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The evolution of the U.S. power sector, in one chart
Via Andrew Revkin, the Energy Information Administration has published a fascinating chart that offers a look at how the U.S. electric sector has changed over time. Basically, the EIA looked at all...
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Are U.S. taxpayers subsidizing Asia’s coal use?
There’s a lot of coal buried beneath public lands in the United States. And, for decades, the federal government has offered mining companies access to those lands on generous terms—some might say too...
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Interviews with swing-state voters: The Democrat who thinks Obama has sold...
(Darren Hauck/Reuters) From now until election day, Wonkblog will be interviewing voters from swing states about how they’re thinking about the election. We will be interviewing both decided and...
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The big climate question: Will the world build 1,200 new coal plants?
Climate scientists have sometimes warned that it could prove impossible to avoid high levels of global warming unless the world stops building new coal-fired plants. But that’s not a simple...
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China now burning as much coal as the rest of the world combined
Want a better sense for why climate change is such a daunting problem? Check out this striking new chart from the U.S. Energy Information Administration: China’s coal use grew 9 percent in 2011, rising...
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As coal industry declines, what will happen to all those retired miners?
The U.S. coal industry has been struggling in recent years. Mining companies are getting crushed by rising costs, new pollution rules and competition from cheap natural gas. Mass layoffs are ticked up...
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Will China ever get its pollution problem under control?
Earlier this year, when Beijing was choking on record levels of smog, observers wondered whether China would ever get its pollution problem under control. It’s an insanely difficult question, with huge...
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Study: The coal industry is in far more trouble than anyone realizes
Here’s some bleak news for the coal industry: As much as 65 percent of the U.S. coal fleet could find itself under threat in the years ahead, thanks to cheap natural gas and stricter air-pollution...
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Will coal survive the EPA’s new carbon rules?
On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency is officially proposing new limits on carbon-dioxide emissions from all future power plants built in the United States. It's the first major piece of the...
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Everything you need to know about the EPA’s carbon limits for new power plants
On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed new limits on carbon-dioxide emissions for all new coal and gas-fired power plants built in the United States. It's the first major piece of the...
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China’s plan to clean up air pollution could be a climate disaster
In recent years, there's been a fair bit of optimism on the topic of China and global warming. Yes, China is the world's largest emitter of carbon-dioxide. But the country has also pledged to curtail...
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Is China the last hope for carbon capture technology?
Remember carbon capture and storage? Five years ago, the idea of grabbing the carbon dioxide from coal and gas power plants and burying it deep underground was considered an essential technology for...
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Climate regulations could cost fossil-fuel firms trillions. Should they be...
If the world ever got serious about addressing climate change, fossil-fuel companies could stand to lose billions of dollars — maybe trillions. These firms all have large reserves of oil, gas, and coal...
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Here’s why Central Appalachia’s coal industry is dying
The Central Appalachian region has been the heart of coal country for as long as anyone can remember. But in recent years, Kentucky and West Virginia's coal industries have been facing a painful...
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Remember the ‘war on coal’? Coal is losing — but only in the U.S.
How's that "war on coal" going? It all depends where you look. In the United States, coal power continues to face intense pressure from cheap natural gas and strict air-pollution rules. But in the rest...
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Everything you need to know about the EPA’s proposed rule on coal plants
In this Oct. 21, 2013 photograph, the H2S and CO2 absorber vessels are shown in silhouette at the Mississippi Power's Kemper County energy facility in central Mississippi near DeKalb. Construction...
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