On AlterNet: fossil fuels

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Why Do We Pay Energy Giants to Wreck Earth?

Bill McKibben, TomDispatch.com. April 5, 2012.

We must stop subsidizing the fossil-fuel industry.

Why Obama's Cheerleading for the Fracking Industry Is So Alarming

Ted Glick, AlterNet. February 21, 2012.

Natural gas is a dirty fossil fuel that, new studies are showing, is probably worse than coal when it comes to its heating-up impact on our atmosphere.

State Of The Union: President Obama Blames Congress for Inaction on Climate Change, While Calling for Increase in Fossil Fuel Production

Brad Johnson, ThinkProgress. January 25, 2012.

Here's the problem with Obama's "all-of-the-above" energy strategy.

An Interesting New Way to Look at the Economy: Are Economies Like Ecosystems?

Jon Rynn, AlterNet. January 21, 2012.

Progressives have a golden opportunity to challenge conservative economic orthodoxy with a fresh, sustainable approach to creating prosperity.

The Essentials for the Necessary Transition to a Renewable Energy Economy

Jon Rynn, AlterNet. January 15, 2012.

Unless we want to be indentured to an energy-military-financial complex, we need to build a new infrastructure for renewable energy.

Will Fossil Fuel Companies Face Liability for Climate Change?

Christine Shearer, Conducive Chronicle. January 2, 2012.

It is one thing to do your own research, but it is another to deliberately deceive people, contributing to widespread harm primarily to retain profits.

L.A.'s Dirty Coal Addiction Is Killing Arizona

Joshua Frank, AlterNet. December 29, 2011.

A large percentage of the power Angelenos depend on comes from coal plants, which spew their filth hundreds of miles away, across state lines in Indian country.

3 Massive World Events That Will Change Your Life

Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch.com. June 5, 2011.

Crucial developments taking place in 2011 are changing the way we are likely to live on this planet for the foreseeable future.

5 Mining Projects That Could Devastate the Entire Planet

Subhankar Banerjee, ClimateStoryTellers.org. November 16, 2010.

Burning coal and oil for more than 100 years has resulted in human-made climate change. We cannot allow another 100 years of the same.

Watch: 300 Years of Fossil-Fueled Growth in 5 Minutes (Video)

Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Institute. November 10, 2010.

Now that we're reaching the end of cheap and abundant oil and coal supplies, we're in for an exciting ride.

Are We Selfish Individuals or an Empathic Society? The Answer Could Determine Whether We Have a Future

Jeremy Rifkin, Tarcher/Penguin. March 27, 2010.

The industrial age built on and propelled by fossil fuels is coming to an end. What replaces it is at the center of our fight for survival.

The Technology That Will Save Us from Runaway Climate Change

George Monbiot, Monbiot.com. December 12, 2007.

All the talk in Bali about cutting carbon means nothing while ever more oil and coal are being extracted and burned.

Giving Thanks For Oil and OPEC

Kelpie Wilson, TruthOut.org. November 21, 2007.

We should acknowledge that our food production system and every other aspect of our lives are utterly dependent on fossil fuels.

How to Address Humanity's Global Crises? Challenge Corporate Power, Embrace True Democracy

Vandana Shiva, AlterNet. October 1, 2007.

The physicist, activist and author outlines the scope of the "triple threat" represented by the end of cheap oil, human-induced climate change, and resource scarcity.