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Trump's Energy Department Calls Methane 'Freedom Gas'

And George "Pinwheel" Orwell rolled over in his grave again.

In Just 160 Years, Humans Wrecked The Earth's Climate

For 11,500 years, atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations hovered around 280 ppm (the preindustrial “normal”), with an average surface temperature around 15°C. Since the Industrial Revolution, this level has been rising continuously, reaching 410 ppm in 2018.

DNC Resolution Will Bar Contributions From Fossil Fuel PACs

The DNC won't accept money from corporate political action committees tied to the oil, gas and coal industries.

Rick Perry Suggests Fossil Fuels Prevent Sexual Assault?

Solar powered lights don't prevent rape like coal ones? What?

Rick Perry: Fossil Fuels Prevent Sexual Assault?

Rick Perry makes an argument that fossil fuels are a big part of preventing sexual assault in Africa. No, really.

2,000 Veterans, Joy Reid Help Valiant DAPL 'Water Protectors'

AM Joy provides DAPL protesters some badly needed press while 2,000 veterans join the Native Americans trying to fight the oil industry's violent suppression tactics.

Oil Companies Should Be Forced To Chip In To Cover Climate Damage

Some of the largest fossil fuel companies now publicly accept mainstream climate science, but continue to support climate denial through influential lobbying groups and trade associations.

Study: Leave Fossil Fuels Buried To Avoid Climate Tipping Point

New research is first to identify which reserves must not be burned to keep global temperature rise under 2C, including over 90% of US and Australian coal and almost all Canadian tar sands.

ALEC Free Markets Myth Debunked, But ALEC Won't Comment

Asked on camera to explain how ALEC's work against clean energy incentives while ignoring fossil fuel subsidies fits its "free markets" mission, ALEC had "no comment" for Greenpeace.