Articles

Revealed: Sony’s PlayStation 4 Is Actually a Giant Lump of Coal
Sony's new PlayStation 4 teaser reveals the forthcoming games console is definitely an object of some sort.
The Scariest Environmental Fact in the World
China is burning almost as much coal as the rest of the world combined. We won't solve global warming until that changes.
Lump of Coal for McDonald’s Employees: Working on Christmas?
A Big Mac probably isn't your idea of Christmas dinner, but McDonald's is asking its franchisees to stay open on Christmas Day — a day when even Wal-Mart, which...

The War on Coal Is Being Won in the U.S. But the Real Battle Is Overseas
A new report predicts that up to 1,200 new coal plants could be built around the world. Why that would be game over for the climate.

Coal, Hard Truths
Ohio coal miner Robert E. Murray, 72, is still wearing oversize steel-toe boots and a shirt that reads BOB over his heart when he mispronounces President Obama's...
Photo Essays

LIFE in Appalachia: Photos From a ‘Valley of Poverty,’ 1964
The staggering range and sheer excellence of John Dominis’ pictures — his Korean War coverage; his portraits of pop-culture icons like Sinatra, Redford and...

Mining Tragedy in West Virginia
An explosion rocks a small coal-mining town


