If You Look Up "Horrible People" in the Dictionary, You Get the Chevron Logo. They are suing, under a RICO statute (you know what the gov’t goes after the mafia with), people representing poisoned and killed Ecuadorans and the complaining Ecuadorans themselves.

If You Look Up “Horrible People” in the Dictionary, You Get the Chevron Logo. They are suing, under a RICO statute (you know what the gov’t goes after the mafia with), people representing poisoned and killed Ecuadorans and the complaining Ecuadorans themselves.

Chevron’s RICO Lawsuit in Pollution Case Part of Wider Legal Strategy
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Chevron Corp.’s racketeering suit filed yesterday against the legal team seeking damages for pollution in Ecuador is likely p…

Texas, Our Texas. The Next Dirty Energy Battlefield State.

Texas, Our Texas. The Next Dirty Energy Battlefield State.


A Giant Pipeline Carrying Dirty Oil From Canada to Texas. What Could Go Wrong? | Mother Jones
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Last year was quite a year for oil and gas disasters. In addition to the BP blowout, there was a leak on BP’s TransAlaska pipeline, a million-gallon oil spill in Michigan, and a gas explosion that destroyed 37 homes and killed eight people in California. So it would seem like a lousy time for a

Texas, Our Texas. The Next Dirty Energy Battlefield State.

Texas, Our Texas. The Next Dirty Energy Battlefield State.


A Giant Pipeline Carrying Dirty Oil From Canada to Texas. What Could Go Wrong? | Mother Jones
motherjones.com
Last year was quite a year for oil and gas disasters. In addition to the BP blowout, there was a leak on BP’s TransAlaska pipeline, a million-gallon oil spill in Michigan, and a gas explosion that destroyed 37 homes and killed eight people in California. So it would seem like a lousy time for a

Does Anyone Really Like Politicians Anymore, Let Alone Trust Them? [crickets]

Does Anyone Really Like Politicians Anymore, Let Alone Trust Them? [crickets]


Yes, Virginia, This Dirty Coal Bill is a Bad Bar Room Romance–and the Nation is Watching « SpeakEas
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Taking their cue from the widely disgraced West Virginia politicos and Big Coal lobbyists, some legislators in Virginia are courting a bad regulatory romance bill that could cost the state dearly–the morning after.