Editor's Blog

A renewing of vows

Much has been written about last years shambolic UN climate change summit in Copenhagen, yet to the vast majority of the general public little is actually know about the only notable progress made during it.

Climate Crunch

Why this is a pivotal time for the development of renewable energy policies.

A rich seam of discontent

Once upon a time, coal was king. It heated our homes and energized our factories, and the mines provided employment for thousands of people. It literally powered our lives. Then we became more aware of what we were doing to our environment. We discovered the dangers of emitting CO2, depleting the ozone layer and increasing global warming. As we strove to clean up our world, coal became the bad guy.

Is there such a thing as clean coal?

An estimated 2500 people protested outside Washington's Capitol Power Plant earlier this week, in this country’s largest act of civil disobedience against coal power – so far. Activists were not deterred by last week’s news that the plant will be converted to natural gas by the end of the year – a move that seemed designed to take the momentum out of the protest.

Power trip