tRump loses again – Court upholds Restraining Order
February 9th, 2017
Here it is, the Court Order:
17-35105_Upholds Restraining Order
Tell the White House what you think of tRump’s Executive Order 13769 Muslim Ban:
Gangs of America – good reading these days
February 9th, 2017
Looking forward to catching up with Ted Nace soon in San Francisco. He’s author of Gangs of America: The Rise of Corporate Power and the Disabling of Democracy — get your copy HERE.
Alan Muller and I had the good fortune of meeting him through our “no coal” work and the “No New Coal Plants” list that was instrumental in stopping so many coal gasification plants across the U.S., including Minnesota’s Excelsior Energy Mesaba Project (see also www.camp-site.info)and the NRG coal gasification plant proposed for Delaware. He wrote this Orion article about that coal gasification fight (a couple things are off — hey, Ted, it’s an ORANGE crate!!):
And from that, he also also wrote:
Climate Hope: On the Front Lines of the Fight Against Coal
Check these out, you can find them reasonably priced at www.abebooks.com. Support your independent bookseller!
#No DAPL – Army Corps primary documents
February 8th, 2017
UPDATE: Corps grants easement to Dakota Access LLC
You may have read tRump’s Memorandum pushing the Army Corps of Engineers to ram through the Dakota Access pipeline:
From the Stanley Gazette:
Breaking News: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Ready to Grant Easement for DAPL
And from the DC District Federal Court, here are the filings:
Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline – Memorandum – Document No. 207-02032
The Army rolled, and here are the documents stating intent to issue the DAPL easement across Lake Oahe, and the Notice of Termination of the Environmental Impact Statement:
ACoE_Notice Regarding Recently Issued Documents
How is this anything but “arbitrary and capricious” action on the part of the Army Corps of Engineers?
Two trains stranded… now freed up, but track is a mess.
February 7th, 2017
YES! On the move. BNSF has permit to trigger avalanches to mitigate risk of more in this HUGE snowstorm — over 5 feet of snow dumped on Montana. What a mess! Amtrak says service should start Friday… we shall see!
Amtrak passengers finally on the move after being stranded along Hi-Line due to avalanche
Historic winter storm drops more than 5 feet of snow in parts of Montana
Earlier:
BNSF to re-open Montana route following avalanche
Two Amtrak trains stranded in Montana due to avalanche on Marias …
Passengers irritated still stranded on Amtrak in Montana
More tRump docs — deregulation and the Bankster Memo & EO
February 3rd, 2017
Bad news for regular people trying to get by, the protective measures to keep us safe from “Wall Street” grifters are being rolled back:
Presidential Memorandum on February 03, 2017
Presidential Memorandum on Fiduciary Duty Rule
Executive Order on February 03, 2017
Presidential Executive Order on Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System
This is the one I’m most concerned about:
Executive Order on January 30, 2017
I’ve been focused on the Muslim Ban and the federal court festivities, so haven’t read these yet. Have at it! They’re your for the clicking…