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Art_from_Ark

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17. I remember a TV newscast from the first Earth Day

Reply to yellerpup (Reply #14)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 09:06 AM

Jun 2013

It featured a group of kids singing "Oil Drops Keep Falling On My Head". It seemed like a lot of environmental progress was being made in the aftermath of the Santa Barbara and Cuyahoga River disasters, even with a Republican in the White House. But I think you're right-- we seem to be returning to the pre-Teddy Roosevelt days of wanton disregard for the environment.

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Company: Terror laws may apply to Keystone XL pipeline foes [View all] Omaha Steve Jun 2013 OP

And, there's a great way to spy on those "terrorists," too. NoodleyAppendage Jun 2013 #1

Oh yeah - that was where my thoughts turned muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #8

Oh, but it will all be LEGAL! appal_jack Jun 2013 #19

It also referred to “Northern NE — aggressive abusive landowners” Kolesar Jun 2013 #2

Critical infrastructure: bridges, roads, etc. yellerpup Jun 2013 #3

And to think that 43 years ago, the United States issued these stamps Art_from_Ark Jun 2013 #7

Before the corporatists took over. yellerpup Jun 2013 #14

I remember a TV newscast from the first Earth Day Art_from_Ark Jun 2013 #17

We thought we were winning yellerpup Jun 2013 #20

As Joni Mitchell sang Art_from_Ark Jun 2013 #31

Reagan ran on the deficit yellerpup Jun 2013 #34

Absolutely Art_from_Ark Jun 2013 #35

(Facepalm) ReRe Jun 2013 #4

Yet another Reagan-era innovation: smear environmentalists as "eco-terrorists" struggle4progress Jun 2013 #5

Seems to me that the real terrorists are the ones who would poison our water Champion Jack Jun 2013 #6

If they didn't do it for profits they would be really sick Socialistlemur Jun 2013 #11

Air is the problem. Fuddnik Jun 2013 #15

If they don't refine Canadian crude they'll refine Venezuelan crude Socialistlemur Jun 2013 #28

"Intelligence" structure and law enforcement as private goon squads for corporations. NBachers Jun 2013 #9

I think it would a good idea for a senator to ask the president if the NSA data has been used muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #10

Being labled a terrorist sulphurdunn Jun 2013 #12

Being labled a terrorist sulphurdunn Jun 2013 #13

Defensive offensive WovenGems Jun 2013 #16

And now the true motivation behind these 'terror' laws, PRISM, etc., is revealed PSPS Jun 2013 #18

...while our diplomats shill for Monsanto. L0oniX Jun 2013 #26

First you make draconian rules for dealing with terrorists NCcoast Jun 2013 #21

Prism is really a first amendment issue, affecting the right to peaceably assemble. reusrename Jun 2013 #22

There it is. Octafish Jun 2013 #23

+ 1,000 suffragette Jun 2013 #30

'There will be blood.' MoreGOPoop Jun 2013 #24

Because being anti corporation is the same as anti government. L0oniX Jun 2013 #25

Sounds like Mussolini's definition of fascism to me...... socialist_n_TN Jun 2013 #36

What next! cynzke Jun 2013 #27

Don't give craporations any ideas meow2u3 Jun 2013 #32

"There is something fundamentally wrong about this.” suffragette Jun 2013 #29

How convenient. Turbineguy Jun 2013 #33

There is something EXTREMELY rotten about this. AverageJoe90 Jun 2013 #37

Is this one of those "20 terror plots" they allegedly thwarted? Doctor_J Jun 2013 #38