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Matthew Green March 21, 2011

Waiting to Get Desperate: Dr. Joseph Romm on U.S. Climate Policy

The question is not if America will transform its energy system but when.

That was the underlying message delivered by physicist and energy policy expert  Dr. Joseph Romm at a screening of Dirty Business in Washington, DC in early March. Romm’s public comments echoed those he made in the documentary, which  investigates the coal industry’s efforts to market ‘clean coal’ technology.

Matthew Green February 14, 2011

International team investigates alleged CO2 leak at world's largest carbon storage project

Can you burn your carbon and keep it buried too?

A scientific testing firm is launching a high profile investigation at the world’s largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) test site to find out.

Matthew Green January 28, 2011

Dirty Business Screening Update

From film festivals and house parties, to sold-out theaters and large advocacy events, Dirty Business continues to impact communities throughout the country.

General January 24, 2011

Scientific American: Experts criticize study at carbon sequestration site

Citing a lack of information, scientists argue a consultant's conclusion that Saskatchewan's Weyburn oil field is leaking greenhouse gas is unfounded, according to an article in Scientific American.

Read the full story here.

Matthew Green January 18, 2011

Study Controversy: High CO2 Levels Said to be Found on Farm Near Sequestration Site

UPDATE: The Petroleum Technology Research Centre has issued this response [PDF] to the study.

General January 11, 2011

UK's Guardian covers Berkeley premiere of Dirty Business

The Guardian, a national paper in the United Kingdom, wrote about the Berkeley premiere of Dirty Business on its environmental blog. Read the full post here.

Matthew Green December 20, 2010

The Year of Blankenship Comes to an End

The ousting of Don Blankenship from his position as CEO of Massey Coal at first glance appears like the toppling of an icon of "old coal." But there may be cooler calculations at play, according to Jeff Goodell, author of the recent profile of Massey in Rolling Stone, Goodell's scathing portrayal of the embattled, highly divisive West Virginia coal executive, The Dark Lord of Coal Country, was published one week prior to his surprise resignation on December 3 after pressure from the c

Matthew Green December 16, 2010

Documentary on America’s coal industry premieres in Bay Area

The Center for Investigative Reporting hosts the Bay Area premiere of "Dirty Business: 'Clean Coal' and the Battle for Our Energy Future" on January 6, 2011 at the David Brower Center in Berkeley, California. The event is free and open to the public.

Matthew Green December 06, 2010

West Virginia’s Ladies of Coal Bring Their Message to the Classroom

General December 06, 2010

Scientists: Mercury may cause homosexual behavior in birds

Researchers have found that a pollutant from coal-fired power plants may cause a species of bird to exhibit homosexual behavior, reducing successful mating and nesting behavior.

Mercury seems to cause male ibises to nest together, according to scientists at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

But they caution that what happens in birds doesn’t necessarily happen in people.