Resisting Exxon and Peabody’s Dark Age
Forget the reign of Tywin Lannister and his bloodthirsty brood of children, grandchildren and henchmen raping and pillaging their way through the fantastical land of Westeros while hapless Starks are…
Dear Exxon, We’re Sick of Your Spin Machine. With No Love, America.
Is anyone else paying attention to the tweets that Exxon-Mobil have posted following the aftermath of the Mayflower, Arkansas oil spill? Frustratingly—and not surprisingly—Exxon has issued a hollow apology “for…
Looking For A Gift That Will Really Piss Your Loved Ones Off? Greg Palast’s New Book Should Do The Trick.
Greg Palast’s new book, Vultures’ Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores, really pissed me off. I’m sure it could do the same for your friends…
Red State Rebels: Idaho Residents Call For Support & Solidarity Against Tar Sands Megaloads
Bam! The fight against the tar sands is hot! In the past week and a half, over 800 people have been arrested sitting-in at the White House in protest of…
Regulatory Capture And Asleep-At-The-Wheel Officials Justify Citizen-Led Action On Tar Sands
Neela Banerjee from the LA Times is out today with an explosive piece that draws from cables revealed by Wikileaks that show the Keystone XL pipeline may be closer to…
Did Exxon Ignore An Early Warning Of The Yellowstone Spill?
UPDATE 07/07/11 10:34AM PST: Please write President Obama to demand a ban on new oil pipelines until our communities are safe from the ones already in the ground. It was…
Corporate Tax Dodgers: The Dirtiest Dozen
Co-authored by Matt Leonard Billionaire real estate investor and legendary tax evader Leona Helmsley famously said: “Only the little people pay taxes.” It turns out Helmsley was all too right….
Banks Ranked and Spanked on Tar Sands
As an ode to the “rank ’em and spank ’em” strategy coined by our outgoing Executive Director Mike Brune, we proudly present the following roster of international banks backing expansion…
Special Election! Cast your vote for the worst corporation of 2009!
Corporate Accountability International, a membership organization that protects people through campaigns that challenge abusive corporations, wants you to cast your vote in their Corporate Hall of Shame (http://bit.ly/8QxAKG) The Corporate…
Exxon off the hook for 1989 oil spill: Statement by Alaska Native Leader, Dune Lankard
I really don’t understand how oil companies get away with destroying people and the planet!!! After almost 20 years waiting for justice to prevail for the environment and local people…