Environment
California poised to lead nation on climate policy
February 18, 2015"The bottom line is: common-sense, sensible climate change policy is economic growth policy for the state of California."
Read moreGeneva: On the road to Paris
February 18, 2015These negotiations take place against the backdrop of increasingly dire predictions about the results of climate change. 2014 was the hottest year on record.
Read moreHell on rails: West Virginia burning after crude oil train derailment
February 18, 2015The fires from the derailment in Fayette County continued to burn Tuesday morning, and emergency shelters for hundreds of people who had to evacuate after the derailment remain open.
Read moreEven amidst climate change, geoengineering is not the answer
February 17, 2015Geoengineering was once considered a fringe idea, but in these climatically desperate times some are arguing for desperate measures.
Read moreTrial and justice delayed for Blankenship, the coal criminal
February 13, 2015In the world of capitalism, King Coal, and the law, things don't always go as the people might expect.
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