Report likely to show BP workers misread crucial pressure readings hours before explosion, but will accuse rig owners Transocean over integrity of blowout preventerBP is expected to admit today that it was partly to blame for the Deepwater Horizon disaster, but will also claim that other companies must accept some responsibility.The oil giant is du....(more)
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by Jonathan Hiskes. Michigan gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder is an unusual Republican. In a year when Tea Party fervor has propelled fire-breathing extremists onto ballots around the country, Snyder comes across as a moderate, sensible Republican with crossover appeal. He’s a high-tech venture capitalist and former president of the Gatewa....(more)
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by David Roberts. A couple weeks ago, The New York Times ran an editorial on the fight over acid rain. The point was pretty simple: “good legislation can deflect and even reverse an environmental disaster.” In response, the NYT received a letter from Steve Miller, head of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), a coal....(more)
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by Jonathan Hiskes. Bicycling doesn’t get a lot of attention in election campaigns, but Colorado governor candidate Dan Maes (R) ensured a cycle-focused news cycle in early August when he suggested Denver’s new bike-sharing program was a step toward “converting Denver into a United Nations community.” “This is bigger t....(more)
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by Bonnie Azab Powell. As a meat-eater, I’ve long found it convenient to categorise veganism as a response to animal suffering or a health fad. But, faced with these figures, it now seems plain that it’s the only ethical response to what is arguably the world’s most urgent social justice issue.-George Monbiot, “Why vegans we....(more)
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by Randy Rieland. President Obama told a Labor Day crowd about a new stimulus plan that would seem to be a sure winner: Let’s create jobs by rebuilding America’s highways and infrastructure and, while we’re at it, get serious about high-speed trains. What’s not to love? Well ... More bank for your buck: Expect Republic....(more)
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Oil chiefs insist that Britain's oil rig safety regime in the North Sea does not need to be overhauledThe UK head of Transocean, the operator of the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico, has clashed angrily with MPs in the first British hearing into what lessons can be learned from the disaster.Paul King, who is in charge of the drilling....(more)
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Astronomers may soon be able to detect volcanic eruptions on Earth-like alien planets, a new study suggests.
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AP - Lawmakers threw punches in Ukraine's parliament Tuesday over a government-imposed
gas price hike and retirement age increase, while thousands of protesters rallied outside against the austerity measures.
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