Al Gore did it again, saying (during a Google+ Conversation) that President Obama should “block Keystone,” the TransCanada pipeline that will carry the very “dirty” tar sands crude from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast refineries. As Politico headlined the story, by Alex Guillen and Darren Goode, “Al Gore: Obama needs to get ‘serious’ on [...]
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KXL, the Pipeline Paved With Money
Not that this is unusual, it’s the norm in corporate politics, that the KXL pipeline’s approved construction is paved with money. One of the most recent and entirely obvious examples of the kind of political maneuvering related to TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipe line is another U.S. House vote. At Think Progress: House Attempts To Force [...]
Joe Biden Says He Opposes KXL, But is in Administration “Minority” [Video]
According to a Buzzfeed report, VP Joe Biden told an environmental activist in South Carolina that he opposes KXL, TransCanada’s Keystone XL Pipeline, but in the Obama administration, he’s in the minority. Biden made the remark at Rep. Jim Clyburn’s annual ‘World Famous Fish Fry’ Friday evening, where he met Elaine Cooper, a Columbia resident [...]
Another Tar Sands Spill
This time the spill was from the Exxon/Mobile Pegasus Pipeline, carrying heavy crude from the Canadian tar sands region. It occurred last Friday in Mayflower, Arkansas (about 20 miles north of Little Rock). On March 27, it was a train operated by Canadian Pacific Railway, which derailed near Parkers Prairie, Minnesota (about 150 miles northwest [...]
KXL Pipeline, State’s “Study” and Minnesota’s 30,000 Gallon Tar Sands Spill
Short version: TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline is under construction. The related study and report by the State Department was outsourced to a consulting firm with ties to TransCanada. A couple of days ago there was a tar sands spill when a train derailed in Minnesota. When the content is toxic, any spill – from train, [...]
News Desk: Ben Affleck’s “ARGO” Wins Best Film at Britain’s BAFTAs [AFP Report]
Ben Affleck’s ‘Argo’ named best film at BAFTAs (via AFP) Iran hostage crisis drama “Argo” won the best film prize at Britain’s BAFTA awards in a further boost for US actor-director Ben Affleck’s movie ahead of the Oscars later this month. At a rainy but celebrity-packed ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London on [...]
Report: Ambassador Chris Stevens Said He was On Al Qaeda Hit List
“… Witnesses tell CBS News that there was never an anti-American protest outside of the consulate. Instead, they say, it came under planned attack, in direct contradiction of the Administration’s account of the incident.” [CBS NEWS] AFTER TESTIMONY in front of the Senate yesterday by director of the National Counterterrorism Center Matthew Olsen, who was [...]
BARNES & NOBLE Chooses THE HILLARY EFFECT in ‘NOOK First’ Featured Authors Campaign
It’s incredibly exciting to announce that The Hillary Effect has been selected as one of two non-fiction e-books in the Barnes and Noble “NOOK First” featured authors campaign, just launched. Being selected as part of this “NOOK First” Barnes and Noble project was an incredible honor and opportunity. Now you know why we waited until [...]
Update on the The Hillary Effect
Today’s not going to be the day we publish, but I promise we’ll have a big send off for the publication next week! It will be worth the wait. Some book PR to give you a little more on what it’s all about. Spanning nearly two decades of American politics, The Hillary Effect is the [...]
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Taylor Marsh Authors The Hillary Effect – Politics, Sexism and the Destiny of Loss
Due out in November. Available on Amazon.com, on your Kindle, Barnes & Noble, Nook, and iPad. Spanning nearly two decades of American politics, The Hillary Effect is the provocative and insightful story of the first viable female presidential candidate in history to win a primary and do so in spite of her campaign team’s mistakes. [...]
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