“This is red alert – not normal – not in a democracy!” ~Amy Siskind Slate reported on Tuesday that: “After months of unceasing scandal, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, before Tuesday, could have been fairly described as the worst, most corrupt member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. Now he can claim a new title: most […]
With one of the world’s largest economies, California is in a unique position to lead the resistance against Trump and his offshore drilling plans. The Department of the Interior released a draft proposed program earlier this year that would open up 90% of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) for oil and gas leases. “Today’s announcement […]
Confronted by a woman about his environmental record, Republican Sen. Rob Portman couldn’t get away fast enough. We’ve seen it before. Republican Senators and Representatives fleeing from their own constituents when confronted with questions they would rather not answer. Who can forget the time former Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann was captured on video fleeing the […]
Trump’s executive order revoking much of Obama’s signature climate policy is predicted to cost $600 billion and result in 120,000 premature deaths. Trump campaigned on a promise to reverse the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) and took his “biggest swing yet at Obama climate legacy” in March according to a report by Politico. According to […]
Truthful, responsible reporting regarding the Dakota Pipeline very well could guarantee its eventual construction. The Dakota Access Pipeline Project, otherwise known as the Bakken Pipeline, is an underground pipeline spanning approximately 1,172 miles that will eventually connect the Bakken and Three Forks oil fields of North Dakota to a hub in Patoka, Illinois, passing through […]