When it comes to global warming, coal is the gorilla in the room. Jeff Goodell coalglobalgorilla Change image and share on social
But overall, Obama's record on the environment has been uninspired - and that's putting it kindly. He hasn't stopped coal companies from blowing up mountaintops and devastating large regions of Appalachia. Jeff Goodell appalachiablowcoal share on social
It may be too late for West Virginia to save itself from the ravages of Big Coal. But it's not too late for America. Jeff Goodell americabigcoal Change image and 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
The oil industry fought hard to keep Keystone alive, making wildly exaggerated claims that the pipeline - the country's largest infrastructure project - would create tens of thousands of jobs and decrease America's reliance on oil from the Middle East. Jeff Goodell aliveamericaclaim share on social
Even the biggest coal boosters have long admitted that coal is a dying industry - the fight has always been over how fast and how hard the industry will fall. Jeff Goodell admitbigbooster Change image and share on social
Nowhere has the political power of coal been more obvious than in presidential campaigns. Jeff Goodell campaigncoalobvious Change image and share on social
President Obama is in no danger of being judged by history as an eco-radical. Jeff Goodell dangerecohistory Change image and share on social
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who also happens to be the 10th richest person in America, with a personal fortune of some $18 billion, likes to pick a fight - especially fights where the line between good and evil is particularly stark. Jeff Goodell 10thamericabillion share on social
Compared to coal, which generates almost half the electricity in the United States, natural gas is indeed a cleaner, less polluting fuel. But compared to, say, solar, it's filthy. And of course there is nothing renewable about natural gas. Jeff Goodell cleancoalcompare share on social
