“Today I’m directing my administration to cut through the red tape, break through the bureaucratic hurdles, and make this project (Keystone Pipeline) a priority.” Obama said this while standing without a tie at a podium that was surrounded by rows of green and copper-colored piping segments. It’s campaign time for President Obama and he and [...]
EPA announces Dimock, PA’s water safe of fracking chemicals
Last Thursday, the EPA announced that Dimock, PA’s water was safe to drink. But was it really safe? Is the EPA putting people’s health in jeopardy? The EPA refused to release the test results to the public or the media, so Water Defense and Josh Fox went to Dimock ourselves and obtained the test summaries directly [...]
Occupy Wall Street Protestor Head Smashed into Window by NYC Police
As the 6 month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement creeps into early morning Sunday, more arrest stories start to surface. Some are initially exaggerated, but some are serious. José, a #OWS protestor, had his head smashed into a storefront door window during an arrest by NYC police officers. In the video at 3:50 you [...]
Occupy Wall Street Girl has Seizure During NYC Police Arrest
On the 6 month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement, occupy protestors swarm the streets of NYC and congregate again in Zuccotti Park. NYC police officers raided the park, cleared out the protestors and arrested a few in the end. Around midnight on Saturday night, early Sunday morning Cecily McMillian was running through the [...]
Guess what? You are eating Pink Slime fake meat!
Gerald Zirnstein first coined the term “pink slime” in a memo to his bosses at the USDA when he advised them to not allow these trimmings in human food. As we know, the USDA is an organization that is easily persuaded by lobbyists and big business, like all of US government. His boses told the scientists, hired [...]
Senate Rejects GOP Amendment to Build Keystone Pipeline
The Senate rejected the Republican Highway Bill amendment Thursday that would have ignored the Obama administration’s decision to postpone the Keystone Pipeline. Construction would have started immediately as part of the Highway Bill. Fifty-six senators voted in favor of the amendment — four short of the 60 required for approval. There is a clear division [...]
Whale and Dolphin Slaughter in Denmark
Whaling in the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic has been practiced since about the time of the first Norse settlements on the islands. It is regulated by Faroese authorities but not by the International Whaling Commission as there are disagreements about the Commission’s competency for small cetaceans. Around 950 Long-finned Pilot Whales (Globicephala melaena) [...]
Republicans Aim to Authorize Keystone Pipeline by Amending Highway Bill
Latest update from 350.org on the Keystone XL pipeline up or down vote to occur today or tomorrow. We need action immediately! Friends – By now I’m sure you have some idea what I’m writing about: the Senate is still up to no good with the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, and we need to [...]
Robert Redford Supports Obama’s Decision to Deny Keystone Pipeline
Robert Redford continues his opposition to Big Oil and the development of the Keystone Pipeline in his latest NRDC YouTube video praising Obama for his denial of the Keystone Pipeline permit. The important issue still at play is the fact that Big Oil is not giving up on this project and supporters in congress are [...]
Obama Denies Keystone Pipeline
We new it was coming, Obama’s administration had made clear that they would deny the Keystone XL pipeline permit after Republicans forced the decision as part of the Payroll Tax Cut deal from December. Assumptions are… we won, right? Well, maybe the assumptions are indeed one of celebrations, but they shouldn’t be. This will give [...]
