Barack Obama
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Obama's Job: Protect Us from Pollution [video]
While Obama’s jobs speech is being framed as a turning point for his tenure as President, there is another job I would respectively suggest he concentrate on: his own. Here’s a quick video ad that I think gets right to point: Late last week the President blocked reforms to the Environmental Protection Agency’s plans to […]
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Mitt stakes: Romney botches 9 energy facts
Mitt Romney released his much-hyped jobs plan Tuesday. In the energy section alone, there are 9 inconsistencies and factually incorrect statements.
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The Tar Sands Action (smile)
My mind has been a jumble the last couple of days as I’ve tried to think about what I would be saying in this column. I knew I would be writing about the historic and amazing Tar Sands Action in Washington, D.C. I am literally smiling as I embark on this writing journey. […]
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By giving in to Big Oil, Obama seals his political fate
Obama is directing the EPA to withdraw standards that would have cut smog and asthma attacks, saved lives, and created jobs -- not a smart strategy for reelection.
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Which side are you on, Obama? Live from the tar-sands protests [VIDEO]
Over 700 people have been arrested since action began two weeks ago, but Obama has stayed silent.
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Obama can't catch a break on oil
He presided over record growth in oil rigs, pissing off progressives, but the GOP blames high gas prices on Obama's supposedly anti-drilling policies. Where is the love?
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Everything you've heard about the tar sands and energy security is wrong
Here’s the reality: Protecting the United States’ energy security means keeping our continent’s oil in the ground for when we need it in an emergency.
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Taking the suits to the street and protesting Keystone XL
I'm a behind-the-scenes climate activist who decided it's time to trade emails and meetings for front-line action against the tar-sands pipeline.
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Mr. Obama: XL + Tar Sands = Bad Political Equation
Three years ago, I spent a number of weekends going door to door in Virginia urging people to vote for our President. In that campaign I found a sense of pride, a sense of excitement, a sense of energizing virtue. This weekend, I spent a good chunk of time training to do civil disobedience at […]
