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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.
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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

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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.

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December 06, 2010
West Virginia’s Ladies of Coal Bring Their Message to the Classroom

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November 23, 2010
What to do with the waste? Communities weigh in on disposal of coal ash

Friday was the final day for public comment on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed plan to regulate the disposal of coal ash, the toxic byproduct of burning the fuel for electricity production. The agency will now review the roughly 200,000 public comments received since releasing its hefty draft proposal last May. In doing so, it will determine whether or not to classify the substance as “hazardous,” thereby mandating a strict set of dumping regulations.

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November 19, 2010
Most MTR financing guidelines are less than meets the eye, new report finds

PNC Bank’s announcement last week to stop funding mountaintop removal mining, or MTR, projects might have come late in the game, but its new policy actually has much more substance than the similar moves made by a number of other major lending institutions over the last two years.

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November 16, 2010
In submitting to demands of anti-coal groups, PNC Bank also spoils the party

Last week, PNC Bank quietly announced its intent to stop financing coal mountaintop removal (MTR) projects, following similar moves by six other major lending institutions.

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