Wednesday, September 5, 2012
By David Ingram
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is ramping up its rhetoric against BP PLC for the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, describing in new court papers examples of what it calls "gross negligence and willful misconduct." BLOG POSTS  | Lee Crockett: New Study: Overfishing Costs Southeast and Gulf Regions Millions Per Year
Conserving our ocean fish populations is a prudent economic investment. The converse is also true: Overfishing is bad economic policy. |  | Zama Coursen-Neff: The Hidden Victims of Tobacco
 Workers absorb tobacco through the skin, especially when the leaves are wet, when the person is working hard, and when surrounding temperatures are hot. |  | Daphne Wysham: The Six Stages of Climate Grief
Now that the hottest summer on record is drawing to a close, are we any closer to admitting that climate change is upon us? If not, why not? |  | Joseph Romm: Team Obama: Romney's Mockery of Climate Action Is 'Terrifying'
This attack is shameful because global warming is the gravest preventable threat to our children's health and well-being -- and because Romney said it in Tampa, which is among the U.S. cities most threatened by global warming and sea level rise. |  | Richard Branson: To Win the Drug War: Follow the States
The war on drugs has had a devastating impact in the U.S. Yet, as Republicans and Democrats gather at their national conventions, neither party has taken a strong stand on the critical need to support drug policy reform. And that's surprising. Drug reform is not a partisan issue. For Republicans, reform efforts both ensure and secure states' rights and at the same time minimize waste of limited federal dollars. For Democrats, minorities who make up a large portion of their constituency disproportionately bear the greatest burden of current drug policies. And a Gallup Poll this past year found that fully 50 percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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