Oil sands

How would you like this scene in your backyard?

Posted on 2013-03-31 by HumboldtDems

The ExxonMobil Pegasus tar sands pipeline spilled around 185,000 gallons of tar sands, undisclosed toxic chemicals and contaminated water in Arkansas yesterday. Looks like these folks live in a neighborhood with “public” water. If they had (have) wells, the contaminated water and

Oil Corrupts and It’s All About the Money

Posted on 2012-07-06 by HumboldtDems

DeSmogBlog investigates the controversial decision by Alberta’s government to ignore the threat of rapid industrial expansion in the Alberta Tar Sands region, and instead kill thousands of wolves to appear to be doing something to save dwindling woodland caribou populations. Through interviews

Podcasts

Business Forward — Looking to make a difference but don’t see how you can have an impact on your own? Business Forward helps tens of thousands of business leaders brief policymakers on how best to accelerate the economy and create jobs.
FiveThirtyEight Politics — Nate Silver and the FiveThirtyEight team cover the latest in politics, tracking the issues and “game-changers” every week.
The Rachel Maddow Show — Rachel Maddow works with unmatched rigor and resolve to explain our complex world and deliver news in a way that’s illuminating and dynamic, connecting the dots to make sense of complex issues.
The Oath w/Chuck Rosenberg — Listen in on revealing conversations with fascinating men and women who took an oath to serve our nation and that exemplify what is best about our country: integrity, civility, service, humility, and collective responsibility.

Do you know of a great “Democratic” podcast you listen to and would recommend to others? Let us know and we’ll post a link here.

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