Carbon-Nation Pod

Rapid transit that's stop-and-go free

The holiday season starts early at CarbonNation thanks to this viral marketing PR campaign tool produced by the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. In fact, the industry group produced it for Christmas 2008.

Watch John Podesta and James Woolsey battle the US Chamber of Commerce and Christine Todd Whitman to define the future of American energy.

Animal Planet's Polar Bears-Bulbs animated short from the channel's Save The Planet series.

Bolivia's government believes that a renewed demand for lithium, a metal used to make batteries, could play a crucial role in lifting the country out of poverty.

Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo reports fro...

The latest episode of Climate Denial Crock of the Week, videos that tackle climate denial's hobby-horse arguments nugget-for-nugget. For context, see http://carbonnation.info/2009/02/17/climate-denial-crock-of-the-week/

60 minutes looks at oil speculation and smells a rat

Irreverent to say the least, this PSA from Greenpeace does nevertheless make a point.

Shining a light on energy efficiency. Irreverent, to say the least. Attention: Some scenes may be disturbing to those of good taste.

First CNN fires its science, technology & environment unit, now this.

Shortly after midnight on October 11, 2000, a coal sludge pond in Martin County, Kentucky, broke through an underground mine, propelling 306 million gallons of sludge down two tributaries of the Tug Fork River into the Big Sandy. The Martin County sludge spill killed all aquatic life along 30 miles of river, damaged municipal water systems, and caused millions of dollars in property damage.

Aired 12/27/08 - Coverage of TVA Coal Ash spill...

Fun reporting from down under

For a key challenge to trash-to-gas see: Garbage to Gas Addendum

For balance, from my colleague Jim Bruggers who covers the Kentucky environment for the Louisville Courier-Journal. See his Watchdog Earth blog at: http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/bruggers/blog.html.

This animated send-up of the coal-fired industry packs a high-energy energy-efficiency message for kids young and old. Thanks to my Mom's friend Carmen, who turned me on to it. For more see Gorilla in the Greenhouse at http://greengorilla.com/.