Oil
12,000 ring White House to protest tar sands pipeline
November 7, 2011An estimated 12,000 tar sands protesters encircled the White House, Nov. 6, chanting, "Stop the pipeline, stop the greed, and give the people what they need."
Read moreArctic drilling? Cain should not be able!
October 24, 2011The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge provides a home to countless species of wildlife, some of which are endangered.
Read moreAfrican immigrants targeted in Libya end game
September 12, 2011Reports have surfaced about Libya rebel forces targeting dark skinned people for violent repression including rape and murder.
Read moreWith walruses on thin ice, Shell pursues Arctic drilling
September 2, 2011As global warming threatens the wellbeing of Alaskan walruses, the government has exacerbated the issue.
Read moreThe Keystone Pipeline: can labor and environmentalists work together?
August 31, 2011Building Trades unions are backing - and transit unions opposing - the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, from the tar sands of the Canadian province of Alberta to the oil refineries of the U.S. Gulf Coast.
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