Josh Nelson

Duke Energy, a major proponent of destructive mountaintop removal coal mining, owns seven dirty coal plants in North Carolina alone and is trying to acquire more. Tell Duke Energy: Stop making North Carolina sick. Shut down your dirty coal plants. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

Great news! A federal district court judge ruled last week that the proposed expansion of the dirty Holcomb coal plant in Kansas must undergo a full environmental impact statement before moving forward, effectively blocking the project for the time being. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

McKibben: "We’ve known how to burn coal and gas and oil for 250 years. There’s no secret to it that we need to subsidize for them to figure out. And it’s not because they need the money. Exxon made more money last year than any company in the history of money." - http://www.reddit.com/r...

If big coal companies get their way, dozens of trains per day could soon be roaring through Missoula on the way to ports in Oregon and Washington, leaving a cloud of dangerous coal dust and diesel fumes in their wake and blocking city rail crossings for hours each day. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

James E. Hansen never thought his decision to study atmospheric models would lead to his arrest. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

Hundreds of protesters in referee uniforms call foul on Congress & demand that they quit trying to win the game for Big Oil (With Photos) - http://www.reddit.com/r...

Obama's best line in the SOTU: "We’ve subsidized oil companies for a century. That’s long enough. It’s time to end the taxpayer giveaways to an industry that rarely has been more profitable and double down on a clean energy industry that never has been more promising." - http://www.reddit.com/r...

The drinking water of 200,000 Birmingham-area residents is at risk of being contaminated by toxic coal mining wastewater discharges -- and the University of Alabama has the power to make sure it doesn't happen. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

reddit is offline in protest of PROTECT IP and SOPA - http://www.reddit.com/

As the consequences of climate change become increasingly apparent, the war in Afghanistan continues to drag on and a new generation of more open-minded Americans reaches voting age, the positions held on these issues by today’s GOP will become entirely incompatible with electoral success. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

Premium Coal Company spilled potentially toxic coal slurry into Tennessee's New River last week and failed to notify state regulators, as it is required to do by law. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

Premium Coal Company spilled potentially toxic coal slurry into Tennessee's New River last week and failed to notify state regulators, as it is required to do by law. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

If the minimum wage had been indexed to inflation beginning anytime between 1960 and 1984, it would be higher than it is today. If it had been indexed anytime since 1985, it would be lower. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

nelsonjs on What team has the most obnoxious fans? - http://www.reddit.com/r...

Australia-based BHP Billiton, the world's largest mining company, wants to expand its dirty Navajo coal mine in New Mexico, disrupting ancient burial sites and fouling the environment. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

2/3 farmers in Iowa believe climate change is occurring, but many are confused about the cause. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

Maine's Acadia National Park is one of the most beautiful outdoor places in the United States, but its breathtaking views are being obstructed by air pollution from industrial facilities. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

When asked whether a political candidate's climate change denial would make them more likely to vote for the candidate or less likely, four times more survey respondents said it would make them less likely. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

nelsonjs on Fuck I think I'm going to vote for Ron Paul. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

"What drives social change and shifts politics is not broad-based support but intensity. An intensely committed minority can act as a lever that moves larger populations." - http://www.reddit.com/r...

A Texas energy company wants Wyoming taxpayers to shell out for a risky $300 million loan -- the largest in state history -- in order to build a dirty facility for converting coal into gasoline. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

14 of the 20 families living closest to the "Thumbs Up Ranch" coal ash landfill in Bokoshe, OK have had cancer victims, but the Governor isn't doing anything to address the problem. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

Good news! A new study shows that many religious people who are presented with the idea of environmental stewardship become convinced that they have a spiritual obligation to protect the environment. More environmental outreach to religious communities is clearly needed. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

2,000 South African school children forming a lion's roar for climate action on the beach yesterday morning. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

Want to know if someone denies climate change? Ask them if they support the Tea Party. No other demographic factor is as predictive of whether or not someone accepts that the planet is warming. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

New poll shows that climate change denial is shrinking fastest among moderate Republicans and independents. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

A drinking water source relied on by tens of thousands of Illinois residents is at risk of being contaminated by a massive strip coal mine. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

A drinking water source relied on by tens of thousands of Illinois residents is at risk of being contaminated by a massive strip coal mine. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

nelsonjs on In January President Obama called on Egyptian authorities to "refrain from any violence against peaceful protestors." His silence is now deafening. - http://www.reddit.com/r...

nelsonjs on 30 of the largest corporations in the United States, many of them involved in dirty energy industries, paid zero taxes between 2008 and 2010. - http://www.reddit.com/r...