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It was the second time this year that the executives of Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp., BP America Inc., ConocoPhillips Co. and Shell Oil Co. had been summoned to testify before Congress. When they came in early April oil cost about $98 a barrel. On Wednesday, it bounded past $134 a barrel for a time and gasoline cost a national average of $3.80 a gallon.
Since regular people are scrimping to pay for gasoline to go to work, Sen. Patrick Leahy wanted to make it personal for the men of Big Oil.
The executives, whose companies reported $36 billion in profits during the first three months of the year, wanted to talk about tight supplies and growing global demand. They said that while the companies made billions of dollars, they also spent billions to find and produce more oil.
But senators complained the executives were trying to come across as “hapless victims” while raking in record profits. They wanted to press the executives about public anguish over paying $60 or more to fill up a car’s gas tank.
It was the second time this year that the executives of Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron... more
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"GasHole" is a new documentary film about the history of Oil prices and the
future of alternative fuels. The film takes a wide, yet detailed examination of our dependence on foreign supplies of Oil.
What are the causes that led from America turning from a leading exporter of
oil to the world's largest importer? What are the economic and sociological
forces that have contributed to that change and impede its solution?
When this film went into production the average price of a gallon of gasoline was close to $2.35 and now, as the price approaches $4.00.
The film examines many different potential solutions to our oil dependence.
Starting with claims of buried technology that dramatically improves gas
mileage, to navigating bureaucratic governmental roadblocks, to evaluating
different alternative fuels that are technologically available now, to
questioning the American Consumer's reluctance to embrace alternatives.
If you buy gas, you should see this movie!
The movie is currently on tour. Check out the movie's website to see which city it will be in next. The film hopes to be premiered in major cities in late summer and hopefully will be out on DVD in November or December 2008.
http://www.gasholemovie.com/
"GasHole" is a new documentary film about the history of Oil prices and the... more
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Read Transportation Department Secretary Mary Peters lips as she marks Earth Day with an announcement on new energy law without teeth.
Read Transportation Department Secretary Mary Peters lips as she marks Earth Day with... more
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"The oil company is the boss, what are we going to be able to do about it?" said Rotenbarger, who was at a truck stop at Baldwin, Fla., about 20 miles west of Jacksonville. "The whole world economy is going to be controlled by the oil companies. There's nothing we can do about it."
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I think this says it all, don't you? What can we do to protest the hostile corporate takeover of the world?"The oil company is the boss, what are we going to be able to do about it?"... more
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That was part of Exxon’s plan. They told me that. In 1990 and 1991, I worked for the Chenega and Chugach Natives of Alaska on trying to get Exxon to pay up to save the remote villages of the Sound. Exxon’s response was, “We can hold out in court until you’re all dead.” Greg Palast.That was part of Exxon’s plan. They told me that. In 1990 and 1991, I worked for... more
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Holy anointing oil recipe
Take the finest spices and extract aromatic oils from the following list of ingredients:
12 ½ pounds of powdered myrrh
6 ¼ pounds of fragrant cinnamon
6 ¼ pounds of fragrant cannabis
12 ½ pounds of cassia
Combine these oil extracts with 4 quarts of olive oil
Use in ceremonial fire baptism…become a high priest
http://gwt.scripturetext.com/exodus/30.htm
Recipe is taken from Exodus 30:23 translated controversially as "fragrant cane" although from the documentary "Fire Baptism - The lost sacrament" it appears that some experts on linguistics and etymology claim should be translated as Cannabis...
To watch the documentary you must have Real Player....
Go to the web page and click on the link called "Real Player stream"
BTW Real Player lets you download practically any internet video and burn it to DVD. Pretty cool tool for internet bloggers I think...
Holy anointing oil recipe
Take the finest spices and extract aromatic oils from the... more
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There is an element in these speeches that would seem to give pause to the Democratic Party establishment and the big business interests it represents. Obama's rhetorical excursions could be seen as leading into dangerous territory. After all, the Democratic Party has served as an indispensable partner in the Bush administration's policies of war abroad and social reaction at home.
But this populist primary rhetoric is only one face of Obama. There is another, and it is turned firmly towards the very corporate interests he publicly criticizes, which have poured tens of millions of dollars into his campaign.
On the day after the Potomac primaries, BusinessWeek ran a special report entitled, "Is Obama Good for Business?" While the piece provided no direct answer to this question, the attitude taken by the business magazine appeared to be a qualified "yes," based in large part on the private discussions that the Illinois senator is holding with top Wall Street and corporate insiders even as he is delivering his public appeals for "change."
Thus, BusinessWeek noted, last Sunday, after learning of his victory in the Maine Democratic caucuses, Obama sat down at his computer to exchange emails with Robert Wolf, CEO of UBS America, one of his major Wall Street "bundlers," responsible for bringing in millions in donations from fellow multi-millionaires to finance what Obama refers to as his "movement." According to estimates made by the Center for Responsive Politics, 80 percent of the money raised by the Obama campaign last year came from donors affiliated with business, with Wall Street leading the pack. More than half of the money came in the form of donations totaling $2,300 or more.
In addition to Wolf, Obama stays in regular touch with Warren Buffett, the second-wealthiest individual in America, with a net worth of some $52 billion. Among his leading economic advisors is Austan Goolsbee, a University of Chicago professor and prominent advocate of free market policies.There is an element in these speeches that would seem to give pause to the Democratic... more
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Check out the photographic history of Dubai. Some of the images are done in CGI but they are taken from the images created by the Architects and Designers of this new mecca of Capitalism.
Dubai is the new Mecca....Check out the photographic history of Dubai. Some of the images are done in CGI but... more
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Can big oil really be coming around? From the article:
"[T]he world's current predicament limits our maneuvering room. We are experiencing a step-change in the growth rate of energy demand due to population growth and economic development, and Shell estimates that after 2015 supplies of easy-to-access oil and gas will no longer keep up with demand.
"As a result, society has no choice but to add other sources of energy - renewables , yes, but also more nuclear power and unconventional fossil fuels such as oil sands. Using more energy inevitably means emitting more CO2 at a time when climate change has become a critical global issue."
Can big oil really be coming around? From the article:
"[T]he world's... more
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GM EV1s crushed. You can't view this slide show without thinking, WTF? For more info, watch "Who Killed the Electric Car?"
http://www.whokilledtheelectriccar.com/GM EV1s crushed. You can't view this slide show without thinking, WTF? For more... more
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"I might try good old-fashioned Tupperware. I started searching on the Web for cute ones shaped like sandwiches and then realized I had plenty of containers in my cupboard that would do the job just fine."
Hello, tap tap tap, is this thing on? What part of "Tupperware is plastic," doesn't Alina understand?
Alina shouldn't have any Tupperware in her cupboards, it's toxic. She should dig her Nalgene bottles out of the basement, but not to use, to recycle, they're also toxic.
It's a sad day when convenience trumps health. Whatever happened to good old canning jars? You know, the ones like your mom used to use. That's what I use.
Instead of re-using your plastic bottles, invest in a few quality stainless steel ones. I would stay away from the lined aluminum bottles, just to be on the safe side. Re-using glass works well for adults. The sport caps on the stainless steel bottles from Kleen Kanteen work great for toddlers, and they even have a baby top. You can find them at heath food stores and on the web.
"I might try good old-fashioned Tupperware. I started searching on the Web for... more
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WASHINGTON -- Pared-down energy legislation cleared the Senate on Thursday by a wide margin after the oil industry and utilities succeeded in stripping out provisions that would have cost them billions of dollars.
The tax measure and the renewable electricity mandate were included in an energy bill that easily passed the House last week. But industry lobbyists focused their attention on Republican members of the Senate and on the White House, which repeatedly threatened to veto the bill if the offending sections were not removed.
Separately, Congress reached a tentative agreement on a major energy package that it plans to enact outside the energy bill, according to a Senate Democratic staff member. The agreement, to be included in a broad government spending bill, would authorize the Energy Department to guarantee loans for various energy projects, making financing far easier.
The agreement would guarantee loans of up to $25 billion for new nuclear plants and $2 billion for a uranium enrichment plant, something those industries had been avidly seeking. It would also provide guarantees of up to $10 billion for renewable energy projects, $10 billion for plants to turn coal into liquid vehicle fuel and $2 billion to turn coal into natural gas.
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In other news, as hand basket sales sky rocket, scientists are feverishly working on a family sized hand basket that would allow as many as 20 people to make the journey to hell together. O.k., I made that up, but if you can't afford a bomb shelter and you don't know Tom Cruise, you may want to buy a hand basket before you spend all your money on Christmas presents.
WASHINGTON -- Pared-down energy legislation cleared the Senate on Thursday by a wide... more
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WASHINGTON Republicans were able to stall a broad energy bill in the Senate on Thursday morning, prompting Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic majority leader, to excise controversial parts of the measure in hopes of moving the legislation forward quickly.WASHINGTON Republicans were able to stall a broad energy bill in the Senate on... more
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WASHINGTON A federal judge in Sacramento on Wednesday upheld a California law regulating greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks, another in a string of legal defeats for the auto industry this year.
This is the fourth defeat for the Bush administration and the auto companies, Mr. Brown said, and I hope it sends a powerful message to the White House and to Congress that Californias role as an innovator should be appreciated and not negated.WASHINGTON A federal judge in Sacramento on Wednesday upheld a California law... more
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One of the most controversial and provocative films ever, Fahrenheit 9/11 is Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore's searing examination of the Bush administration's actions in the wake of the tragic events of 9/11. With his characteristic humor and dogged commitment to uncovering the facts, Moore considers the presidency of George W. Bush and where it has led us. He looks at how - and why - Bush and his inner circle avoided pursuing the Saudi connection to 9/11, despite the fact that 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudis and Saudi money had funded Al Qaeda. Fahrenheit 9/11 shows us a nation kept in constant fear by FBI alerts and lulled into accepting a piece of legislation, the USA Patriot Act, that infringes on basic civil rights. It is in this atmosphere of confusion, suspicion and dread that the Bush Administration makes its headlong rush towards war in Iraq - and Fahrenheit 9/11 takes us inside that war to tell the stories we haven't heard, illustrating the awful human cost to U.S. soldiers and their families.One of the most controversial and provocative films ever, Fahrenheit 9/11 is Academy... more
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One of the most infamous moments in Congressional history. These greedy bastards one by one denied that nicotine was addictive knowing full well it was... just as "deniers" of anthropogenic climate change continue that tradition now to the detriment of this planet to protect their balance sheets. And some of the biggest climate change deniers like Fred S, Singer were actually tied with tobacco companies like Phillip Morris as well. It is the same thing regarding the oil companies like Exxon which is spending millions on a misinsformation campaign regarding global warming, and the billions spent by big tobacco to hide their deadly secret as well. Thank God we have people willing to put the truth out here.One of the most infamous moments in Congressional history. These greedy bastards one... more
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Headlines for October 22, 2007
- Kurdish Militants Kill 17 Turkish Soldiers in Ambush
- Cheney: Iran Faces "Serious Consequences"
- Report: U.S. Wants to Build Military Bases in Lebanon
- Seven Protesters Arrested At Blackwater Headquarters
- Verizon, AT&T Executives Give Over $40,000 to Sen. Rockefeller
- South African Reggae Star Lucky Dube, 43, MurderedHeadlines for October 22, 2007
- Kurdish Militants Kill 17 Turkish Soldiers in... more
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