Posted by Zach Roberts on April 8, 2013 · 9 Comments
You might have heard about the Exxon oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas. The original Mayflower ship explored new territory. And in a way, so is this oil spill because it’s one of the first tar sands oil spills in the US and we’re learning how hard it is to clean up. I love learning new things, don’t you? – Lee Camp Here’s a guest post from comedian/activist Lee Camp. We’ll have an interview from Lee about his new show Moment of Clarity later in the week, but please listen to his informative rant on the Exxon Mayflower Spill. It’s Rated R…
Category Environment, Headlines, Uncategorized · Tags 350.0rg, arkansas, Bitumen, climatemarch, Exxon, Exxon Mobil, Keystone XL, kxl, lee camp, mayflower, Oil & Gas, oscar, PBGM, pipeline, Snoop Dogg, Spill, tim griffin
Posted by Zach Roberts on February 19, 2013 · 4 Comments
This photo-essay was originally published in Truth-Out.org by Zach D Roberts, The Mudflats New York Bureau Chief A reported 50,000 people attended the 350/Sierra Club rally yesterday in Washington DC – making it the largest environmental march in decades. There were also dozens of smaller rallies across the country, including in Los Angeles, San Diego and St. Louis. The action in DC drew in people from around the country – Jim and Bonnie, full-time climate activists both took the train from Portland, Oregon. They held a sign that called on the President to be true to his own words “We…
Category Environment, Headlines, Rallies and Events · Tags 350, climate, Enbridge, Environment, forward on climate, Keystone XL, march, Obama, protest, rally, Sierra Club, tar sands, washington dc, xl pipeline, zd roberts
Posted by Jeanne Devon on September 2, 2011 · 57 Comments
~Free market under-regulated air in Beijing, China It’s become increasingly clear in the past months that the Environmental Protection Agency is squarely in the crosshairs of the Republican Party. But it’s not just insignificant or annoying rules and regs that irritate the right. The battles being fought are elemental and huge – The Clean Air Act, The Clean Water Act, massive extraction projects that could cause harm to our country on a massive scale. The EPA believes it is a fundamental right that citizens of this nation can breathe clean air, and drink clean water. The “nanny state” believes that…
Category Bang it, Barack Obama, Economy, Election 2012, Environment, Ethics, Mark Begich, Nation, Rallies and Events, Republicans, Resource Development, Rural Issues, Skulduggery · Tags Barack Obama environment, EPA, Keystone XL, Mark Begich pipeline, Trans Canada
