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

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

One thing you can say about nuclear power: the people who believe it is the silver bullet for America's energy problems never give up.

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

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.

Geoengineering - the deliberate, large-scale manipulation of the earth's climate to offset global warming - is a nightmare fix for climate change.

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