Comments on: Clinton’s Big Decision on Tar Sands http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/07/24/clintons-big-decision-on-tar-sands/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Sun, 06 May 2012 08:12:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Celebrity Paycut - Encouraging celebrities all over the world to save us from global warming by taking a paycut. http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/07/24/clintons-big-decision-on-tar-sands/#comment-80259 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:46:48 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=12091#comment-80259 [...] climate activists struck again last week, calling on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to stop the proposed Alberta Clipper pipeline that [...]

]]> By: Aletheia S http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/07/24/clintons-big-decision-on-tar-sands/#comment-80205 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:12:14 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=12091#comment-80205 Jeremiah, why limit yourself to identifying only as a pipeliner? You are a human. A flexible, ever-changing organism that can learn new skills, can move freely by choice, can shift and change your environment at will, quickly, efficiently. It is a marvel, the human organism. We have such power, such potential. We can choose and change.
The ecosystem is, on the other hand, is less able to respond to the demands that we are putting on it. The environment CAN shift and change, that is obvious, but the response is much slower…and, ironically, the changes are making it more and more difficult for us to live on this plant.
Living without a job for a year and a half is devastating. Living without breathable air or drinkable water is impossible.

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]]> By: Kevin L. Johnson http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/07/24/clintons-big-decision-on-tar-sands/#comment-80200 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:40:31 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=12091#comment-80200 there’s no good v. evil here, my fellow commentators. no calloused heart for the working-person, or fear of progress. just well-minded folks of different motivations, among many selfless things, wanting water that’s fit to drink and air that’s fit to breath…precautionary principle and all.

ps. i know of some pipeliner work down on the gulf coast that’s been going on for 2+ years. they still need some hands if you’re interested. (i work in the building trades as well.)

]]> By: Jeremiah J. Johnson http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/07/24/clintons-big-decision-on-tar-sands/#comment-80192 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:02:11 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=12091#comment-80192 You people dont know what your talking about. Im a pipeliner and you people have kept me out of work for over a year and a half. You people are the evil ones.

]]> By: clipper http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/07/24/clintons-big-decision-on-tar-sands/#comment-80177 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:44:05 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/?p=12091#comment-80177 Your luddite philosophy will drive us all back into the dark ages.

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