Fossil fuels — oil and coal and natural gas — are the central energy source of the world’s economy. No wonder there’s a credibility problem with swapping the old system for a new one, in spite of abundant evidence that the Earth’s climate will change radically due to carbon pollution from those fossil fuels.

On December 14, Senator Al Franken and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse gave a thorough review of how a cottage industry of conservative foundations funded by oil and coal industries has manufactured public confusion and misinformation on climate change.

House and Senate Republicans have attached a hurried decision on Keystone XL to the biggest grudge match in the 2012 legislative endgame—extending the payroll tax break.

Two years ago around this time, the day’s top headlines heralded the release of 1,079 of scientists’ private emails. Embarrassing snippets were repeated endlessly in blogs, news outlets, and social media—an incident dubbed “Climategate” by a lazy press. This time, I will not be silent.

Fresh Energy applauds both President Obama and the U.S. Department of State for their decision to take another look at the routing and environmental impacts of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project.

After four years of threatening to sue Minnesota over its climate change policies, North Dakota finally did. We analyze the real reasons why.

Is there any merit in an oil insider’s argument that wind energy’s impact on carbon pollution would be insignificant and expensive? Not when they fail to factor in the actual energy part.

Despite heightened awareness, state bans on mercury in products, and pending limits on mercury from coal plants, we’re losing ground in the battle against mercury poisoning.

With all the rumblings in America about crony capitalism, the unchecked power of money in politics, and an uprising of concern about how big shots are calling all the shots, Keystone XL is a brewing scandal that the Obama administration does not need.

Keystone XL has brought back a familiar debate: do you want jobs or do you want a clean environment? But what if the Keystone jobs argument isn’t even true?