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YouTube - DON'T WATCH THIS IF THE TRUTH SCARES YOU!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Iran, Iraq, oil, dollar, war, dishonesty, corruption, americans, freedoms, propaganda )

Alf
- 1 day ago - uk.youtube.com
Most of us are pretty clear about why Iraq was invaded now but this video just explains it quite simply so everyone can understand. Next Iran? and WHY.
Democrats Allow Drilling Ban to Expire
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: u.s., americans, democrats, economy, government, news, politics, republicans, environment, oil, oil drilling, oil industry, congress )

Robert
- 17 days ago - money.cnn.com
Democrats are willing to admit defeat in regard to the 'Drilling Ban', that expires next week. This will pave the road to open-up the nations coastlines to offshore oil drilling, which will lead to environmental issues.
Fiddling - And More - While Rome Burns
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Interior Department, energy, oil, natural gas, scandal, graft, illegal drugs, sex, Minerals Management, Denver, Colorado, corruption )

Ombretta
- 30 days ago - nytimes.com
An exploding ethics scandal in the Minerals Management Service, an Interior Department sub-agency located outside Denver, is bringing lots of unwanted attention to the arm of the government that collects collects oil and gas royalties. Read all about it.
US Oil Officials In Sex Scandal
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, corruption, bushadministration, dishonesty, lies, crime, ethics, oil )

Tom
- 30 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
A two-year investigation by the Interior Department's Inspector General, Earl E Devaney, uncovered a "culture of substance abuse and promiscuity" by a group of individuals "wholly lacking in acceptance of or adherence to government ethical standards".
Sarah Palin's Big, Sleazy Safari
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: palin, republican, propaganda, oil, corruption, animals, protection, killing, cruelty )

Tom
- 39 days ago - alternet.org
For most of us, zooming around in an airplane to shoot wolves sounds insane. For Sarah Palin, it's a "safari." In her time as governor of Alaska, Palin has used her position as governor of Alaska to ruin the Alaskan wilderness in every way she could.
Just Say "NO!" to Land-Grabbing Oil Lobbyists.
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: oil, drilling, energy, environment, bush, McCain, McSame, lies, "damned lies", propoganda, lobbyists )

Clever
- 51 days ago - action.wilderness.org
Though the media has focused on offshore drilling, the threat to our onshore public lands is also graver than ever. Reckless drilling will do nothing but provide handouts to oil and gas companies while discouraging investment in clean energy technologies.
Bled Dry By the Oil Giants
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, oil, economy )

Michael
- 55 days ago - socialistworker.org
The oil companies are making more money than any corporation in history, while working-class and poor people are enduring the pain of high gas prices. Nicole Colson looks at how hard the daily struggle to get by has become in the richest country
Ten Reasons Not to Lift the Offshore Drilling Moratorium
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, oil )

Michael
- 69 days ago - americanprogress.org
We don't have enough oil to meet our demand. The U.S. oil supply-demand balance is insurmountable. We have less than 2% of the world's known reserves, yet use 25 percent. We could not produce enough oil to offset our growing demand.
Americans Are Driving Less... So Why Does the Government Think This Is Bad News? - Thedailygreen.Com
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Federal Highway Administration, gas prices, oil, fuel-efficiency, bad news )

Paige
- 105 days ago - thedailygreen.com
All this would seem like bad news (very high gas prices) with a very shiny silver lining (a very real move toward fuel-efficient transportation). You might see it that way. But not if you are a bureaucrat at the Federal Highway Administration...
It Was Oil, All Along
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: iraq, oil, war crimes )


- 105 days ago - consortiumnews.com
Oh, no, they told us, Iraq isn't a war about oil. That's cynical and simplistic, they said. It's about terror and al Qaeda and toppling a dictator and spreading democracy and protecting ourselves from weapons of mass destruction.
There Is Enough Crute Oil, and Gas in America for 200 Years
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US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Oil, Gas, corruption, dishonesty, lies, media, usa )


- 154 days ago - video.google.com
There is enough crute oil, and gas in America for 200 years (see the video)
Profiles of Selected Votes for Members of the U.S. Senate
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: congress, elections, oil, oil company supporters, senate, senate votes )

Dar
- 161 days ago - oilmoney.priceofoil.org
Oil Change International...Find out how your member of Congress voted on key climate, energy and war legislation &mdash and how the amount of oil money they accepted compares to their colleagues.
As U.S. Heating Aid Drops, Venezuela Chips in
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: heat, energy, oil, usa, Hugo Chavez )


- 174 days ago - stateline.org
Close to 200,000 poor families in 15 cold-weather states - in every Northeastern state except New Hampshire - can thank controversial Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for helping them heat their homes this winter.
Iraq Insurgency Runs on Stolen Oil Profits - New York Times
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Iraq, oil, unaccountability )


- 208 days ago - nytimes.com
Tankers are hijacked, drivers are bribed, papers are forged and meters are manipulated -- and some of the earnings go to insurgents who are still killing more than 100 Iraqis a week..."We'd all be hanged" if the refinery had operated this way under Mr. Hu
 

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