Tag Archives: Big Oil

Here’s a Great Idea

And by great I mean terrible. From Mother Jones Canada is considering bypassing the beleaguered Keystone XL pipeline—which would carry oil from tar sands deposits in Alberta to the US and the Gulf of Mexico—by shipping across the Arctic Ocean … Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading

Posted in Environment | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

Not In My Back Yard

Artist – Dave Granlund In other news, the Exxon-Mobil Pegasus Pipeline oil spill in Arkansas is apparently much worse than initially estimated. No one could have predicted. Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading

Posted in Open Thread | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Cleanup Technique

Here’s Colbert on Exxon Mobil’s cleanup of the Pegasus Pipeline oil spill. This is probably the hardest hitting coverage I’ve seen of the spill. And it’s coming from a comedy show. ‘Merika. Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading

Posted in Comedy, Stephen Colbert | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

BP Suspended From Contracts With The U.S.

Following BP’s admission of guilt and their agreement with the Department of Justice to pay a significant settlement, the company has been suspended from new contracts with the U.S. government. (Reuters) – The British oil company BP Plc and its … Continue reading

Posted in Corporate Crime | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Grab a Shovel

Mitt Romney’s chief energy adviser Harold Hamm testified before congress today and argued in favor continued tax subsidies for oil by complaining about his company’s stratospheric tax rate. But according to Citizens for Tax Justice, Hamm’s company has paid as … Continue reading

Posted in Epic Fail | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Exxon’s Safe, Clean Energy

Here’s one example of why I must resist the urge to hurl an inanimate object at my television whenever an Exxon Mobil commercial touting their safe, clean energy is displayed. Exxon Mobil’s North Line in Louisiana spilled approximately 1,900 barrels … Continue reading

Posted in Environment | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Picking Winners and Losers

Among the four Democratic senators who voted with the GOP to extend Big Oil subsidies and against a renewal of clean energy subsidies, which may result in as many as 37,000 job losses, was Senator Jim Webb (D-VA). According to … Continue reading

Posted in Environment | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments

Still Laughing

Artist – Joe Heller In other news, Speaker Boehner indicated today that House Republicans intend to take an infrastructure bill and payroll tax-cuts hostage and their ransom demand will be the Keystone XL pipeline that won’t create jobs and won’t … Continue reading

Posted in Open Thread | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

Keystone is Dead

As predicted, the Keystone XL pipeline has now been officially rejected by the Obama Administration after the Republicans chose to hasten the timeline for approval with a rider inserted into legislation that extended payroll tax-cuts and unemployment benefits for 2 … Continue reading

Posted in Environment | Tagged , , , , , , | 26 Comments

Chart of the Day

Via Kevin Drum, here’s a chart showing peak oil production throughout the world. How an eventual decline in oil production will create mayhem with the world economy: Global production of oil has hit a ceiling — or, at best, will … Continue reading

Posted in Environment | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments