The Sierra Club Beyond Oil Campaign produced this new video to explain the environmental impacts of the proposed Tar Sands Pipeline. This is really dirty stuff. For more information, go to SierraClub.org/beyondoil.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted Tuesday at a 33-20 clip to advance a bill – possibly to the full House floor – to cram the Keystone Pipeline down middle America’s throat. Some are falsely claiming this pipeline will reduce our reliance on foreign oil. The E2 Wire blog on TheHill.com quotes Rep. Ed [...]
I believe the Canadian people are great – aye. The Canadian government, on the other hand, engages in some really messed up policies. And as is the case far too often in the US government, elected officials there seem to be locked into doing the bidding of corporate Canada and Big Oil – over what [...]
Don’t take the word of Big Oil on the safety of tar sands and don’t trust the propaganda out of Big Oil on any subject. This dirty tar sands project will and is currently negatively impacting people and wildlife.
ONE – Cain campaigns at Texas greyhound racetrack I’m not shy about calling out politicians and elected officials on all sides for making bone-headed blunders where animal welfare is concerned. Herman Cain is newest member of the list. Reuters is reporting Cain took his tour to a Texas greyhound racetrack. Why would he want to [...]
Protesters are planning large demonstrations outside the White House, to draw attention to the proposed tar sand pipeline. The 1,600-mile pipeline would transport oil from the tar sands of Alberta down to the Gulf of Mexico. The Guardian out of the UK reports – “” Greenhouse gas emissions of tar sands crude are 40% higher [...]