Month: October 2020

In a recent quarter two call for investors, Enbridge Inc executives said the company’s “Keystone XL” clone — the combination of the Flanagan South and Seaway Twin pipelines — will open for business by October. As previously reported by DeSmogBlog, Enbridge has committed a “silent coup” of sorts, ushering in its own Alberta to Port Arthur, Texas…

Former Iowa State Senator Kent Sorenson on Wednesday pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from his switch of support for Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minnesota), whose state campaign he led in 2011, to Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) in the 2012 caucuses. Sorenson admitted to Justice Department prosecutors that he accepted a total of $73,000 in bribes…

David Cameron will make a statement to the House of Commons later today on proposals for new legislation which will “make it easier to take people’s passports away“. This comes after a fortnight during which senior Tory, Labour and UKIP figures, as well as the Met police commissioner and the former Archbishop of Canterbury, spoke in…

The highest court in Arkansas has struck down a restrictive voter ID law passed by the state’s Republican-controlled legislature, calling the measure ‘unconstitutional.’ The Associated Press reports: Earlier this week, a federal appeals court upheld a voter ID law in Texas which critics have said severely and negatively impacts the ability of specific communities of…

Kimi Raikkonen became F1’s most active driver in its 70-year history at the Eifel GP on Sunday, but it was anything but a memorable race for the Finn. Raikkonen undertook his 323rd race start in Formula 1 at the Nürburgring, overhauling the previous record of Rubens Barrichello. The Iceman’s well publicized disinterest in statistics and…

Roberto Firmino has hailed his former Liverpool team-mate Philippe Coutinho as a footballer with “magical powers”. The Brazil international has struggled to make any kind of an impact since making his £142million move to Barcelona in January 2018 and spent last season on loan at Bayern Munich. Coutinho has won a league title every season…

Liverpool legend John Aldridge has hailed Fenway Sports Group (FSG) for the “unbelievable” transformation of the club’s fortunes since they took over. Tom Hicks went into co-ownership with George Gillett in 2007 when they bought Liverpool but the club almost went out of business under the Americans’ stewardship. A London judge eventually ruled that Hicks and Gillett…

Paul Scholes thinks Man Utd legend Edwin van der Sar would be the “perfect” appointment as director of football to take a bit of “limelight” off Ed Woodward. Executive vice-chairman Woodward has come under increasing pressure with Man Utd failing to hit the heights of their successful period under Sir Alex Ferguson, despite seven years…

Thomas Partey’s father has revealed how he convinced his son to join Arsenal over Chelsea and Juventus. Partey arrived at the Emirates on transfer deadline day after the Gunners triggered his £45million release clause. The midfielder was one of Mikel Arteta’s top targets and was always thought to be keen on a move to the…

Former Fulham boss Felix Magath claims Pep Guardiola would have won the Champions League with Bayern Munich or Manchester City if it weren’t for his “boring style” of football. Guardiola claimed the second of his two Champions League gongs in 2011, but Magath claims “Messi won the titles”. The Spaniard has not made a European…