Climate & Energy: Dirty Energy
Sound Off
Text and photographs by Aaron Teasdale May 1, 2012Will the symphony of the Great Bear Rainforest be silenced by tar sands oil tankers?
Kick Coal, Save Jobs Right Now
By Scott Martelle January 30, 2012In Washington State, a blue-green alliance helps phase out dirty energy
Move Not Those Bones
By Daniel McGlynn March 1, 2012Coal mining in Appalachia destroys more than mountains
Livelihoods on the Line
By Douglas McCollam May 6, 2011The cleanup is winding down, but the question remains: Would you eat an oyster from the Gulf of Mexico?
Digging a Hole for China
By Peter Frick-Wright March 1, 2011Mining companies want to export U.S. coal to China. But first they have to go through Longview.
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How the Coal Industry Poisoned Your Tuna Sandwich
By Dashka Slater November 1, 2011U.S. coal-fired power plants pump more than 48 tons of mercury into the air each year
Julia Bonds: Dethroning King Coal
By Jennifer Hattam November 1, 2003A coal miner’s daughter stands up for Appalachia’s mountains
When Uncle Sam Wanted Us
By Paul Rauber January 1, 2003Conservation is now just "a sign of personal virtue." In World War II, it was every citizen’s duty.
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