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

In the world of energy politics, the sudden vanishing of the word 'coal' is a remarkable and unprecedented event.

When it comes to global warming, coal is the gorilla in the room.

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

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

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.

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