We are used to knowing just about everything there is to know about serious political candidates. But will Judd be the first potential senator who has — literally — nothing left to show us? [...] In both 1996′s “Norma Jean and Marilyn” and 1999′s “Eye of the Beholder,” Judd went full frontal and bared her [...]
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State Dept. Late Friday Draft Release Clears Keystone XL Pipeline Construction
“You know the news is bad when it comes out at 4 PM on Friday.” – Michael Brune, Sierra Club The Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Keystone XL pipeline’s route was released just a few weeks after about 35,000 people gathered in DC to urge the project not be built, and after several [...]
Environmental Protection Provided by Keystone (Pipeline) Cops
The Keystone XL Pipeline and the effort of activists to stop it are significant for many reasons. I’ve written about this frequently, especially the grassroots efforts of Tar Sands Blockade, and recently, about the Forward On Climate Change event in DC last weekend, with approximately 40,000 people participating. Now, I want to focus some of [...]
Nemo, Winter’s “Historic Blizzard”
Boston – 10 – Blizzard conditions Friday afternoon through Saturday morning with 2 feet or more snow expected, winds gusting over 50mph. Portland – 9 – Blizzard conditions Friday afternoon through Saturday morning with over a foot of snowfall likely, blizzard conditions Friday evening through Saturday, winds gusting over 50mph. New York City – 7 [...]
John Kerry on Climate Change: “A Life-Threating Issue,” But Hedges on Keystone XL Pipeline [Video - Full Remarks]
“I will be a passionate advocate for this,” he added, “not based on ideology but facts.” [Boston Globe] OBAMA’S NOMINEE to succeed Secretary Clinton, John Kerry, put climate change in stark emphasis in his remarks yesterday. He has a history of being an advocate for addressing climate change. What will this mean for the future [...]
Obama’s Decision on Keystone XL and His Response to Climate Change
There’s nothing unusual about politicians and Electeds saying one thing and doing another. It’s a bipartisan thing. We the Electorate are so accustomed to it that it’s a shock when actions actually follow the words spoken. Regarding Mr. Obama’s strong inaugural speech section related to climate change, we’ll soon have one indication of how closely [...]
Christie Getting High Marks for Bashing House Republicans
THE LATEST poll from Quinnipiac University shows Gov. Chris Christie getting marks with Republicans for scolding House Republicans, including Speaker Boehner, over the House’s obscene obstructionism over Sandy aid. Gov. Christopher Christie was right to criticize Congressional Republicans for delaying a vote on Hurricane Sandy relief, New Jersey voters say 79 – 15 percent, including [...]
Climate Change and a Change in Leadership: It’s Up to Us
On Monday of this week, nearly seventy environmental and health organizations sent a letter to President Obama, asking that he take a strong leadership role in addressing climate change. That was the day before the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a report that 2012 was officially the warmest year on record for [...]
500 Years of Resistance [VIDEO]
Yesterday on Facebook I noticed a couple of posts making fun of the actions of Idle No More, a “worldwide indigenous movement,” and other groups acting in solidarity with INM. That came as I was thinking about what I’d read at Idle No More; at Roar Magazine, “A continuation of 500 years of indigenous resistance”; [...]
Matt Damon’s “Promised Land” no “China Syndrome”
“Promised Land,” which was written by Matt Damon and the actor John Krasinski (with initial help from Dave Eggers), offers observations on something not often seen in movies—the contrasting morality between caring desperately about your work and simply doing it competently and collecting a paycheck. The movie makes the case for both. This is one [...]
Goodbye to All That
SANDY TAUGHT us a lot this year, that is if you didn’t already get the problem. Lesson one: climate change is real. But what will be done on climate change is not encouraging, if past is indeed prologue. President Obama has another chance in his second term. Few allies exist in the right-wing Tea Party [...]
TOP STORY — Amb. Susan Rice Removes her Name from Consideration for Top Diplomat [Obama's Full Statement - Video]
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “If nominated, I am now convinced that the confirmation process would be lengthy, disruptive and costly – to you and to our most pressing national and international priorities,” Rice wrote in a letter to President Obama, saying she’s saddened by the partisan politics [...]
Interview — Tar Sands Blockader Grace Cagle: The “Path of This Pipeline is Like a Map of Power and Poverty”
Grace Cagle is a 22 year old, from the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. She tells me she doesn’t consider herself an activist, but “a person aware of the injustices in this society who is willing and privileged enough to be able to resist those creating injustice.” That’s what she did a few weeks ago, when she [...]
John Kerry is a Better Choice for State Than Susan Rice
The problem with making Susan Rice secretary of state isn’t Benghazi. It’s war. Rice, like her “mentor,” former Secretary of State Madeline Albright, and the current secretary, Hillary Clinton, has supported just about every proposed U.S. military intervention over the two decades. The president should nominate someone that occasionally opposes a war. [...] Rice is [...]
‘Sham’ Climate Summit Ends: No New CO2 Cuts, No New Funding
This isn’t a surprise, but it’s certainly yet another indication of government priorities related to climate change. There are, of course, exceptions. But in general, and with the U.S. firmly in the “general,” not the “exception” category, postpone, delay, and keep the petroleum industries happy are key. Via TruthOut: (emphasis added throughout post) The United [...]
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