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WATCH – Say No to Keystone Pipeline, Chorus of Advocates Urge

 |  Oct 11, 2011

Watch NWF coverage of the press conference, public hearings, and rally here.  Our cause is serious but the protest united us in a spirit of hope. “Yes you can. Stop … Read more

Mass Opposition to Keystone XL in DC This Week

 |  Oct 7, 2011

It was a festive atmosphere outside the Ronald Reagan building in downtown Washington today, as protesters, many from National Wildlife Federation, flooded the plaza with chants, songs, and demands that … Read more

New Cornell Study Says Tar Sands Pipeline a Jobs Killer

,  |  Sep 29, 2011

The Keystone pipeline will kill jobs, not create them, concluded a new study by Cornell University’s Global Labor Institute. In their push to convince the Obama Administration to approve TransCanada’s … Read more

Nebraska gives TransCanada the CornFinger

 |  Sep 27, 2011

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 … Read more

Koch Brothers Interfere At Keystone XL Public Meeting

 |  Sep 27, 2011

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 … Read more

Keystone XL a Job Killer, Says Cornell

 |  Sep 8, 2011

Echoing some of our previous posts, the Cornell Global Labor Institute has just released it’s analysis of the job impacts from the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.  Their take?  … Read more

Oilies sink to a new low: “Ethical” tar sands

,  |  Sep 7, 2011

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: The Last Hurrah

 |  Sep 6, 2011

In this last Capsule of my tenure relive the Climate adventures of Dirty the Global Warming Denying Sock Puppet. Read more

Stop the Pipeline!

 |  Sep 3, 2011

Tar Sands Action! Today marked the final day of the tar sands pipeline protest as a surge of Americans joined outside the White House in a historic effort to urge … Read more

Nebraska Governor Tells Feds Keystone XL Route Unsafe

 |  Aug 31, 2011

The Keystone XL tar sands pipeline route is unsafe, and the federal government’s environmental risk analysis is wrongly optimistic. That’s the assessment of Nebraska Republican Governor Dave Heineman who today … Read more