Bloomberg's $50 million is not going to revolutionize the electric power industry. But his willingness to fight is already inspiring others to see Big Coal differently. Jeff Goodell bigbloombergcoal 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 relevant questions now are: How do we move beyond coal? How do we bring new jobs to the coal fields and retrain coal miners for other work? How do we inspire entrepreneurialism and self-reliance in people whose lives have been dependent on the paternalistic coal industry? Jeff Goodell bringcoaldependent share on social
It's not all Obama's fault: His plans to rebuild America's energy infrastructure have been hampered by the recession, and his efforts on global warming have been stymied by Tea Party wackos and weak-kneed Democrats in Congress. Jeff Goodell americacongressdemocrat share on social
Bloomberg is famously impatient with beltway politics and believes that to get anything done you need to work from the ground up. Jeff Goodell believebeltwaybloomberg Change image and share on social
Among all the tests President Obama faced in his first term, his biggest failure was climate change. Jeff Goodell bigchangeclimate Change image and share on social
Not since the days of George W. Bush's 'Clear Skies' and 'Healthy Forests' initiatives has America been presented with a project as cravenly corporate and backward-looking as the Keystone XL pipeline. Jeff Goodell americabackwardbush Change image and share on social
You gotta love Rick Perry's swagger. The Texas Governor is out there in the Iowa cornfields, unabashedly going to toe-to-toe with President Obama, doing his best to instantly cast himself as the big dog in the Republican pack. Jeff Goodell bigcastcornfield share on social
Subsidies are hugely important; they represent America's de facto energy policy. Jeff Goodell americaenergyfacto Change image and share on social
With so much at risk, you might expect Australia to be at the forefront of the clean-energy revolution and the international effort to cut carbon pollution. After all, the continent's vast, empty deserts were practically designed for solar-power installations. Jeff Goodell australiacarbonclean share on social
