On AlterNet: clean coal

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "clean coal"

Our Big Challenge on Earth Day: Stop the Nuke Industry from Pretending It Can Prevent Climate Change

Harvey Wasserman, AlterNet. April 20, 2010.

The global grassroots green movement must work to transform the pending climate bill into something that can actually save the planet.

Obama's Support for 'Clean Coal' Opens a Pathway to Make the Most Polluting Industry Profitable

David Sassoon, SolveClimate. February 17, 2010.

With solar and wind technology both ready for commercial-scale deployment today, is it just political calculation driving the policy support for technology that is 20 years out?

Copenhagen, U.S.A.: Don't Miss the Dec. 7 Showdown Over Climate Change Here in America

Jeff Biggers, AlterNet. December 2, 2009.

The same day that world leaders are set to meet in Denmark, many Americans will converge on the U.S.'s biggest environmental ground zero: the Appalachian coalfields.

Why the End May Be Coming for Coal

Christine MacDonald, E Magazine. November 9, 2009.

Momentum is building to block new coal-fired power plants and end mountaintop removal mining. Is there enough political will to make the break?

Is the Climate Bill Becoming an Excuse to Promote Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power?

Harvey Wasserman, AlterNet. October 21, 2009.

The Senate bill includes a "Clean Energy Development Administration" that could deliver virtually unlimited federal cash to build new reactors and fund other mega-polluters.

End Mountaintop Removal Mining

Ilovemountains.org, June 22, 2009.

No source of energy is worth the price we're paying.

End Big Coal’s Toxic Abuses

Ilovemountains.org, June 15, 2009.

Tell your Senators and Representatives to be bold in their commitment to environmental reform.

Kudos to GQ for Revealing the Coal Industry's Dirty Secrets

Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: Water. June 8, 2009.

The mag takes on the 'clean coal' myth and highlights coal's toxic legacy.

Carbon Capture Can't Make Coal Clean

Karl Burkart, AlterNet. June 1, 2009.

WE Energies has proclaimed that it has captured carbon at a coal-fired plant, but this "success" won't come close to making coal clean.

'60 Minutes' Blows it on Coal Segment

Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. April 27, 2009.

They missed the boat entirely. Coal isn't the answer to our climate woes, it is the problem.

Thousands of Youth Descend on D.C. to Demand New Climate Change Policy

Jessica Lee, Indypendent. March 2, 2009.

Defying a major blizzard, students plan to take the Capitol by storm, with more than 2,500 ready to be arrested.

Coen Brothers Direct New Ad Slamming 'Clean Coal'

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. February 26, 2009.

Sadly, no coal execs get stuffed into a wood chipper ...

Don't Get Duped Like Obama: Here're the Top 5 Myths About Coal

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. February 14, 2009.

The coal industry has spent millions trying to fool the American public, Congress and the president. Here's how to beat the hype.

Do "Clean Coal" Ads Violate FTC/FCC Standards?

Jeff Biggers, AlterNet. February 10, 2009.

Looks like the coal industry is guilty of "deception by omission."

The Human Impact: What TVA Isn't Saying about the Coal Spill Disaster

Erin Brockovich, Robin Greenwald, Huffington Post. January 13, 2009.

What does the future hold for the public's health and safety? Overnight, a whole community's lifestyle is gone.

Coal Companies Spend Staggering Revenue on Advertising, Not Cleaner Technology or Safety

Josh Dorner, Sierra Club AlterNet: Water. January 13, 2009.

And what did the famously loquacious industry mouthpiece have to say about the sludge spill? Not a single word.

Holding TVA's Feet to the Fire in Coal Ash Spill

Bruce Nilles, Sierra Club AlterNet: Water. January 6, 2009.

It was a tragedy of epic proportions, and this massive spill reminds us that coal is not clean, and coal is not cheap.

Can America Clean Up from Its Worst Environmental Disaster? [Contains Photo Slideshow]

Antrim Caskey, AlterNet. January 5, 2009.

With the breaking of a coal waste dam in Tennessee, environmental and human health is threatened by millions of pounds of toxic chemicals.

What Is this "Clean Coal" Obama and McCain Support?

Tara DePorte, AlterNet. October 31, 2008.

A look at whether "clean coal" is actually clean, how the technology works, and whether it is a climate crisis cure.

The One Issue All the Candidates Are Wrong On

Simran Sethi, Huffington Post. October 9, 2008.

Palin and McCain have always been for it. Joe Biden was sort of against it before he was for it and Barack Obama embraces it.

The Battle to Save Coal River Mountain

JW Randolph, Appalachian Voices AlterNet: Environment. August 27, 2008.

This is a plan that even coal companies should want to embrace.

Obama's Big Environmental Mistake

Joshua Frank, AlterNet. August 5, 2008.

With his stance on coal-to-liquid technology, Obama is following a dirty legacy first begun in Nazi Germany.

How Clean Is "Clean Coal"? (Video)

Davin Hutchins, American News Project. May 30, 2008.

Presidential candidates are pushing "clean coal" but many suspect it is causing a rare form of blood cancer.

There Is No Such Thing As Clean Coal

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: Environment. May 23, 2008.

The Coal industry is spending $35 million to convince us otherwise.

The Environmental Crime No Politician Will Confront

Leonard Doyle, Independent UK. May 21, 2008.

Why neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinton have dared to challenge "King Coal" while campaigning.