Bill MicKibben: We won a temporary victory on Keystone XL, but the fight goes on | Grist. It’s hard to feel elated about President Obama’s decision this week to kick the can of the Alberta tar sands extraction down the road a ways, until after the 2012 election. Yes, any victory is a good victory, and [...]
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Pipeline put off, but I’m not celebrating, are you?
Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on November 10, 2011
http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/pipeline-put-off-but-im-not-celebrating-are-you/
Activists circle the White House; Obama plays golf
Mainstream media reports that some 8,000 people showed up in Washington D.C. today to link hands around the White House to protest the Keystone XL pipeline and the development of the Alberta boreal forest (aka “tar sands”). The energy and determination of this crowd is wonderful. But It’s heartbreaking to learn that President Obama “missed most [...]
Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on November 6, 2011
http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2011/11/06/activists-circle-the-white-house-obama-plays-golf/
Climate Change Blues: The one thing the 100% of us have in common is that we can’t afford to ignore the weather!
President Obama, venturing outside during last night’s storm, called the weather “less than ideal” for trick-or-treating. What an understatetment. Here’s what it looks like at my house in western Massachusetts this morning: All those trees in the background are tall maples, bent over with the weight of snow on their leaves. So far no big [...]
Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on October 30, 2011
http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2011/10/30/climate-change-blues-the-one-thing-the-100-of-us-have-in-common-is-that-we-cant-afford-to-ignore-the-weather/
Bill McKibben: The Sky Does Not Belong to Wall Street!
Thanks to the magic of You-Tube, we can see a terrific 6-minute speech by Bill McKibben today, linking the fight to save the climate to the fight against the Wall Street tycoons. He’s planning another big action in D.C. next month: setting up a ring of protesters around the White House, standing siege until the [...]
Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on October 9, 2011
http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2011/10/09/bill-mckibben-the-sky-does-not-below-to-wall-street/
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