Is the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline a Potential Menace to the Environment?

Again, Republicans are deceiving Americans about the Keystone XL pipeline and how it will make America energy independent. Not!!!  


The article, highlighted on the other side of the jump, should disabuse Americans of any benefits accruing to middle- and working-class Americans from the Keystone XL pipeline.

Quotation for Today: The Political Essence of Family Vacations

The quotation for today captures well the allegorical theme presented to us in the tale of the Mitt Romney-family vacation to Canada.

Many of you may have heard of how Republican presidential wannabe, Mitt Romney, transported Seamus -- the family dog -- on the roof of the family car when he took his family on vacation to Canada. Evidently, during the trip, Seamus -- the family dog -- suffered from a digestive-system illness that necessitated the washing of the family car. For the political essence of this tale, please continue reading across the jump.

Oil, Oil, Oil: The Fuel of International Strife

It is now almost 23 years since the oil tanker  --  Exxon Valdez  --  ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska. The middling-size oil spill of the Exxon Valdez accident continues to wreak havoc with the ecosystem in Prince William Sound. Now, the oil industry wishes to build a new pipeline to a seaport in the United States or Canada. Over the jump, you can read more about these oil goings-on.