Antarctic Sea Ice Coverage Continues To Break Records

[Nitro Express]

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Jesse Jackson?

[PETE'S BROTHER]

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[Nitro Express]

Fascism is ghey

American fascism is. Where is the cool marching music and the cool uniforms? Hell you can't even beat anyone down or burn their shop in this country without getting in trouble. You only can rob the jews if they say nasty things about blacks and own a NBA franchise.

[Nitro Express]

jesse jackson missiisssissippipi

Eating poon down by the river smiling like a possum.

[Seshmeister]

If this is true how come our president hasn't used his phone and pen and started a multi-billion dollar project through the Department of Energy to get us off oil? Because it's alarmist bullshit.

How much of the alarmist bullshit ever comes true? I think you need to worry more about riding in an automobile or slipping in the shower.

You're the guy that has made around 24600 posts saying that banks and corporate interests run the US and now suddenly you think Black Jesus can sort this out?

[ELVIS]

Because it's alarmist bullshit.

Amen...

[ELVIS]

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MSNewsNow.com - Jackson, MS

[ELVIS]

Black Jesus can sort this out?

http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/24970962/your-turn-kenneth-stokes-responds?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=9944072

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If this is true how come our president hasn't used his phone and pen and started a multi-billion dollar project through the Department of Energy to get us off oil?

Because if he did, the KKKochwhore senators from Louisiana would vote AGAINST it. Even the one who claims to be a "Democrat".

There absolutely should be an infrastructure project of FDR era proportions in this country right now, both to bring this country into the 21st century AND to create living wage American jobs (with a stipulation that ONLY American made parts and materials would be used in such a project).

But with these obstructionist assholes in Congress, it's not going to happen. Barry's original Stimulus bill contained some (but not nearly enough) infrastructure building, but the obstructionist Repukes took it out of the bill.

[ELVIS]

This guy's a riot...

[ELVIS]

There absolutely should be an infrastructure project of FDR era proportions in this country right now, both to bring this country into the 21st century AND to create living wage American jobs (with a stipulation that ONLY American made parts and materials would be used in such a project).

That's worth a laugh...

[FORD]

That's worth a laugh...

You weren't laughing when Piyush used Federal money to fix the levees and the Huey Long bridge.

[ELVIS]

That had nothing to do with a lack of carbon tax revenue...

[Seshmeister]

I've seen it said that conspiracy theorists only like the conspiracies that are a bit niche so that they can feel they have some special knowledge, semi secret information.

It's a good explanation for the way that people ignore the out in the open blatant fucking 'conspiracies'.

http://priceofoil.org/fossil-fuel-industry-influence-in-the-u-s/

Fossil Fuel Funding to Congress: Industry influence in the U.S.



For information on how much YOUR Representatives, and the current Congress are taking from the fossil fuel industry, be sure to visit DirtyEnergyMoney.com

What if you were in Vegas, and a friend told you there was a slot machine in the corner that was giving out $59 for every $1 that was put in? You’d think the machine was broken, and that it was rigged.

What if an investment advisor told you that he could get you $59 back for every $1 you gave him? That’s a 5800% rate of return. Even Bernie Madoff only promised 10.5%. Obviously a scam, right?

Clearly this is a scam, but if you’re the oil, gas and coal industry, it’s legal and business as usual in Washington. For every $1 the industry spends on campaign contributions and lobbying in DC, it gets back $59 in subsidies.

Here’s how it works:

Amount the fossil fuel industry spent during the 111th Congress (2009 & 2010) on contributions to Congress’ campaigns: $25,794,747

Oil and Gas lobbying total 2009: $175,454,820

Oil and Gas lobbying total 2010 : $146,032,543

TOTAL amount spent by Big Fossil in 111th Congress: $347,282,110 ($347 million and change)

2009 amount given to fossils in federal subsidies: $8,910,440,000 ($8.9 billion)

2010 amount given to fossils in federal subsidies: $11,578,900,000 ($11.5 billion)

TOTAL amount given to fossils during 111th Congress: $20,489,340,000

(Source for subsidies is the international government funded Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development – OECD. Original available here and broken out by US Federal totals here. More details on fossil fuel subsidies available here.)

Divide total subsidies by total money spent by the industry and you get 59.

$1 in. $59 out. That’s a 5800% return on political investment. Not bad.

[Seshmeister]

http://www.rtcc.org/2012/01/30/us-oil-lobby-outspends-green-movement-by-factor-of-five/

US Oil lobby outspends green movement by factor of five
Last updated on 13 February 2012, 3:13 pm

By John Parnell

Lobbyists backing US oil and gas interests outspent their environmental counterparts by a factor of five during a two-year, non-election period.

The data from MapLight, shows that oil and gas companies donated $15,078,146 to Republican Senators and members of congress.

Environmental groups meanwhile, donated $2,847,072 to Democrat Senators and members of congress.

The recent Keystone XL pipeline decision highlighted the extent linkages between the industry and individual political issues.

Koch Industries, one of the largest importers of Canadian oil, would stand to benefit greatly from the pipelines construction. The company donated 10% of the total oil and gas funding to republicans during this two-year period.

Writing in The Guardian recently, anti-Keystone campaign chief Bill McKibben pointed out the link between votes and financing from the fossil fuel lobby.

“Congress decided it wanted to take up the question. Within days, and after only a couple of hours of hearings that barely mentioned the key scientific questions or the dangers involved, the House of Representatives voted 234-194 to force a quicker review of the pipeline,” wrote McKibben.

“As important as the vote total in the House, however, was another number: within minutes of the vote, Oil Change International had calculated that the 234 congressional representatives who voted aye had received $42m in campaign contributions from the fossil-fuel industry; the 193 nays, $8m.”

Climate scientists have also been under financial pressure with sceptic groups pursing legal action to gain access to private emails.

The Climate Science Legal Defense Fund has been established to provide legal representation to scientists battling such claims. The fund had raised $25,000 at the time of launch earlier this month.

A running theme during election campaigns in the US is campaign finance. Donations are charted by the press as a metric for a campaign’s relative success.

This year’s election is the first since the Supreme Court removed the cap on donations.

So-called Super PACs (Political Action Committees) can make unlimited donations on the condition that they do not liaise directly the candidates they support.

The rule has been mocked by US satirist Stephen Colbert who ran in the South Carolina primary.

Having set-up a regular, PAC last year in his own name, he was able to hand-off ownership to fellow comedian Jon Stewart as a Super PAC called “The definitely not coordinating with Stephen Colbert Super PAC”.

Election spending doubled from 2004 to 2008. Current projections show that spending on TV adverts will rise by 80% compared to 2012.