will have big implications for coal producers in Australia and the U.S.
by Katie Valentine Posted on November 12, 2014 Updated: November 12, 2014
Top Republicans have blasted the deal for being too ambitious -- and for not being ambitious enough.
The pledge commits the U.S. to cut its carbon emissions 26 to 28 percent below their 2005 levels by 2025, and for China to peak its emissions by 2030.
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