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
Concerned Scientists Fight Back Against Ignorance in Washington DC ‘We have a long history in this country of rational debate,’ says the head of the Union of Concerned Scientists. ‘That’s really been lost today.’ The group is launching a new center to restore evidence-based dialogue. Thank you, scientist! Read more More
Naughty or Nice: What’s Hard About Dealing with Coal? For World Environment Day, Monica Gray sits down (stands up?) with the Sierra Club’s Bruce Nilles about whether there’s such a thing as “clean coal.” Read more More
Bill Maher Uses ‘Pink Slime’ to Highlight GOP’s War on Common Sense Republicans oppose liberals who oppose feeding our children something called “pink slime.” They oppose liberals who care about the environment. They oppose liberals who think college is a good idea. Bill Maher notices a pattern. Read more More
7 Fun Ways to Get Your Green On Get luck on your side with these tips on how to be “green” — in every sense of the word. Here are 7 great tips from media superstar Nicole Lapin on seeing green, drinking responsibly, ditching paper, saving money and sounding smart. 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
Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Promise Hope for Africa and Hammock Nappers If there is one dream children born into African poverty and people mired in the ennui of the first world share, it would be how significantly life would improve with the absence of mosquitoes. That dream may become reality. Read more More