12/22 Update: Press reports indicate this afternoon that the House GOP will blink on the payroll tax bill and sign off on the version passed by a bi-partisan margin in the … Read more
Big Oil
Will House GOP Leadership Put Big Oil Donors Ahead of Economic Recovery?
At a time when our members of Congress should be working to find common ground on legislation to help America’s struggling economy, House Republican leadership is instead taking the payroll … Read more
KXL Threat is Very Alive and Well
[br] Big Oil Has Big Plans to Move Forward with KXL Delaying the Keystone XL pipeline project and the Canadian Northern Gateway pipeline, is a huge victory and a step toward ending … Read more
Tribal Leaders Tell Obama: No KXL!
Last week, Tribal leaders from across North America came together in Washington, DC to make their case against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline to President Obama. Right now Keystone … Read more
One Week Left to Be Heard: Save The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Alaskan Arctic is a place most people only dream about. Endless daylight alternates with constant, freezing night. The Northern Lights illuminate wilderness rivers flowing from the Brooks Range to … Read more
Oil Tax Breaks Help Put America Deeper in the Red, Keep BP in the Black
America just closed out a fiscal year with a $1.3 trillion debt, and guess where a big chunk of that cash went? That’s right – BP’s bank account. The oil … Read more
Help Stop Big Oil’s Arctic Assault
Speak up today for the future of ringed seals and other cherished Arctic wildlife. Remember the days when Big Tobacco insisted their product was safe? For a long time, people … 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 … Read more
Climate Capsule: Keeping it Cool and Clean
Happy August Recess Climateers! If your office is as quiet as mine take a minute to watch this trailer for an amazing new film on Climate Refugees, and check out … Read more
Somebody Stop Me Before I Spill Again!
Last week we wrote about the danger posed by Shell’s plans to drill in the Arctic Ocean north of Alaska. Well, now comes the “told you so” moment. From the … Read more
