The biggest tab the public picks up for fossil fuels has to do with what economists call 'external costs,' like the health effects of air and water pollution. Jeff Goodell airbigcall Change image and share on social
In the U.S. alone, weather disasters caused $50 billion in economic damages in 2010. Jeff Goodell billioncausedamage 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
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
Coal boosters like to tout coal as cheap and plentiful - well, not anymore. At least not in China. Jeff Goodell anymoreboostercheap Change image and share on social
In the Arctic, things are already getting freaky. Temperatures have warmed three times faster than the global average. Jeff Goodell arcticaveragefast Change image and share on social
Nobody disputes that cheap natural gas would be a good thing for the economy. The question is, is this a sustainable new development that can be counted on for decades to come, or simply a 'bubble' brought on by a land grab and drilling frenzy? Jeff Goodell bringbubblecheap share on social
When it comes to global warming, coal is the gorilla in the room. Jeff Goodell coalglobalgorilla Change image and share on social
When it comes to climate and energy, Gates is a radical consumerist. In his view, energy consumption is good - it just needs to be clean energy. Jeff Goodell cleanclimateconsumerist Change image and share on social
Some studies have shown that natural gas could, in fact, be worse for the climate than coal. Jeff Goodell badlyclimatecoal Change image and share on social
