Daniel Kessler, Guest Writer
Daniel Kessler works with 350.org. He has previously worked various other advocacy groups and is a graduate of the University of Wyoming. Daniel calls Oakland, aka the Sunny Side, home.
Latest Stories from Daniel Kessler, Guest Writer - Page 2
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Will Obama's Recent Breaches of Trust On The Environment Really Cost Him Dollars and Votes?
Until circumstances change, U.S. elections are a binary choice. For many people, this means that they have to hold their nose while casting their vote for what they perceive to be the lesser of two evils. The 2012 presidential
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Shocking: Even After Solyndra, Coal Defender Rep. Joe Barton Backs Solar Loan Guarantees (video)
Color me impressed. Rep. Joe Barton of Texas, the man who apologized to BP after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, went on EnergyNow! TV and voiced support for federal loan guarantees for the solar industry. Barton's support comes after Republicans have
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It's Time for Moving Planet!
It's fitting that Moving Planet, a celebration of a rising global census for climate action put on by 350.org, kicked off today in Cairo. After all, that ancient city has become a worldwide symbol for a global society in transition and a reminder that
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Former Clinton Staffer Now Lobbying State Over Dangerous Oil Pipeline
What would 2009 Barack Obama say about this situation: a former Clinton staffer leaves to become a lobbyist for a foreign oil company that wants to get State Department approval to build an oil pipeline over sensitive
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Canadian Celebrities Support Ottawa Action Over Tar Sands
Where will you be on Sunday, Sept. 26? If you're anywhere near Ottawa, you might consider coming to the Ottawa Action, a peaceful civil disobedience about the tar sands planned by the Council of Canadians, Greenpeace Canada,
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Josh Fox Earns An Emmy For 'Gasland'
The Emmys passed again on Steve Carrell, now for the fifth time, for his service on "The Office," but the voters didn't miss when they awarded Josh Fox one of those little statues for Outstanding Direction for Nonfiction Programming for Gasland. The
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Sunday Vegetarian Recipe: Nettles Pesto
Don't be afraid of Stinging Nettles. When handled right, nettles can be used like basil to create all sorts of easy-to make, tasty treats, including pesto. Let's start with what nettles are. This "super food" is an herb found
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UPDATED: Nebraska Football Punts TransCanada Out Of Its Stadium
Please put aside your college football loyalties for one minute and give the University of Nebraska its due for standing up to TransCanada, the corporation that is trying to build the 1,700-mile long Keystone XL pipeline that would carry tar sands oil
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Yet Another Pol Warns Obama About Keystone XL Pipeline
Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen wrote to President Obama today to express his concern about the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline. Van Hollen, currently ranking member on the House Budget Committee and a member of the Joint
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Embattled Corporation Turns To Push Polling On Keystone XL Pipeline
File this one under disgusting. TransCanada, the corporation that is trying to build the 1,700-mile long Keystone XL pipeline that would carry tar sands oil from Alberta to the Gulf Coast, has resorted to push polling so it
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NY Times: Oil Companies Operating on 'Honor System' When It Comes to Pipeline Safety
Yesterday I posted about Randy Thompson, a Nebraska landowner who is fighting back against TransCanada and its plan to build the Keystone XL pipeline through his property and over the Ogallala aquifer. All along
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Jimmy Fallon, Eddie Vedder Croon 'Balls In Your Mouth' (VIDEO)
Late night comedian Jimmy Fallon--you know, the guy who couldn't make it through a SNL skit with cracking up--and Eddy Vedder sang a duet earlier this week on Fallon's "Balls In Your Mouth," a song about the tar balls found on beaches as a result of
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Landowners Rise Up Against Oil Pipeline (video)
It's not just the usual suspects who are opposing the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, a 1,700 mile oil spill waiting to happen. A key group that is organizing against the pipeline are landowners who don't like a Canadian company, TransCanada,
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Al Gore: Obama isn't "relying on science"
Al Gore, who is preparing a new slideshow for his Climate Reality Project, which debuts on Sept. 14, is stepping up his criticism of the president. In June, Gore penned a tour de force in Rolling Stone that covered everything from the
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Solar Mosaic: This Is What Community Owned Energy Looks Like (Video)
A few months ago I profiled Solar Mosaic, an Oakland solar finance company that is connecting building owners with small change investors to fund solar installations. The model depends on small contributions to finance a big project that can pay off in
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Breakdancers Spread the Beyond Coal Message In New York (VIDEO)
We need to meet people where they are and then persuade them that saving the climate is something that matters to them. That's why I love so many of the things the Sierra Club has been up to lately, including this wonderful video of breakdancers in NYC
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Bachmann Blames 'Radical Environmentalists' For Energy Problems
Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann has said a few doozies in her day, but on Saturday she got particularity devoid of truth with her claims that the US has more energy resources than any other country but
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U.S. Emissions Up 4 Percent in 2010
I guess we're not quite yet at "the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal." Those were President Obama's infamous words upon his inauguration, but, in fact, just released number show that
