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

If you think Wall Street firms have it good, you haven't looked closely at Big Oil.

Some studies have shown that natural gas could, in fact, be worse for the climate than coal.

It's not all Obama's fault: His plans to rebuild America's energy infrastructure have been hampered by the recession, and his efforts on global warming have been stymied by Tea Party wackos and weak-kneed Democrats in Congress.

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

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

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.