#PAGov: Tom Corbett Tries to Rebrand Himself as “Tom” In Governor Corbett’s latest campaign ad, Governor Corbett tries to rebrand himself from this: to this: The only problem with the governor’s latest rebranding effort, the other “Tom,” Tom Wolf, is 4 months of air time and millions of dollars spent ahead of Governor Tom Corbett….
Explosive Virginia Train Carried Fracked Bakken Oil, Headed to Potential Export Facility
Explosive Virginia Train Carried Fracked Bakken Oil, Headed to Potential Export Facility Editor’s Note: This is Steve Horn’s latest piece that originally appeared over at DeSmogBlog. Check out more of Steve’s work from DeSmogBlog and give everyone at DeSmogBlog some love – visit their site for some of the best research debunking misinformation about climate science on the web. Platts confirmed CSX Corporation’s train that…
Gulf Stream: Williams Suspends Bluegrass Gas Export Pipeline, Announces New Export Line
Gulf Stream: Williams Suspends Bluegrass Gas Export Pipeline, Announces New Export Line Editor’s Note: This is Steve Horn’s latest piece that originally appeared over at DeSmogBlog. Check out more of Steve’s work from DeSmogBlog and give everyone at DeSmogBlog some love – visit their site for some of the best research debunking misinformation about climate science on the web. Right before the…
For First Time, TransCanada Says Tar Sands Flowing to Gulf in Keystone XL South
For First Time, TransCanada Says Tar Sands Flowing to Gulf in Keystone XL South Editor’s Note: This is Steve Horn’s latest piece that originally appeared over at DeSmogBlog. Check out more of Steve’s work from DeSmogBlog and give everyone at DeSmogBlog some love – visit their site for some of the best research debunking misinformation about climate science on the web. TransCanada admitted…
#PA13: Poor Man’s Candidate Brendan Boyle Contributes $100,000 to Campaign
#PA13: Poor Man’s Candidate Brendan Boyle Contributes $100,000 to Campaign Earlier today, State Representative Brendan Boyle issued a press release attacking Daylin Leach for contributing $250,000 to his own campaign. His press release states: According to 48-hour finance reports filed by the campaign yesterday, Daylin Leach who claimed he is not a millionaire, lives only off…
#AdWatch: Problems with McCord’s Pension Attack on Wolf
#AdWatch: Problems with McCord’s Pension Attack on Wolf A couple of days ago, the McCord Campaign released another mudslinging attack ad that compared Tom Wolf to Tom Corbett when it comes to pensions because Corbett slayer, Rob McCord, is the end all, be all on pensions. In the video, the ad claims that Wolf’s company terminated…
Kutztown University’s President Lays One More Rotten Egg Before Leaving for Greener Pastures
Kutztown University’s President Lays One More Rotten Egg Before Leaving for Greener Pastures At a Kutztown University faculty union meeting late Thursday afternoon, local union president, Paul Quinn, shared a letter he sent to the university administration earlier in the day. Quinn was responding to revelations that administrators are projecting an enrollment drop between 2.5% and…
The Fracking Prostitutes of American Colleges (part 2 of 3)
The Fracking Prostitutes of American Colleges (part 2 of 3) [Part 1: Lackawanna College, a two-year college in Scranton, Pa., accepted a $2.5 million endowment from Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. to strengthen that college’s programs and ties to the oil and gas industry.] Two of the reasons Pennsylvania has no severance tax and one of the…
#PA13 “Defender of Roe” Wouldn’t Restrict Access to Women’s Health Clinics
#PA13 “Defender of Roe” Wouldn’t Restrict Access to Women’s Health Clinics End of story. Boyle can tell people he supports Roe v. Wade, but when it comes to putting the pedal to the metal, Boyle has voted time and time again to restrict women’s access to health clinics. He signed onto legislation that closed 5 clinics…
Monica Lewinsky and Slut Shaming in Our Male Dominated Society
Monica Lewinsky and Slut Shaming in Our Male Dominated Society I wish I could find the link to yesterday’s BBC Newshour story on NPR, but in short, the story talked about the Lewinsky affair 10 years later. In short, a segment of the story talked about how Lewinsky has turned down jobs because of her name…