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Slow Dance at Sunset

By Karoli September 1, 2008 Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

Just after sunset on Friday night, dolphins played in front of me; sea lions behind me. As I watched, I couldn’t help but wonder what kind of scene this would…

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The needle and the damage done…

By Karoli August 29, 2008 Bush Administration, Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

Evidently Floridians have been injected with the offshore drilling meth now, too. Have we become a nation of such uneducated, black and white thinkers that no one bothers to go…

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Santa Barbara Sells Out

By Karoli August 27, 2008 Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

This is disappointing. The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved a measure Tuesday to support offshore oil drilling, decades after an infamous 1969 oil spill coated the coastline and…

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Offshore Drilling: Summary of Talking Points

By Karoli August 20, 2008 Congress, Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

I wrote these yesterday for someone who was about to have a conversation with the #dontgo folks. Seems like they belong here, with the photos of untainted oceans too. The…

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The Play Behind the Politics

By Karoli August 19, 2008 Congress, Domestic Policy No Comments

This will bring my series of images protesting offshore drilling back to even — one for each day this month. So that we’re clear here, the entire offshore drilling debate…

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Even Big Oil Doesn’t Want to Drill Offshore

By Karoli August 19, 2008 Bush Administration, Congress, Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

In fact, the Energy Information Agency acknowledges that offshore drilling presents no solution to the high price of oil. “Because oil prices are determined on the international market, however, any…

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