Joseph Romm

News One brief shining moment for clean energy

Passage of the first climate bill in the House is a big first step to cut global warming. But it's not enough
  • Don't believe the fossil-fuel lies

    Joining oil companies and conservatives, the Breakthrough Institute says we can reduce emissions without raising the cost of carbon pollution. It's a fantasy.
  • The heat is on Bill Gates

    He now works to solve humanity's greatest problems with his foundation -- yet has no program to curb global warming. That does not compute.
  • Real science comes to Washington

    Myopic conservatives and the media still don't get global warming. But if anybody can preserve a livable climate, Obama's amazing energy team can.
  • What will make Obama a great president

    He must make the U.S. a world leader in global warming solutions. Then he must inspire China to follow suit.
  • Is Detroit worth saving?

    The U.S. is gung-ho on rescuing the automakers. But the bailout better have major strings attached.
  • A can't-lose debate strategy for Joe Biden

    The Democratic V.P. candidate can put away Sarah Palin simply by prompting her to talk about energy and global warming.
  • The fungible candidate

    Fact-checking Sarah Palin, who "knows more about energy than probably anyone else in the United States of America."
  • John McCain's hot air

    He may claim to be green, but McCain's environmental record is every bit as dirty as that of Sen. James "global warming is a hoax" Inhofe.
  • Gustav, global warming and Sarah Palin

    A leading environmentalist counsels progressives to censor themselves over hurricanes and climate change. But that plays into the hands of deniers like Palin.
  • Ain't no wind in T. Boone Pickens' sails

    The oil tycoon's support of John McCain for president demonstrates that his heavily advertised plan for wind power is only hot air.
  • Why we never need to build another polluting power plant

    Coal? Natural gas? Nuke? We can wipe them all off the drawing board by using current energy more efficiently. Are you listening, Washington?
  • Anti-science conservatives must be stopped

    Americans must not allow global warming deniers to block the policies needed to avert catastrophic climate change. Our future is at stake.
  • Nuclear bomb

    Nuclear energy, the sequel, is opening to raves by everybody from John McCain to a Greenpeace co-founder. Don't be fooled. It's the "Ishtar" of power generation.
  • Winds of change

    The U.S. can greatly boost clean wind power for 2 cents a day. Now all we need is a president who won't blow the chance.
  • Let's dump "Earth Day"

    Affection for our planet is misdirected and unrequited. We need to focus on saving ourselves.
  • The technology that will save humanity

    The solar energy you haven't heard of is the one best suited to generate clean electricity for generations to come.
  • Peak oil? Consider it solved

    It won't be easy but we can fix our oil and climate problems at the same time.
  • The light-bulb wars switch on again

    Wanna be warm? Get an electric heater, and get rid of your incandescents, say a chorus of compact fluorescent supporters.
  • Obama and Clinton plan to cool it

    Earth, that is. Our energy expert cracks open the Democratic candidates' proposals on global warming -- and is impressed.
  • The cold truth about climate change

    Deniers continue to insist there's no consensus on global warming. Well, there's not. There's well-tested science and real-world observations.
  • No climate for old men

    Why John McCain is not the candidate to stop global warming.
  • The car of the future is here

    The Prius? Nope. Hydrogen? Forget about it. Plug-in hybrids are the only way to drive.
  • The fuel on the hill

    President Bush signed a new energy bill Wednesday, betting the farm that corn ethanol is the best alternative fuel for the future. It isn't.
  • Desperate times, desperate scientists

    Fed up with politicians and the media, scientists are pleading to the world to wake up to the imminent threats of global warming.

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