Thursday, April 19, 2012

BP Settles Private Spill Claims But Major Battle With Feds Looms

Thursday, April 19, 2012
BP has finalized a $7.8 billion settlement with more than 100,000 businesses and individuals harmed by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, just days before the second anniversary of the rig explosion that triggered one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history, the company said Wednesday.
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Dennis Takahashi-Kelso: BP Disaster Anniversary a Reminder of Regulatory Changes Needed
We need to decide whether it is appropriate to lease sensitive areas of the ocean for oil and gas development. To make smart decisions, though, we need solid scientific information -- and that information does not exist for most "frontier" areas.
Robert Koehler: Growing Up, Falling in Love
We have to begin thinking and organizing ourselves beyond the arbitrary constraints of nations and beyond our current, resource-devouring economic system. We have to imagine a global culture that doesn't pit humanity against nature.
Jonathan Kirby: WATCH: Building A Sustainable World
How would you approach manufacturing today considering the numerous challenges we face in creating a more sustainable world? In the midst of a global water crisis, we asked the question: what would happen if we took the water out of our jeans manufacturing process?
Peter Seligmann: Disconnection From Nature, a Dangerous Illusion
Urbanization and the rapid pace of development are fostering a false sense of disconnection from the natural world within us, as we grow ever more removed from the sources of our food, water, energy and material goods.
Marshall Fine: Movie Review: Chimpanzee
A film that took more than four years and an extravagant amount of luck to make, Chimpanzee is an exceptional wildlife movie that should hold the interest of viewers from youngest to oldest.
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