boehner on payroll tax cut deal: 039our members waged a good fight039
Bookmarked 729 weeks ago
house speaker john boehner announced late thursday that he reached agreement with the senate to pass an extension of the payroll tax cut before its dec 31 expiration date boehner said he expects to pass a new bill by christmas that would renew the break for two months while congressional negotiators negotiate a longer-term measure to extend jobless benefits for millions and keep doctors from facing a large cut in medicare payments

why follow a tax-loathing billionaire
Bookmarked 721 weeks ago
thom hartmann vs andrew moylan national taxpayers union republicans - like any in government - are supposed to follow the principles of the constitution so why are they following the actions and words of a tax-loathing billionaire instead

bud weiser
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go with budweiserproduced by poopdog entertainmenthttp:wwwfunnyordiecomoresmashttp:wwwyoutubecombonerbuddieswritten by sam sero jarryd meyer ampamp eric wahlstromstarring:jarryd meyer as bud weiserhttp:wwwyoutubecommrjarrydmeyerbecky bordo ampamp jen harper as the hot girlsvoice over by michael disciullodirected by sam serohttp:wwwtwittercomsamseoshot by michael livingstonhttp:wwwyoutubecombreakfastfordinneredited by eric wahlstromsound by tremain hayhoehttp:wwwyoutubecomhayhoestudiosac justin piccarispecial thanks to:barrett sherwoodceciley jenkinsdominic cacioppojohn leach---poopdog entertainment sam sero jarryd meyer bonerbuddies mrjarrydmeyer budweiser bud weiser keith stone keystone lite commercial parody comedy spoof beer hot girls breakfastfordinner hayhoestudios

11-10-11 6 - slick response with mark ruffalo - countdown with keith olbermann
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11-10-11 6 - slick response with mark ruffalo - countdown with keith olbermann

insist the koch brothers testify in congress
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description:billionaire oil tycoons charles and david koch continue trying to skirt accountability in congress and the kochs039 allies in congress are doing their best to stonewall oversight insist the koch brothers testify before congresstake action: http:kochbrothersexposedcomdiscuss: http:facebookcomkochbrothers

conversations wgreat minds - david rothkopf - power inc p1
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david rothkopf author of the new book quotpower inc:the epic rivalry between big business and government--and the reckoning that lies aheadquot joins thom hartmann striking a balance between private and public power is a major goal for society today - and correctly reaching it will help us prosper in the 21st century so how do we achieve this balance

if you cause an oil spill in brazil - you039re a criminal
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but - if you cause an oil spill in america - you039re given a first-class ticket back to your mansion in england what039s with our government039s laissez-faire attitude about corporate crime

the big picture rumble - even birthers don039t want romney
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caroline may daily caller ampamp tina dupuy crooks ampamp liars ampamp dan bongino candidate for us senate r-md all join thom hartmann

conversations wgreat minds - david rothkopf - power inc p2
Bookmarked 716 weeks ago
david rothkopf author of the new book quotpower inc:the epic rivalry between big business and government--and the reckoning that lies aheadquot joins thom hartmann striking a balance between private and public power is a major goal for society today - and correctly reaching it will help us prosper in the 21st century so how do we achieve this balance

what could stop the kochs on tar sands
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the koch brothers are big oil personified -- but their hopes of getting a massive pipeline through north america are running into trouble thanks to the activism of the 99fight back get the film http:kochbrothersexposedcom

a debate: should the us approve transcanada039s keystone xl tar sands oil pipeline 1 of 2
Bookmarked 747 weeks ago
democracynoworg - thousands of environmental activists from across the continent plan to gather in washington dc tomorrow to launch a two-week protest against the proposed keystone xl pipeline that would carry tar sands oil from alberta canada to us oil refineries gulf of mexico the massive pipeline would cross the yellowstone river as well as the ogallala aquifer the largest freshwater aquifer in the united states environmentalists plan to hold sit-ins and other acts of civil disobedience outside the white house everyday in order to pressure the obama administration as it decides whether to approve the pipeline039s construction supporters of the pipeline say the pipeline will create some 20000 construction jobs and the company behind it transcanada has already signed agreements to employ the members of four international unions if the project is approved last month the republican-controlled house passed a measure that would force a decision on the keystone xl by november 1 as the obama administration faces industry pressure on one side and sustained grassroots protest on the other democracy now hosts a debate between cindy schild the refining issues manager at the american petroleum institute and jane kleeb executive director of bold nebraska a group taking part in the washington protestswatch part two: http:youtubeqeudprtl6e0for the complete transcript to download the podcast or for more democracy now reports the keystone xl pipeline and other oil extraction issues visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy nowtoday visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

a debate: should the us approve transcanada039s keystone xl tar sands oil pipeline 2 of 2
Bookmarked 747 weeks ago
democracynoworg - thousands of environmental activists from across the continent plan to gather in washington dc tomorrow to launch a two-week protest against the proposed keystone xl pipeline that would carry tar sands oil from alberta canada to us oil refineries gulf of mexico the massive pipeline would cross the yellowstone river as well as the ogallala aquifer the largest freshwater aquifer in the united states environmentalists plan to hold sit-ins and other acts of civil disobedience outside the white house everyday in order to pressure the obama administration as it decides whether to approve the pipeline039s construction supporters of the pipeline say the pipeline will create some 20000 construction jobs and the company behind it transcanada has already signed agreements to employ the members of four international unions if the project is approved last month the republican-controlled house passed a measure that would force a decision on the keystone xl by november 1 as the obama administration faces industry pressure on one side and sustained grassroots protest on the other democracy now hosts a debate between cindy schild the refining issues manager at the american petroleum institute and jane kleeb executive director of bold nebraska a group taking part in the washington protestsfor the complete transcript to download the podcast or for more democracy now reports the keystone xl pipeline and other oil extraction issues visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgwatch part one:http:youtubedjakz5lyusifollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy nowtoday visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

naomi klein039s thought bubble: ethical oil
Bookmarked 735 weeks ago
please share this thought bubble by retweeting:http:clicktotweetcomqzt7btweet:canada hates unethical oil: http:clicktotweetcomqzt7b and so does naomiaklein and sapiencefilm the world needs more canadashare this thought bubble on your facebook wall:http:bitlytjpojtcreated by smart bubble society:http:thoughtbubbleorgfollow us on twitter: http:twittercomthoughtbubblerjoin our mailing list:http:thoughtbubbleorgalberta039s tar sands are a true embarrassment for us canadians not only is it a human rights crisis for the indigenous communities living in alberta and british columbia but an environmental disaster of epic proportionsmany pipelines transport this dirty oil all around north america and our exports make us the united states039 biggest provider of oil in the last few years a new extension to a current pipeline has been proposed to carry tar sands oil all the way to texas putting some of north america039s most fragile ecosystems and waterways in serious perilbill mckibben and his team at 350org helped spearhead a movement called tar sands action http:wwwtarsandsactionorg enlisting the help of people all over the us and canada willing to express their dismay and anger about this possible new pipelineas of november 6th thousands of people have risked arrest standing in front of the white house as well as canada039s parliament in ottawa to protest tags:quotnaomi kleinquot quotthought bubblequot quotmotion graphicsquot infographics mckibben noxl spectra hughes transcanada tnr sheppard tantoocardinal fossilfuels sej tarsandsaction tar 350ppm keystone pipeline koch oilsands yellowstone keystonexl epa nokxl indigenous globalwarming fracking tarsands oil climatechange eco environment climate_________________________________________________speech by naomi klein:http:youtubectwgcbe8bzsnaomi klein039s website:http:wwwnaomikleinorgfollow naomi on twitter:http:twittercomnaomiakleinoriginal speech edited by: julia nadeau juliathoughtbubbleorgsound design and music composition by allan levyhttp:wwwallanlevycomillustrated by: nick counter http:wwwcounterillustrationcomanimated by: alexey terehoff http:wwwcosmosfilmtvsupport tar sands action:http:wwwtarsandsactionorgsupport the indigenous environmental network:http:wwwienearthorg

dirty oil - a documentary on the alberta tar sands
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a film written and directed by leslie iwerks this documentary from 2009 exposes the dishonesty and greed of the canadian and alberta governments as well as the oil companies who make huge profits at the expense of the environment the wildlife and the native communities who live near the tar sands of northern albertahere is an excerpt from tar sands - dirty oil and the future of a continent by andrew nikiforuk:quotpollution from the tar sands has now created an acid rain problem in saskatchewan and manitobawith much help from 150000 tonnes of acid-making air-borne pollution from the tar sands and local upgraders alberta now produces one-quarter of canada039s sulfur dioxide emissions and one-third of it039s nitrogen oxide emissionsin 2008 environment canada reported a first for the blue skies of the west: 039some areas of western canada in the vicinity of large so2 sources may in fact be in exceedance039 of damaging pollutionaccording to the canadian council of ministers of the environment 12 per cent of forest soils in the athabasca and cold lake regions are already acidifyingrain as acidic as black coffee is now falling in the la loche region just west of fort mcmurraya 2007 saskatchewan study looking at hundreds of lakes within a 186-mile radius of acid rain pollution from 039oiltar sands mining and upgrading operations039 found that the majority of these water bodies couldn039t buffer much acidityas a consequence bitumen pollution could eventually kill all life in hundreds of saskatchewan lakesyet to save money alberta has recently reduced its acid rain monitoringquotbut the alberta government can manage to fund a public relations propaganda ad campaign in an effort to convince people that the tar sands isn039t that bad to the tune of 25 millionshameful and despicabletell that joke of an environment minister in alberta the dishonorable rob renner to get on the stick and see to it that the tar sands stop polluting our land air and water now stop destroying the boreal forest and the wildlife that call it home stop poisoning and killing the people who live downstream of this putrid project:hon rob rennerminister of environmentphone: 780 427-2391fax: 780 422-6259email: envinfocentgovabcaplease watch these series of talks by dr kevin timoney ecologist with treeline ecological research on how the tar sands is responsible for pollutants found downstream in the athabasca riverhttp:wwwyoutubecomplaylistlist=pl0149fb3717435b09and a paper he co-wrote with peter lee does the alberta tar sands industry pollute the scientific evidencehttp:wwwkeepersofthewatercafilestimoneylee2009pdfquotbacteria that live within the tailings pond have changed recently they are now producing very large volumes of methane due to their metabolizing the hydrocarbons it amounts to in the case of syncrude039s mildred lake facility the equivalent methane production of 500000 cattlefrom just this one tailings pondquot ecologist kevin timoneyand there are about a dozen tailings ponds at the tar sands encompassing an area of more than 170 square kms or 175 thousand cfl football fieldsand that039s just the surface area they average about 80 meters deepstop toxic fuels expansionsupport the beaver lake cree nation vs the tar sands http:wwwco-operativecoopbeaverlakecreestop the keystone xl pipelinejoin the peaceful protest in washington dc from august 20 - september 3 2011http:wwwtarsandsactionorgif you are canadian and cannot make it to washington form a demonstration at your provincialterritorial legislatureone thing that may play a role in halting this massive assault on water quality and quantity wildlife the environment and public health is a class action lawsuit against the alberta and canadian governments and the companies responsible for bringing about this end of nature by anyone and everyone who has suffered the consequences

ethical oil: the puppet rap
Bookmarked 717 weeks ago
k-mart and easy-e drop some tar sands scienceto download the mp3 visit http:wwwkainagatacomfor annotated lyrics visit http:wwwthetyeecaoriginally featured in the tyee a creation of caitlin dodd david henderson-hean kainagata bambammon and emile scott