Ernest Moniz's Clean Coal Record Draws Environmentalists' Ire

March 14, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Ernest Moniz's Clean Coal Record Draws Environmentalists' Ire When President Barack Obama tapped MIT physicist Ernest Moniz to be the next Secretary of Energy earlier this month, environmentalists were quick to raise concerns over his outspoken support of hydraulic fracturing for shale gas. Now they're worried about his record on clean coal. Continue reading... Democratic Budget Sharply Contrasts Ryan's Pro-Keystone Message Will Recent Protection Measures Keep Sharks And Rays Off Dinner Tables? Secret Ingredient In Guinness Will Make Vegans Squirm Antarctica Without Ice? GRAPHIC PHOTOS: Thousands More Dead Pigs Found In River Mosquitoes So Big They 'Practically Break Your Arm' When Sucking Blood Toyota Prius's Popularity Is Quickly Rising In California Obama: Keystone Is Probably Not A Major Jobs Creator Mosquitoes So Big They 'Practically Break Your Arm' When Sucking Blood WATCH: What 'Cage-Free' And 'Free-Range' Actually Mean Migrating Monarch Butterflies Drop By 'Truly Alarming' 59 Percent WILLIAM DEBUYS Phoenix in the Climate Crosshairs Phoenix's pyramid of complexities looks shakier than most because it stands squarely in the crosshairs of climate change. The area, like much of the American Southwest, is already hot and dry; it's getting ever hotter and drier, and is increasingly battered by powerful storms. Continue reading... ZOOBORNS ZooBorns Round-up: Tiger Cubs, Otter Pups & Dik-Diks! Spring is in the air in Cheshire (UK), Tokyo, and Sacramento, where zoos debuted adorable babies over the past week. Continue reading... MICHAEL BRUNE Sally Jewell: From REI to DOI? From everything I've seen, Sally Jewell has the potential to be a great Secretary of the Interior. Based on the Obama's administration's track record of protecting public lands thus far, though, I have to hope this expert kayaker doesn't find herself paddling into the wind. Continue reading... KAREN HINTON Chevron in Ecuador: U.S. Oil Company Spies on Latin American Country to Escape Multi-Billion Court Judgment Reports of China's involvement in spying on U.S. corporations have generated debate in this country about how to punish its government and prevent the theft of valuable American trade secrets. But what if it were the reverse? What if a U.S. corporation spied on a sovereign nation? Continue reading... THE CORPS NETWORK Star of Viral Dance Video Also Author of Environmental Fantasy Book for Urban Youth John Griffith wanted to write a book that would inspire kids, particularly minority kids from urban settings, to get interested in endangered species and environmental activism. The result was a fantasy book for young readers that focuses on a hidden world of Totem Mages. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.