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

Bloomberg's $50 million is not going to revolutionize the electric power industry. But his willingness to fight is already inspiring others to see Big Coal differently.

It may be too late for West Virginia to save itself from the ravages of Big Coal. But it's not too late for America.

Among all the tests President Obama faced in his first term, his biggest failure was climate change.

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

If you think Wall Street firms have it good, you haven't looked closely at Big Oil.

Compared to coal, which generates almost half the electricity in the United States, natural gas is indeed a cleaner, less polluting fuel. But compared to, say, solar, it's filthy. And of course there is nothing renewable about natural gas.