Plans for new coal in Kansas are unraveling.

The latest? The Kansas House has failed to come up with a two-thirds majority to override Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ vetoes of two new coal plants in Western Kansas.

In response, legislators have chosen to smear lipstick all over the legislative pig by layering it with economic development dollars for other parts of the state -- and calling it new. What nerve!

Here's how Kansas lawmaker Judy Morrison sees it:

"It's one of the worst bills I've ever seen. What they're trying to do is force everyone to vote for it. It's blackmail."

A proposed geoengineering solution to global warming would deplete the ozone layer and have "perilous effects" on the whole planet, according to a new study by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).

The plan, put forth by Nobel Laureate Paul Crutzen, is one of the most discussed geoengineering proposals around. It would distribute sulfate particles into the atmosphere much like volcanic eruptions, and then scatter light back to space to cool the Earth.

But here's the problem.

New research out of Australia's Monash University claims that mining uranium for nuclear power is spewing more greenhouse gases than the world's been led to believe when you account for the entire nuclear energy chain -- and it's going to get worse.

How come?

It’s good times for the clean energy technology sector. Expect them to get better -- especially if high fossil fuel prices stick.

That’s the conclusion of a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers, aptly titled: Cleantech Comes of Age.

The rundown: In 2007, venture capitalists poured $2.2 billion into cleantech start-ups -- a 45 percent jump from '06 and far more than expected.

Solar stole the show.