Really? How much more of this do we need to put up with? Join us on April 20, 2011: Day of Action to End Extraction to say we won’t stand it any longer.
Obama Administration Approves Fourth Gulf Deepwater Drilling Permit
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The Interior Department announced Tuesday it has approved another Gulf of Mexico deepwater drilling permit under a series of beefed-up safety standards.
We’re gonna be living with this oil spill for many many years to come.
Fresh Oil Continues to Wash Ashore in the Bayou
www.huffingtonpost.com
Fresh Louisiana crude washed into the beaches and dock areas near Grand Isle over the weekend, creating a sickening sight for the residents of this oil battered region. The reddish brown crude and oily sheen lapped onto the sandy and rocky shores, while some people flocked to Grand Isle’s
An Oldie, But A Goodie….. In 2007, University of Washington sociologist Jon Arnone put out this study on the effectiveness of direct action and protest. Please read and share
Convincing evidence for the central role of protest and a troubling cost-benefit analysis
www.grist.org
Many Communities are Uniting against the Heavy Hauls. This weekend in Portland, Indigenous tribes from the Northwest gathered to protest tar sands equipment shipments.
Native Americans gather in Portland to protest oil sands shipments
www.oregonlive.com
Members of tribes from across the Northwest protested Sunday at Kelley Point Park against Imperial Oil’s efforts to move oil-factory modules from South Korea to Alberta, Canada, through the Columbia River and U.S. 12. They say the shipments — and the oil factory they’ll create — are dangerous to t