Deep in the Heart of Dirty Energy and False Solutions
I just want Texas to be number one in something other than executions, toll roads and property taxes. -Kinky Friedman They say everything is bigger in Texas. And in the…
The Dirty Business of “Clean Coal”
Nearly 50% of energy in the U.S. comes from coal, and now many industry propagandists are touting the benefits of a “cleaner” way of using this controversial fossil fuel. Check…
Big day for climate, Big new bill, and Big giveaways to coal, oil and loggers
With climate talks underway in Bangkok, Indigenous activists reviewing the text and engaged in the talks calling for no market-based REDD deal, Greenpeace activists blockading the tar sands in Alberta,…
The Carbon Logic Problem Statement | Grist
All too often those debating the solutions and proposed actions to tackle global warming fail to challenge the assumptions. While it’s important to deal with emissions it can be argued…
Rising Tide Boston helps big banks market “Green Coal”
Last Friday, members of Rising Tide Boston set up “Green Coal” marketing tables outside branches of Bank of America and Citibank to highlight these banks’ high-risk investments in coal power…
North Carolinians Act against Coal
Activists across North Carolina took action against Bank of America’s dirty coal financing. In the early hours of commuter traffic, Raleigh commuters encountered banners at key thoroughfares – reminding them…
Mike Brune showdown with Clean Coal pusher
Check out this video of RAN’s executive director facing off with Joe Lucas from the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. Considering how heated this topic is, the two of…
Dispatches from Fantasy CCS-Land
I woke up this morning to the sight of a coal train rumbling below my window and the image of a shiny new ‘clean coal’ billboard fresh in my mind….