This time of year, many of us find ourselves fantasizing about warm weather, white-sand beaches, palm trees and clear blue water.  In December, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) got to fulfill that fantasy, although it wasn’t supposed to be for fun…. From November 29 through December 10, the UNFCCC, which is [...]

Documentary explores true social and environmental costs of coal power, exposes danger of “clean coal” hopes

The Center for Investigative Reporting has launched the screening of its new documentary, Dirty Business. Narrated by Jeff Goodell, author of Big Coal and contributing editor of Rolling Stone, the film investigates “clean coal and the battle for our energy [...]