Although most Americans don't know it, the U.S. gets more oil from Canada than it does from the entire Middle East.

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.

Mark Ruffalo, aka the Incredible Hulk, is the natural gas industry's worst nightmare: a serious, committed activist who is determined to use his star power as a superhero in the hottest movie of the moment to draw attention the environmental and public health risks of fracking.

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.

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

In the United States, we do a pretty good job of protecting iconic landscapes and postcard views, but the ocean gets no respect.