tar sands action
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The Dalai Lama and other Peace Prize winners ask Obama to reject Keystone XL
If Obama won't listen to the Tar Sands Action protesters, will he listen to nine of his fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureates? Because they've all but told him -- in their very kind and Peace-Prizey way -- that they'll be embarrassed to share the medal with him if he doesn't.
Nine laureates, including the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, have written Obama a letter urging him to nix the pipeline.
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What comes next for the Tar Sands Action
Together we managed to make this a central environmental test for the administration. We've laid the groundwork for a mighty victory -- now we have to make it pay off.
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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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Ask Umbra at the tar-sands protests and on the radio
Ask Umbra joins the tar-sands protests and gets interviewed by a radio program called Mrs. Green's World.
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Separating fact from fiction on the Keystone XL
Both sides of the oil sands debate exaggerate their arguments. The oil sands are neither a climate catastrophe nor an energy security bonanza.
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Tar-sands protests go global
Protests against a proposed tar-sands pipeline broke out across the globe today.
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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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Daryl Hannah gives you her [lawyer's] number
Here's Daryl Hannah preparing to be arrested at the Keystone XL protests -- she's writing a contact number, probably for her lawyer, on her arm so she doesn't forget it. And that's a nice hand-lettered sign! Hannah was arrested today outside the White House gates, and I originally was going to lead with that video and title the post "Daryl Hannah in handcuffs" but then I felt dirty about it.
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James Hansen arrested at tar-sands protest
Prominent NASA climate scientist James Hansen, a vocal proponent of climate change action who has long warned about the greenhouse gas effects of tar-sands development, has been arrested while protesting outside the White House. Hansen went down there intending to be arrested, and it worked! So good job, Jim. Hopefully your message gets through.