There was a small pro-coal rally held in Washington, DC on Monday and the National Wildlife Federation was able to catch snippets of one of the pro-coal keeners talking to the media. The rally was organized by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) as a counter to the 2,000 youth who held a mass...

If you thought the application to expand a coal-fired electricity plant in Kansas was dead, think again. Big Coal and their political allies in the Kansas State legislature have introduced a slick new Bill that if passed will make it very difficult for the massive Sunflower Electric coal plant expan...

The Western Business Roundtable (WBR) is run by energy lobbyists with a history of using astroturf organizations as a means of advancing their client's interests. We have previously reported our extensive research on the Western Business Roundtable and Policy Communications Inc.,(the PR/Lobby firm t...

Much like trusting your mechanic when he says you need new brakes or a doctor when he tells you that your cholestoral is too high, you would hope that elected officials would listen to the experts in a particular field when it comes to developing common sense government policies. On the issue of glo...

Here's a great video interview with BBC reporter George Monbiot and Jeroen van der Veer, the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell.  The spin and bafflegab is almost too painful to watch. We need more reporters like Monbiot that push hard and ask the right questions. Enjoy: <!--break--...

Is it more appropriate to use the term "global warming" or "climate change"? Of course, like anything, it's complicated. For a bit of history lesson on the terms there is a great post on the NASA Global Climate Chage blog. To break their very detailed explanation down a little: 1970: referred to as ...

Our 2008 analysis of global warming misinformation finds that there was a very significant upswing in online activity. This trend should be troubling to US policymakers and campaigners wanting to implement new greenhouse gas reduction strategies. Here's the stats we've generated as evidence of our c...

NASA climate scientist James E. Hansen has been chosen by his peers to receive the 2009 Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the American Meteorological Society (AMS). Jim Hansen is performing a tremendous job at communicating our science to the public and, more important...

Chinese auto-manufacturer BYD (Build Your Own Dreams), which is partially owned by billionare finance guru Warren Buffet, has unveiled its new plug-in hybrid today. BDY's F3DM model can travel up to 100 kilometers (62 miles) on a single battery charge and it contains a back-up independent gas-powere...

UPDATED: David Evans has sent along his definition of a rocket scientist. See below for details. This title grabbed our attention: Top Rocket Scientist: No evidence C02 causes global warming. And it should. It is a pretty bold statement and the implications would be pretty big news. So we decided to...