 |   Dyspepsia: the choice of a new generation Really bad. That's how bad they're going to suck. David Roberts explains.
 THE FLEXIBLE ENVIROSKEPTICIST Grant him this: Dude knows how to play the media. Who else could get such attention for adopting a position already held by millions of sensible people? Read more.
 PACE IN THE HOLE The Federal Housing Finance Agency solidified its opposition to Property Assessed Clean Energy in a letter to members of Congress, telling them it doesn't see a way to let the program move forward. Jonathan Hiskes explains what this means for the popular home-greening program.
Plus, Fannie and Freddie say PACE homeowners must pay up before refinancing.
 Cash for Coal Clunkers “You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.” Inspired by this adage, we could create a positive financial incentive to induce power companies to shut down old coal plants. And because coal plants are so costly to society, a Cash for Coal Clunkers program could be revenue neutral. Find out more.
 Certain members of the U.S. Congress believe that America shouldn't do anything about climate change until China does. Putting aside the moral illogic of that position, let's focus on something China is doing: shutting down old, dirty coal plants. David Roberts explains.
 Fed Letter Day The federal government plans to grade cars based on their fuel efficiency. And that "C" for the Ford F-150 pickup will be prominently displayed on every F-150 in dealer showrooms. Needless to say, not everyone is happy. Plus, climate scientist Michael Mann vindicated -- again -- and poison ivy to grow bigger and faster with climate change. Read more.
 Crude conversation If the Gulf oil disaster -- the biggest oil “spill” in history -- isn’t enough to make us reconsider crude, then what will be? Oil provides nearly 40 percent of America's power, and presents a grave threat to our environment, economy, health, and national security. Is anybody out there hatching plans for a post-oil world? Our expert panel tackles whether and how we'll move beyond our fossil fuel of choice. Listen in!
 tap that The heat in the upper six miles of the Earth's crust contains 50,000 times as much energy as found in all the world's oil and gas reserves combined. Only 10,700 megawatts of geothermal electricity generating capacity have been harnessed worldwide. But the potential of geothermal energy to provide electricity, to heat homes, and to supply process heat for industry is vast. Find out more.
 My smart meter, my self No one said transforming the century-old power system into a state of-the-art digital smart grid was going to be easy. But California already is getting bogged down in a growing fight over installing smart utility meters in homes. Read more.
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