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Why We're Protesting: Tar Sands Pipeline Opponents In Their Own Words |
| Uploaded by videonation on 23 Aug 2011 On Monday, more protesters gathered outside of the White House as part of a 15-day-long effort to halt the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline, which would cut through the middle of America, from the border with Canada all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico. Protesters spoke out against the pipeline, which has the potential to generate disastrous effects across large regions of the country, pleading with President Obama to not allow the plans for the pipeline to go through. "We're asking President Obama to make the right decision, because he can decide yes or no," said Mike Tidwell, the founder and director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, in this video from The Nation and On The Earth Productions. "He doesn't need Congress's involvement." Watch a video here from Saturday's protests. |
| Date: 24 August 2011 - Added by: KMC |
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Bill McKibben: Why I Spent 2 Days in Jail Protesting the Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline |
| Uploaded by democracynow on 23 Aug 2011 DemocracyNow.org - Fifty-two environmental activists were arrested Monday in front of the White House as part of an ongoing protest calling on the Obama administration to reject a permit for the 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline project, which would deliver Canada tar sands oil to refineries in Texas, and rather focus on developing clean energy. An estimated 2,000 people have signed up to hold sit-ins and commit other acts of civil disobedience outside the White House everyday for the next two weeks — 162 have already been arrested since Saturday. Also joining the protest are indigenous First Nations communities in Canada and landowners along the Keystone XL pipeline's planned route. An editorial in Sunday's New York Times joined in calling on the State Department to reject the pipeline, noting that the extraction of petroleum from the tar sands creates far more greenhouse emissions than conventional production. Meanwhile, oil-industry backers of the project emphasize what they say are the economic benefits of the $7 billion proposal. As the Obama administration remains undecided whether to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, Democracy Now! speaks with Bill McKibben in Washington, D.C., where he was released Monday after spending two nights in jail. He is part of Tar Sands Action, a group of environmentalists, indigenous communities, labor unions and scientific experts, calling for action to stop the project. "This is the first real civil disobedience of this scale for the environmental movement in ages," McKibben says. |
| Date: 24 August 2011 - Added by: KMC |
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Gilbert Achcar Asks: Who Are the Libyan Rebels? This is the $1 Billion Dollar Question |
| Uploaded by democracynow on 24 Aug 2011 DemocracyNow.org - Libyan rebels have consolidated their grip on the capital of Tripoli by capturing Col. Muammar Gaddafi's main compound, but the whereabouts of the Libyan leader remain unknown and he has vowed his forces would resist "the aggression with all strength" until either victory or death. Reporters in Tripoli say heavy gunfire could still be heard nearby the area of the Rixos hotel where dozens of international journalists guarded by heavily armed Gaddafi loyalists are unable to leave. The Arab league said on Tuesday it will meet this week to consider giving Libyan rebels the country's seat at the league, after it was taken away a few months ago from the Gaddafi government. Today Britain's National Security Council is meeting to to discuss unfreezing Libyan assets to financially assist the National Transitional Council. Democracy Now! speaks with Gilbert Achcar, a professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. |
| Date: 24 August 2011 - Added by: KMC |
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When Titans Talk To Dummies: Multi-millionaire Harvey Golub resents Warren Buffet and Obama |
| Uploaded by MockTheDummy1 on 24 Aug 2011 Multi-millionaire Harvey Golub, played by a dummy, resents Warren Buffet and Obama and argues in Rupert Murdock's Wall Street Journal that his tax rates shouldn't be raised. This is part one of an audio program. Link to MY RESPONSE TO BUFFET AND OBAMA by Harvey Golub: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903639404576516724218259688.html Link to full script of this episode: http://mockthedummy.com/2011/08/23/when-titans-talk-to-dummies/ |
| Date: 24 August 2011 - Added by: KMC |
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Search for Gaddafi centres on southern Tripoli |
| Published on 24 Aug 2011 by Euronews There is fighting reported in southern areas of Tripoli where Libyan rebel commanders believe Muammar Gaddafi might be in hiding. The hunt has been on for the embattled Libyan leader ever since the popular uprising flooded into the capital Tripoli. Gaddafi's flamboyant appearances have been reduced to indistinct audio messages sent from undisclosed locations. In the latest broadcast he claimed to have been on the streets of Tripoli incognito. |
| Date: 24 August 2011 - Added by: KMC |
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Plans to unfreeze billions in Libyan assets |
| Uploaded by AlJazeeraEnglish on 24 Aug 2011 Countries at the United Nations are drafting a resolution to unfreeze Libyan assets and unlock sanctions now that rebels appear close to ousting Muammar Gaddafi. Al Jazeera's Kamahl Santamaria discusses Libya's financial situation. |
| Date: 24 August 2011 - Added by: KMC |
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Thom Hartmann - Job Creators? Give Me A Break. |
| Uploaded by thomhartmann on 23 Aug 2011 Thom Hartmann talks about so called job creators and the dirty little secrets that they don't want you to know. |
| Date: 24 August 2011 - Added by: KMC |
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BBC British comedy: Who reads the papers? - Yes, Prime Minister |
| Uploaded by BBCWorldwide on 8 Jun 2007 Prime Minister, Jim Hacker explains to Sir Humphrey and Bernard the importance of the papers and who reads which one. Hilarious BBC British comedy at its best. |
| Date: 23 August 2011 - Added by: KMC |
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Quake affects services in U.S. |
| Uploaded by AlJazeeraEnglish on 23 Aug 2011 A rare 5.9-magnitude earthquake has struck the east coast of United States, shaking some of the country's largest cities. The US geological survey said the quake occurred in central Virginia, about 165km south of the capital, Washington DC, and was the most severe quake in the area in more than a century. In Washington DC, the White House, the Pentagon and the US Capitol were all evacuated. The tremor has affected flights, trains and phone services across the US, while a nuclear reactor was shut down. Officials are now assessing the damage to property. Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan reports.The US geological survey said the quake occurred in central Virginia, about 165km south of Washington DC, and was the most severe quake in the area in more than a century. In the capital, Washington DC, the White House, the Pentagon and the US Capitol were all evacuated. The tremor has affected flights, trains and phone services across the US, while a nuclear reactor was shut down. Officials are now assessing the damage to property. Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan reports. |
| Date: 23 August 2011 - Added by: KMC |
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Phyllis Bennis on the Role of the United States, NATO and Oil Firms in Libyan Uprising |
| Uploaded by democracynow on 23 Aug 2011 DemocracyNow.org - Fighting continues in parts of Tripoli, the capital of Libya, where rebels are reportedly battling with Muammar Gaddafi's forces outside his heavily fortified compound. Reports by the Libyan Rebel Council that Gaddafi's son, Saif Al-Islam, had been captured were contradicted late Monday when he emerged amongst supporters in front of foreign journalists in Tripoli. The International Criminal Court had claimed he had been in the custody of anti-Gaddafi fighters for the past 24 hours. The rebels have also claimed that two of Gaddafi's other sons were detained but have provided no evidence. Meanwhile, details have emerged that U.S. and NATO forces played a key role in the Libyan rebel push into Tripoli, carrying out 17 predator drone strikes and 38 air strikes since August 10. Overall the U.S. have carried out 1,210 air strikes and 101 predator drone strikes in Libya since April 1. NATO says it will keep up pressure on Gaddafi, and that its "mission is not over yet." To explore the complexity of the Libyan conflict, Democracy Now! speaks with Phyllis Bennis who is a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. |
| Date: 23 August 2011 - Added by: KMC |
| Views: 840 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 |
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