Category Archives: Oil Companies

“I’d Like to Buy the World” (says) KOCH

Posted on Sunday, April 21, 2013 by Annie Walker-Leonard

“Media bias has been a favorite theme of the Right for decades, of course.-”Thomas Frank The political activities of the Koch brothers have been influencing policy for decades. The grand puppet masters sit atop their corporate throne pulling the strings … Continue reading →

Posted in Activists, ALECexposed, Capitalism, Climate Change, Congress, Conservatives, Conspiracy Theories, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Oil Companies, Politics | Tagged koch brothers

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Looks Like Law Enforcement is Covering-Up for Big Oil, Again

Posted on Sunday, April 7, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

As a strong supporter of law enforcement, I’m always frustrated to hear stories like this. Earlier this week several reporters were turned away from the Exxon oil spill in Arkansas by local law enforcement, who allegedly threatened the reporters with … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporate Greed, Environment, Oil Companies | Tagged arkansas oil spill, cheney, exxon, oil companies

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Utah’s Epic Earth Day Fail

Posted on Thursday, March 21, 2013 by Cindy Rose

What do you get when your state officials declare there is no such thing as climate change? You get “celebrations” of earth day that require kids to pay homage to Big Oil. Think Progress reports on Utah’s “state-sponsored Earth Day … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Education, Energy Policies, Environment, Oil Companies, Politics, Republicans, Students | Tagged big oil, climate change, gop, republicans, students, Utah, utah climate change

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Closing Argument: Humanity vs. Crosses of Gold and Iron

Posted on Saturday, November 3, 2012 by Marc Belisle

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are the zombies of old discredited brands of conservatism, animated by a new strain of radical absolutism. In our past, American heroes have exposed their ilk as fraudulent imperialists. I predict that on Tuesday 60 … Continue reading →

Posted in Affordable Care Act, Auto Industry, Banks and Finance, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Blogs, Congress, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Debates, Debt and Budget, Defense Spending, Democratic Leaders, Deregulation, Economic Justice, Economic Policy, Election, Liberals, Mitt Romney, Mortgage Crisis, National Security, Oil Companies, Paul Ryan, Politics, Primaries, The Middle-Class, The Poor, The Wealthy, Wall Street | Tagged 1%, 2012, 4 more years, 47%, 99%, Affordable Care Act, auto bailout, bailouts, barack obama, budget, Closing argument, cross of gold, cross of iron, Debate, Dwight Eisenhower, election, middle-class, military, mitt romney, Obamacare, pentagon, tax cuts, tax policy, wall street, Willaim Jennings Bryan

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Live-Blogging The Warren/Brown Debate

Posted on Monday, October 1, 2012 by Marc Belisle

Tonight, I’m live-blogging the Massachusetts Senate debate between GOP Senator Scott Brown and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren. This is one of the closest-fought races in the country, and a very clear choice. And we’re out of the gate. First question … Continue reading →

Posted in Banks and Finance, Barack Obama, Blogs, Campaigns, Capitalism, Congress, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Debt and Budget, Deregulation, Economic Justice, Economic Policy, Education, Election, Elizabeth Warren, Income Inequality, Infrastructure, Labor Unions, Labor Unions, Mitt Romney, Oil Companies, Politics, Supreme Court, Tax Cuts, Taxes, The Middle-Class, The Poor, The Wealthy, Women's Rights | Tagged defense, economy, elizabeth warren, foreign policy, immigration, Massachusetts, scott brown, Senate debate, taxes, Warren's Native roots

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Vetting Paul Ryan, Part 3: Campaign Finance and The Ties That Blind

Posted on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 by Cindy Rose

Bloomberg recently reported that Paul Ryan is “one of the top political fundraisers in Congress”; but where do the bulk of his campaign contributions come from, and what if any influence might they have had in his budget process? For … Continue reading →

Posted in Affordable Care Act, Banks and Finance, Campaigns, Corporations, Debt and Budget, Deregulation, Economic Policy, Election, Energy Policies, Koch Brothers, Oil Companies, Paul Ryan, Politics, Republicans, Tax Cuts, Taxes, The Economy | Tagged campaign finance, campaigns, debt, economy, election, gop, jobs, koch brothers, oil subsidies, paul ryan, paul ryan v.p., renewable energy, republicans, ryan budget, tax cuts

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Would Romney Move Big Oil Into the White House?

Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 by Cindy Rose

Mitt Romney just can’t relate to most Americans as evidenced by the numerous gaffes about his wealth over the course of the campaign. Even worse than being out of touch however, is being ignorant of the fact that you are. … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigns, Corporate donors, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Election, Energy Policies, Environment, Mitt Romney, Oil and Gas Prices, Oil Companies, Politics, Republicans, Taxes | Tagged big oil, campaigns, corporate greed, election, gop, jack gerard, mitt romney, republicans, tax cuts

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Video Clips of the Week

Posted on Friday, May 11, 2012 by Doug Marquardt

I’m sooooo proud of the way Dems are hammering the radical right in this election cycle! Here’s an example of why Mitt, Inc. wishes Google, owner of Youtube, was one of the companies where he fired the workers and sold … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Campaigns, Corporate Greed, LGBT Issues, Mitt Romney, Oil and Gas Prices, Oil Companies, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, Video Clips of the Week, Women's Health, Women's Rights | Tagged barack obama, corporate greed oil companies, lgbt issues, mitt romney, oil and gas prices, same-sex marriage, video clips of the week, women's health, Women's Rights

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The Truth About Oil Production Under Obama

Posted on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 by Doug Marquardt

Mitt Romney loves to tell the silliest lies about President Obama on the campaign trail to the half-brained simpletons who show-up at his events. I guess when you’re richer than God you don’t spend any time on the internet (you … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Energy Policies, Mitt Romney, Oil and Gas Prices, Oil Companies | Tagged barack obama, energy policies, mitt romney, oil and gas prices, oil companies, oil production

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Congressional Republicans Are a Disgrace

Posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 by Cindy Rose

I love the internet. A thought came to me last night, or a question really, about how exactly to get the point across to non-diehard Republicans just how detrimental our current conservative legislators have been for the country. So this … Continue reading →