Energy Secretary Chastises Climate Deniers, Clean-Energy Critics

February 1, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Energy Secretary Chastises Climate Deniers, Clean-Energy Critics In a wide-ranging and sometimes defiant letter to staff announcing his resignation on Friday, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, while highlighting his agency's achievements over the last four years, blasted critics of the administration's investment in the renewable energy market, suggesting that opponents were living in the "Stone Age." Continue reading... Frack Fight: Activists Escalate Resistance In New York World Leaders Confront 'Serious Threat' To 'Continuity Of Life On Earth' Another Climate Casualty? Ken Wilman Finds Ambergris On Beach; Rare Chunk Of Sperm Whale 'Vomit' Worth Up To $180,000 (PHOTO) Hedgehogs Linked To Salmonella Outbreak In Several States Tornadoes In Georgia And Tennessee Cause Widespread Destruction (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) Arnold Schwarzenegger Credits Green Activism To Simple Upbringing In Austria Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2013 Explores Global Climate Change Challenges Ken Wilman Finds Ambergris On Beach; Rare Chunk Of Sperm Whale 'Vomit' Worth Up To $180,000 (PHOTO) Wolverines Threatened By Climate Change, Officials Propose Endangered Species Act Protection Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2013 Explores Global Climate Change Challenges TINA GERHARDT ALEC Targets Renewable Energy Standards and Global Warming Education The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) have let their ALEC memberships expire, according to Greenwire. Why? Continue reading... BILL BIGELOW The Poison We Never Talk About in School The most dangerous substance in the world is barely mentioned in the school curriculum. Coal. Continue reading... COURTNEY HIGHT Who's Paying for Climate Denial Politics? The fact that the NRSC is opposing climate solutions is nothing new. But they are doing the dirty work for dirty energy at a time when the cost of the extreme weather fuelled by climate disruption is skyrocketing -- both in economic and human terms. Continue reading... DR. ANDREW STEER Water Risk to Business Is No Small Drip As the global economic turmoil is receding, many CEOs and global leaders are turning to other threats -- and water is high on the list. Continue reading... BRANDON WETHERBEE Make the Puppy Bowl a Pet Adoption Holiday For the last eight years non-football fans have been able to enjoy Super Bowl Sunday. Thanks to Animal Planet, the Puppy Bowl has done an excellent job replacing people with dogs. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.