Obama's record on climate issues is not all bad.

For better or worse, the bulk of coal industry jobs are in Appalachia - and when that coal is gone, so are the jobs.

One thing you can say about nuclear power: the people who believe it is the silver bullet for America's energy problems never give up.

In the Arctic, things are already getting freaky. Temperatures have warmed three times faster than the global average.

President Obama is in no danger of being judged by history as an eco-radical.

So if you want to know how Exxon Mobil can make $10 billion profit in 90 days, just look around. The whole world was built for them.

Americans don't pay much attention to environmental issues, because they aren't sexy. I mean, cleaning up coal plants and reining in outlaw frackers is hugely important work, but it doesn't get anybody's pulse racing.