October 2012 archive

Video: Planetary Service Announcement (Day 30)

  • October 23, 2012

  • October 23, 2012

Check out this great video from our friend Tom Weis at Ride for Renewables.

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Jerry Patterson Doesn’t Speak for Texas Landowners (Day 29)

  • October 22, 2012

  • October 22, 2012

Jerry Patterson, The Texas Land Commissioner, who is in charge of public lands in the state recently wrote an op-ed slamming out-of-state “eco-anarchists” in East Texas attempting to halt TransCanada from building the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline. What he didn’t expect was the backlash from all the real Texans who opposed a muli-national corporation seizing Texas property …

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Re-claiming the Tree Blockade from TransCanada – One Blockader’s Story (Day 25)

  • October 18, 2012

  • October 18, 2012

Monday’s early morning hike into the site of the tree blockade allowed me to see the lush and mature forest surrounding the Keystone XL construction first-hand. The abundant slash pine trees and beautyberry shrubs gave me a rush of energy that comes with unexpected sense of familiarity. I couldn’t help but think of the flatwoods …

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