Road to Copenhagen - Part 6: Money-Changers in Democracy's Temple

William S. Becker, 11.07.2009

Executive Director, Presidential Climate Action Project

There is a scene in the New Testament (Matthew 21:12) where Jesus throws money-changers out of the temple. We could use some of that in the halls of ...

The ABC's of Bias: Puma, Crude Oil, and You

Michael Martin, 11.07.2009

Blogger at MartinKronicle and Commodity Lecturer for the CFA Institute.

As far as I can see, the airlines have never been a good investment. Most of the publicly traded equities are under $10 save one or two. They're cheap for a reason: no one wants them.

The Good, Bad, and Ugly: A Look Back at the Drama Over the EPW Bill

Gillian Caldwell, 11.06.2009

Campaign Director for 1Sky

In the past week, a drama unfolded around the Senate EPW Committee hearings for the new Senate bill on climate and clean energy jobs. Declarations! Boycott threats! Power plays!

Chevron and Cultural Genocide in Ecuador

Kerry Kennedy, 11.04.2009

Founder of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights

I had heard about what has been called "Chevron's Chernobyl in the Amazon" for years. But nothing could prepare me for the horror I witnessed this week in Ecuador.

Chevron Gets Fixed

Antonia Juhasz, 11.04.2009

Director of The Chevron Program at Global Exchange and author of "The Tyranny of Oil."

On Sunday, Chevron became the first oil company to come under a Yes Men Audience Attack. Chevron was chosen because it's different from other oil companies.

Green News Report -- November 3, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen, 11.03.2009

Co-Hosts, Green News Report

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: The clock is running out on the road to Copenhagen; Oil company slapped with record fine; Another toxic Chinese import? ......

Oil's Massive Price Distortion Militates the Reconvening of the 1970s Federal Oil Price Task Force

Raymond J. Learsy, 11.05.2009

Scholar and author, "Over a Barrel: Breaking Oil’s Grip on Our Future"

It is long past time that our government take seriously and study intensely how oil prices are determined in a world of OPEC, speculation, timid oversight and failing transparency.

Chamber of Commerce M.I.A.! Chevron Takes the Heat!

The Yes Men, 11.02.2009

The Yes Men impersonate captains of industry, then smuggle out stories for all to enjoy.

Chevron is a target of citizen protests in California, across the United States and around the world because of Chevron's role in climate destruction, public health abuse, and wars for oil.

Chevron Corporate Espionage Campaign Backfires; Makes The Insider Look Like Peter Pan (UPDATED)

Howard Glaser, 11.05.2009

Financial Services Industry Analyst

When it comes to corporate conspiracy tales, The Insider's recounting of Big Tobacco's skullduggery in covering up the addictive qualities of nicotine set a high bar.

How Trudie Styler Is Winning Hearts and Minds at ... Chevron?

Michael Brune, 10.29.2009

author, executive director, Rainforest Action Network

As Joe Berlinger's Crude continues to rack up favorable reviews, a captivating email back-and-forth has been revealed between Trudie Styler and executives at Chevron.

Shock Barack: Trick or Treat?

Tom Matlack, 10.28.2009

Co-founder of The Good Men Project

The Shocking Barack bloggers wanted to deliver their scooters to the President at the White House. Only one problem: apparently he wasn't expecting company.

Sarah, Plain and Simple; or, Drilling for the Superficial

Mark Axelrod, 10.27.2009

Professor of Comparative Literature, Chapman University

I'm not going to argue with Sarah Palin about the need for US energy independence, but clearly one doesn't have to sing a James Taylor song to know that we can't continue burning fossil fuels forever.

Zone of International Interest

Gary Hart, 10.26.2009

Author, Wirth Chair professor at the University of Colorado

For many years the United States has been the de facto guarantor of world oil supplies. Someone has to do it, but does that "someone" always have to be the United States?

Green News Report -- October 22, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen, 10.22.2009

Co-Hosts, Green News Report

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Aspens dying in the West; Republicans dying on the energy vine; Solar power not dying in DC and California ... PLUS: Rush...

In An Important Step, U.S. Designates Polar Bear Critical Habitat

Andrew Wetzler, 10.22.2009

Director, NRDC Endangered Species Project

If approved, the proposal would be the largest designation of critical habitat in the history of the Endangered Species Act.

Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Wall Street and the Tolling of the Bell For America's Meritocracy

Raymond J. Learsy, 10.23.2009

Scholar and author, "Over a Barrel: Breaking Oil’s Grip on Our Future"

American capitalism has now become rotten to the core. Gone is the American capitalist impulse's unique sense of fair play and adherence to a level playing field, accessible to all.

Climate Cover-Up: Blockbuster New Book Exposes Anatomy of Denial

Jeff Biggers, 10.27.2009

Author, forthcoming "Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland"

In the end, unfolding like a chilling and disturbing thriller, Climate Cover-Up is about one of the greatest campaigns of misinformation in our time.

Canada's Trifecta Win: Dollar, Stocks, Commodities

Diane Francis, 10.21.2009

Editor at Large, the National Post

Commodities, the Canadian dollar and Toronto Stock Exchange are headed onward and upward despite the world economy appearing to be only halfway through this Great Recession.

Symbolism vs. Reality in the Caucasus -- More Reality is Needed

Elin Suleymanov, 10.22.2009

A noble effort to overcome dependence of conflicting visions of a common history should not be done at the expense of ignoring the reality of the present and promise of the future.

Green News Report -- October 20, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen, 10.20.2009

Co-Hosts, Green News Report

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Water, water everywhere -- but doooon't drink it!; Countdown to Copenhagen ... PLUS: The media and the U.S. Chamber of Co...

Goldman Turns Into a Financial Frankenstein While the Fed Snoozes Away

Raymond J. Learsy, 10.19.2009

Scholar and author, "Over a Barrel: Breaking Oil’s Grip on Our Future"

Goldman was not assisted by the government to become a voracious and even heftier investment bank. Rather, one can presume that the government's assistance was to prevent systemic failure.