Try to act surprised. It seems that the report that claimed the Keystone XL Pipeline would have negligible environmental impact was authored in part by quasi-representatives of TransCanada – the firm who stands to benefit from its construction. The Bush Obama Administration even had the TransCanada connected consultants’ work histories redacted in hopes that no [...]
State Department Hid Contractor’s Ties To Keystone XL Pipeline Company |
| By: DSWright Thursday March 21, 2013 8:52 am |
Obama Golfed With Oil Lobby During Keystone Pipeline Protest |
| By: DSWright Thursday February 21, 2013 6:03 am |
From the roundup. It seems while environmentalists were getting arrested at the White House for protesting against the building of the Keystone Pipeline President Obama was golfing with two prominent oil and gas businessmen. On the same weekend that 40,000 people gathered on the Mall in Washington to protest construction of the Keystone Pipeline — [...]
Sierra Club Will Engage In Civil Disobedience To Fight Climate Change |
| By: DSWright Wednesday January 23, 2013 8:50 am |
The Sierra Club, long considered an establishment friendly environmental organization, has apparently been radicalized by the ongoing failure of the environmental movement to make any significant difference in Climate Change. Environmentalists all over the world have had limited success in dealing with Climate Change, but none have so substantially and comprehensively miscarried as those in [...]
B.C. Protest This Saturday to Stop Warren Buffett’s BNSF Coal Trains |
| By: Steve Horn Thursday May 3, 2012 2:52 pm |
Warren Buffett, the third wealthiest man on the planet (net worth: $44 billion), often referred to as the “Oracle of Omaha,” is the target of a May 5 action called for by Stop Coal B.C. Well, not Buffett directly, but a rail company he owns through his massive holding company, Berkshire Hathaway: Burlington Northern Santa [...]



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