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The new rule, the first specifically targeting pollution from fracked wells, should indirectly cut greenhouse gas emissions

A new study argues that replacing all the world’s coal power plants with natural gas would do little to slow global warming this century

Many coal plants are shutting, and natural gas plants are on the rise—but switching from coal to natural gas might not make much difference this century

Oil industry veteran Charles Maxwell tells the inside story of how Chesapeake Energy helped ignite the the shale gas rush

The consensus is that the world is at Hubbert’s Peak or within ten years of it, Kaku says

Not many scientists take peak oil seriously—but they should, Holling said at the Resilience 2011 conference

The planet is getting hotter and more crowded, energy supplies may soon get tighter, and yet billions of people seem to want a consumer lifestyle that's completely unsustainable. Things aren't looking good.

It seems like a long shot that we're going to somehow solve all these problems and generate enough food, fuel, and stuff to satisfy people's wants. That's why we've got to think about what to do if the world fails at this. We can fail catastrophically, or we can fail gracefully—it's up to us.

Hi, I'm Mason Inman (bio & contact), a journalist who covers climate and energy issues. I regularly write for National Geographic News, Nature Climate Change, and have a weekly column called The Climate Post. My articles are here, plus my thoughts on failing gracefully and resilience.

a chapter by Richard Heinberg from “The Post Carbon Reader”

a blog post by marketing guru Seth Godin

Chapter 5 of “Profit from the Peak” by Brian Hicks and Chris Nelder

—The Amsterdam Declaration on Global Change

—Jean Laherrere, former head of exploration techniques for French oil company Total

—Peter Barr, Chairman of the Meat and Livestock Commission