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Archive for September 27th, 2011

Keystone XL pipeline (tar sands pipeline): US state department internally discussed two-year delay

Posted in Global Warming on September 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

As thousands rally against the 1,900-mile Keystone XL oil pipeline from the Alberta tar sands which would stretch through Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma to Texas, Transcanada’s special access to State Department officials have some wondering if special influences will have more sway than concerns about human health and safety in the decision [...]

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Can you live on $9 an hour and what would that look like if suddenly your utility bill was $20 to $30 higher a month? Play the game

Posted in Global Warming, tagged , , on September 27, 2011 | 7 Comments »

With the Austin City Council considering an electric rate increase that, as it is currently structured, would greatly impact low income wage earners, perhaps it would help if if we could see what it would be like to walk in a poor person’s shoes.  Most Americans know the facts about low-wage work, but many have [...]

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