When Donald Trump promised to drain the swamp, many of his supporters hoped he would take on the political and media establishment and radically shake them both up.
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Will Merkel Stand up to Trump on Climate?
The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has her first face to face meeting with President Trump tomorrow when she visits Washington.
“The arsonist is in charge of the fire department”: Welcome to Pruitt’s Climate Denial Agency
“The arsonist is now in charge of the fire department, and he seems happy to let the climate crisis burn out of control”.
Native Nations Rise March in DC Takes on “Tyranny” of Trump Administration
Tomorrow the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, which have been leading the protests against the Dakota Access pipeline, will take their fight to the oil-loving Trump Administration by marching on the White House.
Trump to Rip Up Rules that Will “Cost Billions in Pollution & Cause 120,000 Premature Deaths”
Later today, Donald Trump will make his first address to Congress, where he is expected to outline an “historic increase in defence spending” at the expense of foreign aid and environmental protection programmes.
300 Climate Deniers Tell Trump to “Burn the Climate”
As if night follows day, it was only a matter of time before the climate deniers would try and serenade their climate denying President, Donald Trump, to kick the US out of the UN agreement on climate, long seen as their bete noir.
“They cannot extinguish the fire that Standing Rock started”
Once again Big Oil has been forced to rely on brutal militarized force to bludgeon, bully, beat and intimidate peaceful water protectors fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline. But in the face of such violence and intimidation, the growing movement against new fossil fuels will not be intimidated, it will only grow.
Despite what Trump says “People have left the industry, and they’re not coming back”
Earlier this month when Donald Trump cancelled legislation that required oil and gas companies to disclose taxes and other payments to foreign governments, the President said he was “bringing back jobs big-league.”
Hey “Polluting Pruitt” – What Are you Trying to Hide?
Later today, Scott “Polluting Pruitt” could be confirmed as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, after a vote in the Senate. The fact that Pruitt, a man who has sued the EPA fourteen times, could be even considered for the job is a scandal. But it gets worse.
Activists Rally Against Trudeau’s Support for Keystone XL
Activists rallied at the Canadian Embassy during Trudeau’s first visit to D.C. – the PM has said he wants to “work with” Trump to construct Keystone XL.