Posts Tagged ‘President Barack Obama’

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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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REVIEW: Common – ‘The Dreamer/The Believer’

by Amanu Kaiju on January 10th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: FRESH, MUSIC

I almost took a pass on this album. The frankly underwhelming “dreams” of “Ghetto Dreams” and the rant at the end of “Sweet” left a sour taste in my mouth. Although the beats had my head nodding, I just couldn’t get with the superficial and banal lyrical display on “Ghetto Dreams”. Common raps “I want […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Thank President Obama For Taking Action On Mercury And Toxic Air Pollution

by Madam Toussaint on December 26th, 2011 at 12:45 pm
Posted In: GREEN, HEALTH

There are petitions for everything and when it comes to politicians it usually involves stopping a certain policy or something but I came across this petition sponsored by the Sierra Club to thank President Obama for standing strong on mercury pollution. Maybe he’s waiting to hear from you? Be Sociable, Share! Tweet

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INFOGRAPHIC: New Standards For Mercury And Toxic Air Pollution

by Madam Toussaint on December 26th, 2011 at 12:01 pm
Posted In: GREEN, HEALTH

President Obama just announced a once-in-a-generation step forward to protect our environment—the first-ever national standards on mercury and other toxic air pollution from power plants. It’s a huge accomplishment that will help clean up our air and water, preventing thousands of premature deaths and over 100,000 cases of childhood asthma each year. Check out this […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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VIDEO: New EPA Mercury Rules And Air Toxics Standards Are A Big Deal

by Madam Toussaint on December 23rd, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: GREEN

This is a major victory for the Environmental Protection Agency, environmentalists, President Obama, and all people who enjoy breathing clean air. According to grist.org, “Finally controlling mercury and toxics will be an advance on par with getting lead out of gasoline.” Considering this political climate and the amount of heavy opposition the EPA has been […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mos Def Makes Loop21′s List Of Today’s Most Politically Active Black Celebrities

by Madam Toussaint on October 17th, 2011 at 2:30 pm
Posted In: GREEN, BE THE CHANGE

In light of the new film “Sing Your Song,” celebrating the life of activist and entertainment legend Harry Belafonte, Loop21.com posted a list of today’s most politically active Black celebrities. I think it’s a pretty great list, even including Black celebs who engage in environmental activism like Aisha Tyler (although I don’t know how much […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Obama Oks Smog And Thousands Of Asthma And Heart Attacks Per Year

by Madam Toussaint on September 7th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: GREEN, POLITRICKS

Photo Credit: Smog over Skyline from São Paulo city in Brazil by Gaf.arq Ever so quietly this Labor Day Weekend President Obama announced he is directing the EPA to withdraw smog standards that would have cut smog pollution from power plants, refineries and even cars. The smog limits would have prevented 2,200 heart attacks and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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VIDEO: Shepard Fairey On Art, Politics And Global Warning

by Madam Toussaint on March 15th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: FRESH, ART

Artist Shepard Fairey discusses the marriage between his art and politics, where his concern for the environment comes from, and his copyright lawsuit with Associated Press for his famous Obama CHANGE image with gestalten.tv. Be Sociable, Share! Tweet

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Globama: President Obama Gets Pressed To Go Solar

by Madam Toussaint on December 3rd, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Posted In: GREEN

There’s a campaign underway to get President Obama to go solar in the White House. Guess what? It’s been done before Be Sociable, Share! Tweet

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President Obama Does The View

by Madam Toussaint on July 30th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
Posted In: GREEN, POLITRICKS

Photo via nytimes.com I love how Barbara Walters came back for this one and all the ladies are dressed in funerary garb to reflect the gravity of the moment, discussions about the president being on twitter. Sadly this president is saddled with being a cultural, economic and political president, which I’m sure he loves, but […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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