Yearly Archives: 2017
A war on regulations
Are we going to let interest group politics undermine public safety?
The dullest – and most shocking – moment in Trump’s press conference
People will remember that a President of the United States profited from his presidency long after they’ve forgotten those hotel sex stories.
How Jeff Sessions profited from introducing a fracking exemption for drinking water rules
It remains to be seen whether Sessions will face questions about his support for the S.724 (“the Halliburton Loophole”) or his Energen stock sell-off.
The closing of Indian Point and the future of nuclear power plants
This comes in the face of nuclear power plant accidents and competitive power being less expensive including renewable and safe solar and wind energy.
Dutch trains are world’s first to run on 100% wind power
The Dutch government is looking to ramp up the nation's share of renewable energy from 4 percent to 16 percent.
Bayou Bridge resistance: The pipeline fight heads to the south
Opponents of the pipeline say it could wreck the region's fragile ecology, damaging the basin and destroying Louisiana’s multi-million dollar crawfish industry.
Get the data: A list of U.S. air and drone strikes, Afghanistan 2017
US drones and jets have been bombing Afghanistan since late 2001 and the airstrikes look set to continue into the Trump administration.
Welcome to a new form of rule
Psychopaths in power are dangerous because of their inability to feel the pain of others.
Searching for integrity in Trumplandia
We've been suckered with this tax holiday scam before.
Overturn Citizens United
Sign the petition to tell Congress to create a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.