5 Things We Don’t Celebrate on 4/20 Happy 4/20, brahhh. You stoned, too? Yeah no, because it’s like Weed Day, a stoner holiday. Whoooa. Weird, considering all the creepy stuff on this day. Read more More
Oil Rig Explodes Off Coast of Louisiana: 2 Dead, 2 Missing Coast Guard officials say an oil rig has exploded off the coast of Louisiana, one day after BP agreed to a $4.5 billion settlement. Read more More
BP to Pay $4.5 Billion in Penalties For Its Role in Gulf Oil Spill Yup, the fine will take them FOUR DAYS to make up in revenue based on BP’s 2011 earnings figures. Read more More
5 Things We Don’t Celebrate on 4/20 Happy 4/20, brahhh. You stoned, too? I’m, like, so stoned, dude. Yeah, no, because it’s Weed Day, a stoner national holiday. But what else happened on this day? Hitler’s birthday? Columbine? There’s more? Eesh, this day’s not so fun after all. Read more More
Guess Who Just Won $27 Million Worth of Leases to Drill for Oil and Gas in the Gulf? Yup, the same BP that basically murdered the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Wouldn’t the stronger message here to corporations be that if you monumentally screw up and cause catastrophic damage to the environment there’s a stiff penalty to pay? Read more More
Good Garnishing: Children of Deadbeat Dads Unexpected Winners of BP Oil Spill It might sound like a grave injustice when you hear that disaster payments from the BP oil spill are being intercepted by the state of Louisiana…until you hear it’s only from those who are behind in their child support. Winners, kids of deadbeat dads! Read more More
Economy Adds 244,000 Jobs in April, But Are Our Lives Getting Any Better? The economy added 244,000 jobs in April, which, aside from a few months where the numbers were inflated due to temporary census workers, is the single biggest month of job growth America has had since the crash of 2008. Read more More