Tag Archives: President Barack Obama

  1. #Frackademic nominee for Energy Secretary in the pocket of oil, gas and equity firms

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    March 22, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh

    Not this fracking guy

    In a piece earlier this month, I highlighted the extensive links between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Energy Initiative — …
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  2. Frackademic to ride Flying Unicorn of Climapocalypse to Washington

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    March 5, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh

    Flying Unicorn

    President Obama’s choice to appoint Dr. Ernest Moniz of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as the next Energy Secretary has …
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  3. Tens of thousands join historic climate rally in front of the White House

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    February 19, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh

    Post Tornado Lancaster

    There is no doorbell at the front gates of the White House–at least not for the public anyway–but the estimated …
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  4. Planet or Profits?

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    February 12, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh

    System Change not Climate Change

    As the largest climate demonstration in US history fast approaches, the below piece by Chris Williams outlines how the 1%’s quest …
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  5. “Rising against the privileged minority of the earth”; the legacy of MLK

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    January 21, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh

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    America’s first black president will be sworn in for his second term today. The re-inauguration coincides with a federal holiday marking the …
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  6. Leonard Peltier: “I am everyone”

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    December 13, 2012 by Posted by Peter Rugh

    Free Leonard Peltier

    Supporters of imprisoned Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier will be a holding a concert Friday in New York to …
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  7. After Sandy, will Obama read the writing on the rubble?

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    November 16, 2012 by Posted by Peter Rugh

    Fossil Fuels 1

    Rahonda’s bird won’t shut up. It’s an African Gray and it keeps telling anyone who will listen that “it’s cold.” …
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  8. New Obama campaign ad touts coal and fracking record

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    August 24, 2012 by Posted by Peter Rugh

    Obama brags he's invested $5 billion in the next generation of coal plants

    He’s already established an intergovernmental task force to encourage the proliferation of fracking, opened up the arctic for Shell to drill, …
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  9. Activists preparing to block construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline

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    June 27, 2012 by Posted by Peter Rugh

    Coming Your Way, America

    Bill McKibben, 350.0rg: Lately, our 350 network has been breaking a lot of rules. Last Sunday, we marched right into …
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  10. Rio+99%

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    June 20, 2012 by Posted by Peter Rugh

    Heads of state, NGOs, activists, and members of indigenous tribes from across the globe began arriving in Rio de Janeiro …
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