New Democrats clear away over 40 years of Conservative rule- Alberta has never really elected a clearly left wing party, but did so yesterday with a vengeance. Populist yes in […]
Gas prices at rock bottom. Approve Keystone for ideological reasons?
First priority for new Congress is Keystone pipeline. Why? Here in Pocatello, Idaho, today gas prices fell to $1.99 a gallon. They have been dropping for over a hundred days […]
Falling oil prices to benefit wildlife?
Will the new, low petroleum prices cut the legs off tar sands and oil shale? Almost every American now sees that the price of oil has plummeted. Driving by a […]
Use of scenic U.S. 12 for megaloads across north central Idaho likely dead
Orofino, Idaho. The Clearwater National Forest has denied the use of U.S. Highway 12 along the famed Lochsa River for the transport of megaloads bound for what some call the […]
GOP, oil companies pressure to approve Keystone XL pipeline (update 2)
Leaks and spills of Canadian oil are happening now at a critical time- Back in 1989, all the political gears and levers were greased with money and Astroturf public opinion […]
Alberta’s tar sand pits create deer, wolves and decimate mountain caribou
Oh, the many effects of extracting the world’s dirtiest oil! Despite the huge PR offensive by big oil, Alberta, and Canada’s right wing government, it is hard to overwhelm the […]
Keystone pipeline said to be just an oil highway across the United States to foreign lands
Democratic critics say pipeline will not increase U.S. oil supplies- Right now the U.S. Senate is considering a Republican effort to fast-track the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline. Democrats will […]
Obama sends plans for Keystone XL pipeline back to square one (Updated)
The “99%” beats international oil lobby for the time being! The #Occupy movement — Americans figuring out they they are being pushed, stolen from, and disrespected by the top 1% […]