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Category Archives: armchair activism
Even lazy people can support Sunlight Foundation’s Public=Online Earmark Transparency Act campaign
OK, this one seems like a total no-brainer to me: “Currently, information on earmarks is scattered across more than 559 websites. To remedy that, the Earmark Transparency Act would require Congress to post a public searchable website that lists all … Continue reading
Is Athabasca being saddled with Macondo’s problems? — or, my Keystone XL open letter to the State Department
It would be a bit strange to see the world’s largest recoverable bitumen prospect suffer from credibility problems spewing from the floor of the Gulf of Mexico, but today Reuters had to ask if pressure arising from the BP disaster … Continue reading
Friends of the Earth pegs potential problems associated with tar sands development
(updated below) Robert Pore, of aglines.com, caught up with Alex Moore of Friends of the Earth, who describes a range of problems being observed at the source of the bitumen-based tar sands oil that will soon flow through the Keystone … Continue reading
Posted in armchair activism, Keystone pipeline
Tagged Friends of the Earth, Keystone pipeline, Keystone XL, TransCanada
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Open letter: Telling Lawmakers ACTA is a sham
I posted about signing the Wellington Declaration against ACTA and this post, about the letter I just sent to the Senate Finance committee and the House Ways & Means Trade subcommittee, is in the same vein. This one is part … Continue reading
Quick lists of Nashville flood charities
Here’s one. Here’s another. I’ll post more as I see them: Country Music Cares flood relief auction items. Nashville Scene “What to do” list. Hands on Nashville flood volunteer needs. 97.1 RQQ list of shelters. Tennesssean.com short list. @TyMattson’s list.
An open letter to a Kansas Senator
(updated below) I’d like to share the text of a “letter” I sent by email to our Senators and Congressmen today (Roberts, Brownback, Moran, Tiahrt): Senator Roberts, I’m writing today to express my opposition to the expansion of offshore drilling; … Continue reading
Posted in armchair activism, environment
Tagged Jerry Moran, oil spill, Pat Roberts, Sam Brownback, Todd Tiahrt
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