years of living dangerously

With All the Fracking Going On, How Much Methane Is Leaking?

With All the Fracking Going On, How Much Methane Is Leaking?

Natural gas is often considered the cleanest fossil fuel, but could it actually be dirtier than coal? Watch as New York Times reporter Mark Bittman, in the above Year’s of Living Dangerously video, investigates how much methane is leaking at fracking wells. Find out how the natural gas industry’s claims compare to what scientists are […]

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    With All the Fracking Going On, How Much Methane Is Leaking?

    With All the Fracking Going On, How Much Methane Is Leaking?

    Natural gas is often considered the cleanest fossil fuel, but could it actually be dirtier than coal? Watch as New York Times reporter Mark Bittman, in the above Year’s of Living Dangerously video, investigates how much methane is leaking at fracking wells. Find out how the natural gas industry’s claims compare to what scientists are […]

    Climate Change All But Ignored Again at Presidential Debate

    Climate Change All But Ignored Again at Presidential Debate

    Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump met in St. Louis last night for the 2nd Presidential Debate moderated by Anderson Cooper of CNN and Martha Raddatz of ABC. It wasn’t until the bitter end that the issue of energy and climate change came into the discussion when Town Hall participant Ken Bone asked: “What steps will […]

    This Sunday David Letterman Returns to TV

    This Sunday David Letterman Returns to TV

    David Letterman is taking a break from retirement and is returning to TV to lend his voice to the important issues of climate change. Letterman will lend his wry humor and interview skills to National Geographic Channel’s Emmy-winning climate change documentary-series Years of Living Dangerously Sunday, Oct. 30, at 8 p.m. ET. It will be […]

    Don Cheadle: ‘Climate Change Is Real and We Must Act’

    Don Cheadle: ‘Climate Change Is Real and We Must Act’

    By Eric Pooley In the studio of a Los Angeles radio station, host Tina Mastramico was kicking off another edition of her show Celebrity Chat. “We’re here with Don Cheadle,” she said, “to discuss the Environmental Defense Fund [EDF], his new movie.” Cheadle, the actor-director and climate activist, seemed taken aback. “Um, EDF isn’t a […]