Sharon Kelly

About

Sharon Kelly is an attorney and investigative reporter based in Pennsylvania. She was previously a senior correspondent covering energy and antitrust at The Capitol Forum and, prior to that, she reported for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, Earth Island Journal, and a variety of other print and online publications.

onJun 28, 2017 @ 15:08 PDT

In a major blow to proponents of โ€œclean coalโ€ technology, Southern Co., parent company of Mississippi Power, announced in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing today that it's throwing in the...
onJun 10, 2017 @ 16:15 PDT

If you teach science to American schoolchildren, there's a good chance that you might open your mailbox soon and find a package containing a free, unsolicited 135-page book and 11-minute DVD, plus ...
onJun 1, 2017 @ 13:12 PDT

President Donald Trump made his decision official during a speech outside the White House today: the U.S. will be leaving the Paris Accord agreement by almost 200 other countries to cut global gree...
onMay 31, 2017 @ 17:18 PDT

A handful of anonymous senior White House officials haveย begun telling the pressย that President Donald Trump plans to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Accord climate deal, adding fuel to rumors tha...
onMay 17, 2017 @ 11:19 PDT

At the Glenwood Elementary School in Media, Pennsylvania, roughly 450 students interrupted their regular schedules one day this month for an unusual emergencyย drill. Just after 1:30 p.m. on May 3,...
onMay 1, 2017 @ 11:32 PDT

Starkly different visions for how conservatives view energy were on display at the Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) The Future of Energy Summit in New York City lastย week. Right-wing speakers s...
onApr 28, 2017 @ 14:54 PDT

At a Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) summit in New York City this week, former Mayor Michael Bloomberg was blunt about the prospects for so-called โ€œcleanย coal.โ€ โ€œCarbon capture is total bullsh...
onApr 27, 2017 @ 15:11 PDT

Myron Ebell, director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute and a prominent denier of climate science, found himself on the receiving end of pronounced sk...
onMar 29, 2017 @ 10:54 PDT

In a historic vote Monday night, Maryland's Senate passed a ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking โ€” expected to be signed into law by the state's Republican governor โ€” making the state the third...
onMar 23, 2017 @ 15:03 PDT

It may be far cheaper than previously estimated for American car manufacturers to meet fuel efficiency standards โ€” slashing greenhouse gas emissions, improving air quality, and helping drivers keep...