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Video: Ecologist Turns Advocate After Enbridge Disaster
“Having this [Enbridge] oil spill come down through a watershed where we’ve been working to clean up old pollution for a long time now…for me it was a punch in the gut.” Jeff Spoelstra coordinates Kalamazoo River Watershed Council, an… Read more >
Pipelines Part of the American Reality
Environmentalists are relieved to hear that the Obama administration has delayed the decision regarding the Keystone XL pipeline. But most Americans probably do not know that pipelines already criss-cross our neighborhoods and countryside. For Susan Connolly of Michigan, pipelines were… Read more >
Weekly News Roundup – November 10, 2011
The roundup is out a day early this week on account of the federal holiday tomorrow. Enjoy! Keystone XL Do-Over Likely a Lethal Blow November 10 – The Obama Administration today announced they would redo an environmental assessment of the… Read more >
Keystone XL Tar Sands Decision Reportedly Delayed (UPDATED)
“It’s a huge victory, and it would probably be the biggest environmental gift that President Barack Obama has given us,” said NWF’s Tony Iallonardo. Read more >
Michigan Students Say… “Yes We Can…Stop the Pipeline!”
Over 30 Michigan students from across the state jumped at the chance to go to the Keystone XL Pipeline rally and action at the White House this past weekend, November 6th. Since the Kalamazoo Oil Spill last summer, students and… Read more >
5 More Reasons to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline
On Sunday, it will be exactly one year before Election Day 2012, which is a good time to push President Obama toward making a decision on the most crucial environmental issue of his career. He needs to be reminded of… Read more >
Nebraska gives TransCanada the CornFinger
As a born and raised Iowan, I can’t say I’ve always thought fondly of my neighbors to the west. Corn jokes aside, I am anticipating the new Big 10 match up between my Hawkeyes and the Huskers the fall. Without a doubt,… Read more >
Koch Brothers Interfere At Keystone XL Public Meeting
Yesterday, the State Department kicked off the final round of public meetings on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline in Kansas, the home state of the billionaire industrialist brothers, Charles and David Koch. The Koch brothers are notorious for funding… Read more >
Oilies sink to a new low: “Ethical” tar sands
The oil industry is notorious for putting profits above honesty, but if you needed a reminder just view the ad below (or don’t, if you don’t like being outraged). It’s a pitch for “ethical oil” from Alberta’s tar sands, which… Read more >
