Fossil fuel pollution

The Latest on Fossil fuel pollution
More Resources

Did You Know?
An estimated three million abandoned oil and gas wells in the U.S. threaten water quality and are worsening global warming.

The Latest
Type
Dead tech walking: Giving the boot to internal combustion

Electric vehicles

Dead tech walking: Giving the boot to internal combustion

Like incandescent light bulbs and the coal-fired power plants, the internal combustion engines that power our cars and trucks are woefully inefficient - and major sources of pollution. What would it take to bring the era fossil fuel-powered transportation to an end? 

Five reasons why regulating fracking can’t make natural gas a “bridge fuel”

Fossil fuel pollution

Five reasons why regulating fracking can’t make natural gas a “bridge fuel”

February's Las Vegas Democratic debate saw the discussion of an idea with dangerous implications: that cracking down on methane emissions from fracking can turn natural gas into a climate-friendly "bridge fuel." This idea represents a new twist on an old, debunked argument. But it’s still wrong.

Natural Gas Is Bad for Climate Change. Trump’s Methane Proposal Makes It Worse.

Fossil fuel pollution

Natural Gas Is Bad for Climate Change. Trump’s Methane Proposal Makes It Worse.

Concern about the Trump administration's proposed rollback of methane rules shouldn’t distract us from the fundamental, ugly truth about natural gas: Even if it were produced with no leaks at all, it is a fossil fuel that makes global warming worse – and thus moving off natural gas must be a key part of the nation’s response to the climate crisis.

Show More