keystone xl
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Solyndra and Keystone XL: A case study of skewed coverage at Politico
Politico has hyped Solyndra as a "scandal" while giving comparably little coverage to the culture of cronyism surrounding Keystone XL approval.
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TransCanada threatens to seize land for Keystone XL pipeline
The Keystone XL pipeline hasn't even been approved yet, but that hasn't stopped proud papa TransCanada from starting to decorate its room. The company is already suing landowners who refuse to sell, and is threatening to use eminent domain to seize the land.
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Critical List: Exotic animals escape in Ohio; Nebraskans ‘stand with Randy’
Forty-eight escapees from an exotic animal farm were running amok in eastern Ohio; about 25 of the lions, tigers, and bears have been shot.
If the U.S. wants to oversee Cuba's offshore drilling, it'll have to lift the embargo.
Glad is selling an eco-friendly trash bag, made with less plastic.
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Revolution in the air
“Those Who Take the Meat from the TableTeach contentment.Those for whom the taxes are destinedDemand sacrifice.Those who eat their fill speak to the hungryOf wonderful times to come.Those who lead the country into the abyssCall ruling too difficultFor ordinary men and women.”-Bertolt Brecht I first heard about the “people’s microphone” technique during the November, 1999 […]
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Critical List: Climate change is shrinking animals; Mexico could export water to the U.S.
Climate change is shrinking animals, like sheep and salamanders, and fruits too.
Mexico could start exporting water into the United States.
One partner in the Macondo well is ponying up $4 billion to settle with BP over last year's oil spill.
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Perry's energy plan is a Big Oil wet dream
This is not a surprise or anything, but Rick Perry unveiled what we'll charitably call an "energy plan," and it's printed on oil-soaked paper with oil-based ink.
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Can Rick Perry create 1.2 million energy jobs?
Perry and Romney both promised to create over a million jobs in the energy sector. A closer look at the numbers reveals them to be vastly overstated.
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House members say Keystone XL approval process is tainted
Twenty members of the House of Representatives have signed a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, asking her to reject the Keystone XL pipeline on the grounds that the approval process has been tainted by conflicts of interest. The legislators are worried about reports that the State Department hired a TransCanada-affiliated firm to do the pipeline's environmental evaluation. "These relationships alarmingly suggest that the process may not have been objective," they write, "and this decision is too important to be clouded by even the appearance of impropriety."
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Critical List: Texas drought creating baby animal shortage; Keystone XL doc on Oscar shortlist
The Texas drought has meant fewer births of adorable baby animals. Maybe the new climate lobby can include all of the internet.
Also joining the climate fight: yuppies and freelancers. Starbucks is worried about the future of its business model, as rising temperatures threaten coffee crops.
Democrats aren't the only ones who back clean energy projects that don't end up saving the world. Orrin Hatch, for instance, backed a company trying to develop a hybrid Hummer, which collapsed under the weight of its own irony.
China wants to dominate the global wind-turbine market, as well as the solar market.