Activist’s Violent History Threatens To Derail Anti-Pipeline Movement

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Environmentalist groups are scrambling for cover after a prominent anti-pipeline activist with a long violent criminal history was arrested in West Texas for using a fake ID and breaking parole in California. Law enforcement officials in Presidio County, Texas arrested, fingerprinted, and confirmed that they had in custody Pedro Rabago Gutierrez, a man who had […]

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March 2, 2017 at 11:08PM

Rick Perry Confirmed As Trump’s Secretary Of Energy

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The U.S. Senate confirmed former GOP Texas Gov. Rick Perry as secretary of energy Thursday. The Senate voted 62 to 37 to confirm Perry, including 10 Democrats and one Independent voting for him. Before the vote, environmentalists were already denouncing Perry’s confirmation. “Perry lacks the knowledge and experience to run the DOE,” Damon Moglen, a spokesperson […]

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March 2, 2017 at 11:08PM

Science deniers in the wind industry

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Like the tobacco industry before it, the wind industry has spent decades vehemently denying known harmful consequences associated with its product, while promoting its fraudulent feel-good image. Dismissing or denying the serious health impacts of industrial-scale wind turbines is wishful thinking, akin to insisting that tobacco is harmless because we enjoy it. The problem with […]

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March 2, 2017 at 11:08PM

Lower electricity rates? Don’t fall for Premier Wynne’s power move

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The Globe and Mail The rise in the cost of electricity in Ontario over the Liberal Party’s time in office has been staggering, and painful. Here’s just one example of how it has gone up: In November, 2007, the highest … Continue reading →

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March 2, 2017 at 11:04PM