Fossil Fuels

A detailed new study shows how New York state could feasibly - and to considerable economic benefit - convert to a fossil fuel-free economy by 2050, providing a promising …

Ohio has become a fracking dumping ground, with 179 wells absorbing more than 1 billion gallons of hazardous wastewater from the process from several states, and now legislators and …

On Capitol Hill, industry has repeatedly lobbied to death labor and environmental groups' demands for tighter regs. And as long as the McCarthy confirmation standoff continues, an executive order …

Mike Ludwig continues to cover the impact of fracking across the country.

As lawmakers in Washington continue to ignore the most pressing issue facing our planet today, we are about to pass a very disturbing environmental milestone.

Nearly a dozen US cities have announced their interest in withdrawing municipal investments from fossil fuel companies.

Labor and community organizer Stephen Lerner argues that love really is part of the answer to resisting the oncoming apocalypse.

Author-activist Ozzie Zehner talks with Truthout about the limitations of the productivist mentality that infects the worldview of many environmentalists in a world with finite resources.

Lowering speed limits would be relatively painless and would save consumers money, with no upfront costs.

President Obama's pick to become the nation's next secretary of energy is drawing criticism for his deep ties to the fossil fuel, fracking and nuclear industries.