Coal boosters like to tout coal as cheap and plentiful - well, not anymore. At least not in China. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes anymore booster cheap
In reality, studies show that investments to spur renewable energy and boost energy efficiency generate far more jobs than oil and coal. Jeff Goodell boostcoalefficiency Change image and share on social
The end of coal in Appalachia doesn't mean that America is running out of coal (there's plenty left in Wyoming). But it should end the fantasy that coal can be an engine of job creation - the big open pit mines in Wyoming employ a tiny fraction of the number of people in an underground mine in Appalachia. Jeff Goodell americaappalachiabig share on social
But Big Oil and Big Coal have always been as skilled at propaganda as they are at mining and drilling. Like the tobacco industry before them, their success depends on keeping Americans stupid. Jeff Goodell americanbigcoal Change image and share on social
That's the difference between the NCAA and the NFL right now. They've got to step up and say, 'We're going to do the right thing. We're going to hire qualified people. We're going to hire the best man for the job regardless of what boosters or anyone else has to say.' Tony Dungy boosterdifferencehave share on social
After ten years of word processing, I can't even do hand writing anymore. Douglas Adams anymorehandprocess Change image and share on social
Trying to rebuild Afghanistan on the cheap has left the country in the hands of warlords and an impotent Northern Alliance puppet regime that runs Kabul and nothing else. Ted Rall afghanistanalliancecheap Change image and share on social