Nowhere has the political power of coal been more obvious than in presidential campaigns.

Climate change is a global issue - from the point of view of the Earth's climate, a molecule of CO2 emitted in Bejing is the same as a molecule emitted in Sydney.

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

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.

In the U.S. alone, weather disasters caused $50 billion in economic damages in 2010.

Bill Gates is a relative newcomer to the fight against global warming, but he's already shifting the debate over 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.