Kansas Gov Adbusts Big Coal

onNov 8, 2007 @ 06:52 PST

Peabody Energy, the world’s largest private coal company, did not sway from its support (financial or otherwise) for the controversial ads placed in Kansas newspapers on Monday that said Iraqi, Venezuelan, and Russian leaders were smiling because of the governor’s recent rejection of two applications for coal-burning power plants.

Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius said the state’s decision was based on projected risks to health and the environment from global warming. Governor Sebelius said the backers of the ad owed Kansans an apology.

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uk/Nigel Farage Has Accepted £2 Million Since Becoming an MP

BySam Bright

onMay 6, 2026 @ 12:32 PDT

The Green Party has accused Farage of being “focused on personal gain and public division”.

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onMay 6, 2026 @ 07:25 PDT

Is the mask finally coming off the long-delayed Pathways Alliance CCS Project?

us/Event | How Climate Denialism Is Evolving With Trump in Office

ByDeSmog

onMay 5, 2026 @ 11:07 PDT

Join a May 7 discussion on how the Trump administration’s open embrace of climate denial in Washington is enabling more denial at the highest levels of government in the U.S. and beyond.