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

In reality, studies show that investments to spur renewable energy and boost energy efficiency generate far more jobs than oil and coal.

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

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.

Ethanol doesn't burn cleaner than gasoline, nor is it cheaper.

Climate scientists have long pointed to the Southwest as one of the places in the U.S. that is most vulnerable to global warming impacts, especially drought. And if there's one thing that even climate denialists don't dispute, dry things burn.

Some studies suggest that the Arctic Ocean may be ice-free by the end of the century.