Amanda Griscom Little is a columnist for Grist Magazine. Her articles on energy, technology and the environment have appeared in publications ranging from Rolling Stone to the New York Times Magazine.
Coal supplies nearly half the electricity in the U.S. and is responsible for more greenhouse-gas emissions than any other electricity source. Is it too late to kick the habit?
Environmental golden boy Barack Obama is promoting coal, and climate-change skeptic Ted Stevens is pushing for higher fuel-economy standards. Is the Senate having a freaky Friday moment?
Enviros and national security hawks alike want Homeland Security to help protect the nation's chemical plants. But some industry-friendly Republicans are resisting.