American Petroleum Institute threatens lawsuit over tar sands in letter to South Portland City... bangordailynews.com

Bold Nebraska

Big Oil lobbying group American Petroleum Institute says it's being "discriminated against" by a Maine port town proposing a moratorium on tarsands.

Tell that to Mother Earth! ‪#‎NoKXL‬

American Petroleum Institute threatens lawsuit over tar sands in letter to South Portland City...

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SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — The American Petroleum Institute last week sent a letter to the South Portland City Council to warn that a proposed moratorium on the importation of oil sands would spur legal challenges if enacted. The five-page letter argues that the

What I always felt made Lucas 4:18 different was....

What I always felt made Lucas 4:18 different was that they were 'real,' they didn't use words like 'Jesus,' 'God,' 'Prayer,' 'Bible...' like they were some sort of magic chant, fetish.... They all seemed to understand that God = Loving, Christ = Loving, Gospel = Loving, Jesus = Loving... Loving =  God; Loving = Church... and the whole deal is we are to not USE Jesus like some magic wand, but we are to BE CHRIST-LIKE, LIKE JESUS... LOVING. "Love as I have Loved...." "They will know you by how you Love." I see all that in their new picture here. Loving

Keystone Backed in Poll by 56% of Americans as Energy Security. Bloomberg

Keystone Backed in Poll by 56% of Americans as Energy SecurityBloomberg

From 2002 to 2012 the income for the bottom 90 percent of income-earners decreased by 10.7 percent, while the income for those in the top 0.01 percent increased by 76.2 percent. Read the study http://elsa.berkeley.edu/~saez/saez-UStopincomes-2012.pdf

Storm is Coming

Rich Get Richer, Poor Get Poorer: A study by economist Emmanuel Saez shows that from 2002 to 2012 the income for the bottom 90 percent of income-earners decreased by 10.7 percent, while the income for those in the top 0.01 percent increased by 76.2 percent. Read the study http://elsa.berkeley.edu/~saez/saez-UStopincomes-2012.pdf

article. Unlike the governor, we believe voters get to choose their elected officials – elected officials don't get to choose their voters

Bryce Kuchik via Progress North Carolina

"Governor McCrory's delay tactics would make it harder for North Carolinians to participate in the political process in 2014. Unlike the governor, we believe voters get to choose their elected officials – elected officials don't get to choose their voters,"

Federal Court Rules Trial Over N.C. Voter Suppression Law to Occur in 2015

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A federal judge today ruled that a trial over North Carolina's sweeping voter suppression law will be held in 2015. U.S. District

Megyn Kelly’s White Santa Betrays the Conservative’s Hatred of the Other. politicususa.com

PoliticusUSA

Notice these are all white people talking about how Jesus and Santa are white?

Megyn Kelly’s White Santa Betrays the Conservative’s Fear of the Other

politicususa.com

When conservatives say they want a "white" Christmas, they really mean they want a WHITE Christmas.

nd. Jesus = Christ = Christ-like = Loving

nd. Jesus = Christ = Christ-like = Loving

Paul Ryan is Called the Jesus of the Republican Party. politicususa.com [Jesus = Christ = Christ-like = Loving]

PoliticusUSA shared a link.

For Budget Deal, Paul Ryan Called the Jesus of the Republican Party

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A senior Republican leadership aide called Ryan "the Jesus of our conference" because of the budget deal announced Tuesday by Ryan and Senator Patty Murray (R-WA)

Pope Francis Attacks Super Rich For Getting Mega-Salaries And Leaving ‘Crumbs’ For The Poor. addictinginfo.org

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(M) Proving once again that you don't have to be a Catholic to like this guy. Whether you think it's a PR stunt or not, he's putting out the right message, and I think that's a good thing.

http://bit.ly/PopeFrancisAttacksRich

Pope Francis Attacks Super Rich For Getting Mega-Salaries And Leaving ‘Crumbs’ For The Poor

addictinginfo.org

The holy father, Pope Francis, is once again calling out the super rich for being greedy and leaving nothing but mere 'crumbs' for the rest of us.

pic. Greed is destroying all now. Yes, the greed of we the 99% for our ‘normal’ lives is destroying all now. The ‘Greatest Generation’ made a different choice. Mandela made a different choice. Malala made a different choice. Women Suffragists made a different choice. Kids in Tahrir Sq. made a different choice.... The rest is history.

Greed is destroying all now. Yes, the greed of we the 99% for our ‘normal’ lives is destroying all now. The ‘Greatest Generation’ made a different choice. Mandela made a different choice. Malala made a different choice. Women Suffragists made a different choice. Kids in Tahrir Sq. made a different choice.... The rest is history.

Exxon predicts fossil fuels will reign supreme through 2040. San Antonio Express

Exxon predicts fossil fuels will reign supreme through 2040

San Antonio Express

Prosecutors say ex-Senate aide tried sharing child porn. USA TODAY

Prosecutors say ex-Senate aide tried sharing child porn

USA TODAY

Rolling Stone takes us inside the belly of the beast of the meat business. - http://goo.gl/gBJzhV

Earth Tribe - Activist News shared Generation Alpha's photo.

US - The horror of the factory farm business - Rolling Stone takes us inside the belly of the beast of the meat business - http://goo.gl/gBJzhV

Rolling Stone takes us inside the belly of the beast of the meat business - http://goo.gl/gBJzhV "You're trapped in a cage with six to eight hens, each given less than a square foot of space to roost and sleep in. The cages rise five high and run thousands long in a warehouse without windows or skylights. You see and smell nothing from the moment of your birth but the shit coming down through the open slats of the battery cages above you. It coats your feathers and becomes a second skin; by the time you're plucked from your cage for slaughter, your bones and wings breaking in the grasp of harried workers, you look less like a hen than an oil-spill duck, blackened by years of droppings."

World’s 37 Most Water-Stressed Countries | World Resources Institute wri.org

Earth Tribe - Activist News via World Resources Institute

WATER - The world's most water-stressed countries

World’s 37 Most Water-Stressed Countries | World Resources Institute

wri.org

WRI’s Aqueduct project recently evaluated, mapped, and scored water risks in 100 river basins, ranked by area and population, and 181 nations - the first

Vietnam latest news - Thanh Nien Daily | Saving the environment, one blockade at a time. thanhniennews.com

Doug Grandt shared a link.

Vietnam latest news - Thanh Nien Daily | Saving the environment, one blockade at a time

thanhniennews.com

www.counterpunch.org/2013/12/03/blockade-halts-megaload-at-port-of-umatilla

We are deluding ourselves: The apocalypse is coming — and technology can’t save us. salon.com

Arthur Brenner via Tracey Ann Schilling

We are deluding ourselves: The apocalypse is coming — and technology can’t save us

salon.com

Long-term human survival is at risk, and some are convinced technology will somehow save us. Here's the hard truth

MUST SEE pic. As near as I can tell they are fighting over which religion is most peaceful.

Being Liberal

(M) No wonder aliens don't want to talk to us...

Poverty, not education, is crisis in USA. Delmarva Now

Poverty, not education, is crisis in USA

Delmarva Now

WHAT KIND OF MOTHERS DID THESE FOXIES HAVE??? Fox News host Megyn Kelly tells kids: Jesus and Santa are both white guys | The Raw Story rawstory.com

Democrats United to Take Back Congress in 2014 and The Christian Left shared a link.

Fox News host Megyn Kelly tells kids: Jesus and Santa are both white guys | The Raw Story

rawstory.com

Fox News host Megyn Kelly on Wednesday assured children viewing her program that both Jesus Christ and Santa Claus were white men even though

Poverty influences children's early brain development. University of Wisconsin-Madison

Poverty influences children's early brain development

University of Wisconsin-Madison

'She Was My Mandela' — Famous Syrian Activist Gets Abducted. TIME

'She Was My Mandela' — Famous Syrian Activist Gets Abducted

TIME

US general who opened Guantanamo prison says shut it down. Reuters

US general who opened Guantanamo prison says shut it down

Reuters

China's coal emissions responsible for 'quarter of a million premature deaths per year.' The Guardian

China's coal emissions responsible for 'quarter of a million premature deaths'

The Guardian

How nuclear can stop global warming (in la la land). Scientific American

How Nuclear Power Can Stop Global Warming

Scientific American

1.  Nuclear takes 10-20 years to build a new plant.

2.  It is prohibitively expensive when the hidden tax-payer covered insurance is considered.

3.  2-3x cost over-runs.

Hansen is going to save us, or kill us - stay tuned.

Union members demand an end to secrecy surrounding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal. link

The Ed Show

Union members demand an end to secrecy surrounding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal. http://huff.to/1cp8TGm

Show your support for transparency (in 140 characters or less) so we can share your comments next on msnbc!

It's Time to End the Secrecy Surrounding TPP

huffingtonpost.com

There needs to be more certainty for policymakers and the public if they are going to go along with such a deal. Americans deserve a bigger say in their future.

DEC 9th, 2013 - More than 5 million Thai people got out on the streets to communicate something. The words "No Corruption!" have begun to flow in a huge ocean of conversation everywhere. pic.

Global Revolution LIVE shared Fon Nopneera's photo.

‪#‎ThaiUprising‬
DEC 9th, 2013 - More than 5 million Thai people got out on the streets to communicate something. The words "No Corruption!" have begun to flow in a huge ocean of conversation everywhere. We are in the process of redesigning our democracy to have it really work for our country. This is a never-before conversation and a new possibility in front of us. And we have lots to do from now on, for ourselves and the next generations.

PS: This is a non-violent move, we move with courage, peace and smiles

(Thank you all pics from #thaiuprising - more pics in commemts)

DEC 9th, 2013 - more than 5 millions of Thai got out on the streets to communicate something. Huge ocean of conversation "No Corruption!" has begun everywhere. We are in the process of redesigning our democracy to have it really works for our country. This is a never-before conversation and a new possibility in front of us. And we have lots to do from now on, for ourselves and the next generations. PS: This is a non-violent move, we move with courage, peace and smile (Thank you all pics from ‪#‎thaiuprising‬ - more pics in commemts)

“Jane Doe” SLAPPs Back! Defending Lawsuit to Silence & Intimidate Anti-Fracking Protests. willinolanspeaks.com

Earth Tribe - Activist News via Darlene Goodine

CANADA - New Brunswick activist is defending against SWN lawsuit to silence and intimidate anti-fracking protests

“Jane Doe” SLAPPs Back! Defending Lawsuit to Silence & Intimidate Anti-Fracking Protests

willinolanspeaks.com

Media conference - 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2013 Moncton Public Library, 644 Main St. Moncton, New Brunswick December 4, 2013 “Jane Doe” SLAPPs Back! NB Activist is Defending SWN Lawsuit to Silence and Intimidate Anti-Fracking Protests Community

The Pope’s War on Christmas: Mike Luckovich. truthdig.com

Christians for a Change

We're usually anti-war, but we'll back up the Pope on this one.

The Pope’s War on Christmas: Mike Luckovich

truthdig.com

- 2013/12/11

***** nd. Synonym - 'Christian' = Loving [NO, I am NOT saying that is HOW it is; I am saying that is WHAT it is.]

***** Synonym - 'Christian' = Loving [NO, I am NOT saying that is HOW it is; I am saying that is WHAT it is.]

pic. Government should protect people and regulate corporations, not protect corporations and regulate people.

Earth Tribe - Activist News shared US Uncut's photo.

Thanks to Exposing The Realities

pic. You are not born a christian, jew, or muslim; a republican or Democrat; a capitalist, socialist, or communist. You are born a human being. Live and fight for humanity.

Being Liberal

(M) Something to think about.

***** TPP. READ THIS. WASHPO: Center for Economic and Policy Research responded to Peterson's paper with an analysis that breaks out wage gains by income percentile, showing that most would accrue to the wealthy... DETAILS

Everything you need to know about the Trans Pacific Partnership

Washington Post

Look at the stats: America resembles a poor country. salon.com

Kate Beckwith

"In Sweden, the minimum wage is $19 per hour and workers enjoy a minimum of 5 weeks paid vacation every year. In the U.S. the minimum wage is a tick above $7 per hour and workers can expect no more than 12 days of annual vacation. So guess what? IKEA has set up a factory in Virginia. Volkswagen has set up in Tennessee, and the likes of Hyundai, KIA, BMW, Honda, and Toyota have all set up in the South to take advantage of the world’s latest cheap labor source."

Look at the stats: America resembles a poor country

salon.com

We're number one, sure, but in things like early onset diabetes and per capita incarceration

Animal Cruelty Is the Price We Pay for Cheap Meat | Rolling Stone rollingstone.com

Earth Tribe - Activist News

US - This is what the factory-farm industry does not want you to see

Animal Cruelty Is the Price We Pay for Cheap Meat | Rolling Stone

rollingstone.com

Rolling Stone takes you inside the dark underbelly of factory farming in the meat industry

This terrible plan is one step further to killing our Great Barrier Reef for good. greenpeace.org

Earth Tribe - Activist News via Greenpeace Australia Pacific

AUSTRALIA - 'Terrible plan' is further step in killing off the Great Barrier Reef

This terrible plan is one step further to killing our Great Barrier Reef for good

greenpeace.org

On 10 December, new Environment Minister Greg Hunt approved a massive and destructive and dredging project at Abbot Point, just 50 km north of the

Rand Paul: link. freewoodpost.com "Having wealthy parents really helped me and I know it can help those who are hurting right now as well. Maybe then they can use the nepotistic path that I ventured on."

Being Liberal

(M) Something to make you laugh.

http://bit.ly/AdoptThePoor

Rand Paul Encourages Jobless To Be Adopted By Wealthy People

freewoodpost.com

"Having wealthy parents really helped me and I know it can help those who are hurting right now as well. Maybe then they can use the nepotistic path that I ventured on."

Fracking‬ waste is used as a de-icer on New York roads

Earth Tribe - Activist News shared Don't Frack With New York's Drinking Water's photo.

US - There's no moratorium on this risk: ‪#‎Fracking‬ waste is used as a de-icer on New York roads

There's no moratorium on this risk: ‪#‎Fracking‬ waste is used as a de-icer on New York roads. Hear our concerns on WAMC Northeast Public Radio: http://wamc.org/post/riverkeeper-raises-concern-over-fracking-waste-de-icer-ny-roads?utm_referrer=http%3A//m.wamc.org/%3Futm_referrer%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F%23mobile/79536 (Photo: Kate Ter Haar, flickr)

166 House Democrats Stand Up to GOP Cruelty and Fight For The Unemployed. politicususa.com

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166 House Democrats Stand Up to GOP Cruelty and Fight For The Unemployed

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166 House Democrats are pulling out all of the stops, including trying to keep the House in session through Christmas, as they battle the GOP's cruel plan to harm 1.3 million unemployed Americans.

***** Our Children's Christmas Elves. WE MUST 'SEE'T THIS.

Go Left added a new photo to the album December 2013.

***** pic. MUST STUDY. 'Earth is 4.6 billion years old. Scaling to 46 years, humans have been here 4 hours, the industrial revolution began 1 minute ago, and in that time, we've destroyed more than half the world's forests....'

I fucking love science added a new photo.