From Rolling Stone, a cover story on how Big Oil and Big Coal mounted one of the most aggressive lobbying campaigns in history to block progress on global warming (and more on climate killers). Tim Flannery on Copenhagen, and after (and more). Sam Hummel on common mistakes in the coverage of the Copenhagen Accord. Here are 7 tipping points that could transform Earth and five possible scenarios for our future climate. We've just ended a two-decade experiment in global problem solving, but climate change doesn't scare us — that's frightening. Post-Copenhagen, it's clear that logic alone won't save us — we must accept that big business is just about the best hope we have left. The geoengineering gambit: We may have to consider extreme action despite the dangers. Ronald Bailey on the cultural contradictions of anti-nuke environmentalists: Why do environmentalists reject a good bet for renewable energy? Get ready for these nuclear fallacies. A group of six new blueprints for nuclear power stations promise advances in safety and efficiency. Coal or nuclear? Experts discuss how clean coal works and how dangerous nuclear waste really is. An essay on living with coal, climate policy’s most inconvenient truth (and a response). A look at how fossil fuel subsidies dwarf clean energy subsidies. An article on seven myths about alternative energy. The green movement is boring: Should environmentalism become less empirical and more emotional? People haven't stopped caring about our planet, but the reasons why they care have changed immensely. Why don’t TV weathermen believe in climate change? An excerpt from Climate Cover-Up: The Crusade to Deny Global Warming by James Hoggan.
