Keystone Pipeline

most importantly the land is home (King, 218). If these bills were passed the government would have been able to go on reservation land without any say from the reservation and extract their resources. One of the biggest problems were that several pipelines were going…

Partisan divide in the United States has grown over the past few decades, and has reached a point that the views of the average office holder on either side is no longer appealing to many members of society, as their political ideology is not consistently extreme. However, if the Republican Party were to make their policies more moderate when it comes to government aid to the poor, unauthorized immigrants, and energy priority they could potentially gain new followers. When it comes to government…

Eaarth: making life tough on a new planet written by Bill Mckibben is one the most informative books that has been written about global warming. Mckibben is an author, educator but most importantly an environmentalist. In fact, he was one of the first people to warn the world about global warning. Some of his accomplishments include winning the Gandhi Prize and the Thomas Merton Prize in 2013 (Billmckibben.com). These 288 pages (published by Times Books) were just as impressive as his resume.…

government can’t influence the firms doesn’t mean the firms can’t help stretch their influences and beliefs on the government. What I mean by this is that these companies need various approvals of projects they wish to seek in the future like the keystone pipeline, and the expansion of natural gas exports. Without the governments approval these missions and projects wouldn’t be able to be accomplished. Companies try to get their point across or get their views taken into account by doing…

come from Canada, and it seems to be consistently increasing (CITATION). Furthermore, this trend should continue as Canada keeps expanding is capacity to export oil (See Figure II-C). Projects for this are already on their way such as the KeyStone XL, a pipeline that ' 'will have the capacity to transport 830,000 barrels per day of crude oil from Canada ' ' to the United…

Does peaceful resistance to laws positively or negatively impact a free society? The answer is yes peaceful resistance to laws positively impacts a free society and not only that but it galvanizes others to do the same. Just look at history Gandhi, along with his actions inspired Martin Luther King Jr. and Dr. King’s actions inspired Cesar Chavez, all three of these men followed the undeniable kavorka known as civil disobedience. Civil disobedience towards laws impacts a free society so…

You have two choices, they are Trump or Hillary. You might be thinking neither one might be a good choice but they are your only options. The better choice would be democrat Hillary Clinton as president. Her views on economy, climate change, and Immigration are better, and can help America be better. Hillary has a potential plan for our economy, and Kimberly Amadeo talks about it in her article “HIllary Clinton’s Economic plan”. As Amadeo states, “Hillary Clinton’s 2016 economic plan focuses on…

When the keystone XL pipeline was proposed in 2008, many feared that a spill would contaminate the aquifer but Research hydrologist James Goeke confirmed that the sediment in the Vadose zone was impermeable enough to keep the contaminates away from the water table. The…

In one week of news coverage, Hillary Rodham Clinton got a Snapchat, appeared on Jimmy Fallon, and had a set of emojis made in her image. A few days later she would announce that she would be appearing on SNL. While many different media reviewed and promoted her appearance on the Tonight Show, it was most prominently featured on Clinton’s personal twitter. For the entire week after the show, Clinton tweeted clips, snap shots and quotes from the interview. It is evident that Clinton is trying to…

As we are slowly making our way to November, we are reading about policies that both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have. The Democratic and Republican nominees have different views on everything. Both have large followings, with quite a lot of people opting to vote for a third-party. While it is important to read over each of Trump and Hillary’s policies, some stand out more than others. Environmental issues are important. Many people are advocating for a much greener nation and others…