Posts Tagged ‘oil’

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Is The Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Dead Or Alive?

by John Hageman on February 1st, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: GREEN, POLITRICKS

Nearly two weeks ago, the Obama administration denied a permit to TransCanada for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would run from tar sands in Canada to refineries in Texas. The outcome could not have been better for the environmental community, as Bill McKibben- mastermind behind the long string of protests in Washington- […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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VIDEO: Largest Oil Spill In A Decade Threatens Nigeria’s Coastline

by Madam Toussaint on January 6th, 2012 at 2:30 pm
Posted In: GREEN

“The pollution is there, the problem is there, so we cannot go to the river. And being as we’re based on fishing, there is not any other way we can live with our family. Please and please, in order for peace to reign, let the federal government look into this problem immediately.” –Jacob Uka, community […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Keystone XL Pipeline Is Planned On Top Of Oklahoma’s Recent Earthquake Sites

by Madam Toussaint on November 10th, 2011 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: GREEN, ENERGY

The dreaded proposed Keystone XL pipeline from Canada through through most of the United States would be right on top of the latest Oklahoma earthquakes! Recently, Oklahoma experienced 50 small earthquakes that are linked to fracking nearby according to a recent The United States Geological Survey report. Well, no issue exists in a bubble so […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Palm Oil = Deforestation + Child Slavery + Pollution

by Amanu Kaiju on November 7th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: GREEN, BE THE CHANGE

Over half of the products we use every day contain palm oil or palm kernel oil. From soap to ice cream, the oil is near omnipresent and its production causes deforestation, child labor, and Godzilla sized carbon foot print. These traditional West African oils now come primary from Indonesia and Malaysia. “The recipe for palm […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Tar Sands Action Places A Newspaper Ad President Obama Can’t Miss

by Madam Toussaint on October 27th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: GREEN, ENERGY

Click to enlarge “What do you bet he hears us now?” -Tar Sands Action No, Tar Sands Action isn’t hiring…or maybe they are, but the ad they placed this week in the Washington Post and New York Times wasn’t exactly for help wanted from just anybody. It was for help wanted from President Obama himself. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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INFOGRAPHIC: What is Peak Oil, Who Uses the Most And What Happens Next

by Madam Toussaint on September 14th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: GREEN, ENERGY

Here’s an infographic via carsort.com about peak oil. You’ve heard of it and if you don’t know what it is here’s some info laid out for you about it. I think treehugger.com’s notes about it are important so here they are below although I don’t think we have anything else to compare peak oil to. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Venezuelan Oil Spills Threaten Blue Crabs

by The Lipstik Activist on September 8th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: GREEN, NATURE

Photo Credit: “Blue Crab On Market” by wpopp Blue Crab, a delicacy in the US might be threatened on multiple ends. The crustacean which originates in Venezuela has fallen victim to a recent oil leaks in Lake Maracaibo. Be Sociable, Share! Tweet

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VIDEO: Tar Sands Action, The Largest Environmental Civil Disobedience In A Generation

by John Hageman on September 2nd, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: GREEN, ENERGY

Watch the full episode. See more PBS NewsHour. As I watched the above video, I couldn’t help but wish I was in Washington D.C. next to the masses of people protesting the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Throughout the past few weeks, citizens from around the country have been engaged in civil disobedience at […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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VIDEO: Environmentalist John Francis Walks The Earth For 22 Years, Doesn’t Speak For 17 Years

by Madam Toussaint on August 1st, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: GREEN

In this TED talk environmentalist and founder of planetwalker.org John Francis speaks about his journey through environmentalism. Consider yourself lucky that you get to hear him speak. John Francis walked around the America’s, refusing to ride and any motorized vehicles that used oil for 22 years, and didn’t speak for 17 of those years! His […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Join The Peaceful Protest This Summer To Stop The Pipeline To The Canadian Tar Sands

by John Hageman on July 11th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: GREEN, BE THE CHANGE

On June 4, 2008, President Obama secured the Democratic bid for President. His speech included the words, “I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children…this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.” Over […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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